Security Professional 1

Salary: $18.36 Hourly

Job Number: 202200629

Department: Office of Safety & Security

Opening Date: 07/23/2026

Description

Protects life and property by patrolling designated area(s) on foot; operates computer security systems; maintains security of building and their contents; ascertains status of fire and intrusion alarms; identifies and reports unsafe conditions on campus; handles emergency and other inquiries for the department; receives and dispatches emergency and other information between the campus community and on-duty university security personnel. Perform a wide range of operational support activities to include but not limited to office correspondence, greeting visitors, sorting mail, maintenance of files, databases, records, and/or other documents; develop and maintain data, perform routine analyses and calculations in the processing of data for recurring internal reports, other routine clerical and administrative tasks as assigned.

Applicants must have good interpersonal communication skills.

May be required to lift and/or carry up to 30 lbs. Applicants may be required to work irregular hours, weekends and Holidays.

Examples of Duties

Essential Functions:

Check exterior and interior of campus buildings; turn off/on lights, lock doors and windows.
10

Patrol campus areas and report unusual or suspicious activities.10
Enforcement of campus parking rules and regulations.10
Check alarm systems and complete electronic computer status posts in buildings to document security conditions.5
Check vending machines and safes to ensure security.5
Communicate and assist other security professionals in rendering assistance designed to protect the person, property and/or rights of individual students, faculty and staff, university facilities and the general public against injury, loss of property. 10
Monitor alarm systems, security access devices, security cameras and dispatch security professionals and MERT personnel and contact emergency authorities as needed.10
Screen office calls, visitors, provide information and assistance including responding to sensitive requests for information and assistance; provide information, directions and assistance to campus visitors, etc10
Research information and assist students, faculty, staff, vendors or visitors. 2
Accurately and with great detail, gather detailed information from both manual and computerized records and files for special reports, daily, radio, security and fire/safety incident logs to document all details for university records.10
Develop and demonstrate a multicultural awareness and contribute to cultivating an inclusive, diverse and respectful University community. 3
Develop and demonstrate a multicultural awareness and contribute to cultivating an inclusive, diverse and respectful University community. 5
Promote a flexible, collaborative and inclusive work and living environment and engage in educational opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.10

Supplemental Functions:

• Check exterior and interior of campus buildings; turn off/on lights, lock doors and windows.
• Patrol campus areas and report unusual or suspicious activities.
• Enforcement of campus parking rules and regulations.
• Check alarm systems and complete electronic computer status posts in buildings to document security conditions.
• Check vending machines and safes to ensure security.
• Communicate and assist other security professionals in rendering assistance designed to protect the person, property and/or rights of individual students, faculty and staff, university facilities and the general public against injury, loss of property.
• Monitor alarm systems, security access devices, security cameras and dispatch security professionals and MERT personnel and contact emergency authorities as needed.
• Screen office calls, visitors, provide information and assistance including responding to sensitive requests for information and assistance; provide information, directions and assistance to campus visitors, etc.
• Research information and assist students, faculty, staff, vendors or visitors.
• Accurately and with great detail, gather detailed information from both manual and computerized records and files for special reports, daily, radio, security and fire/safety incident logs to document all details for university records.
• Develop and demonstrate a multicultural awareness and contribute to cultivating an inclusive, diverse and respectful University community.
• Develop and demonstrate a multicultural awareness and contribute to cultivating an inclusive, diverse and respectful University community.
• Promote a flexible, collaborative and inclusive work and living environment and engage in educational opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.

Typical Qualifications

High School Diploma/ HSED

1 year work related experience

Valid driver’s license, ability to pass a Level Four Security Clearance, ability to acquire NYS Security Guard License

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Perks

• Free access to campus fitness center
• Employee Assistance Program
• Golf course membership discount
• Other National and Local discounts available

St. Bonaventure University is located in the scenic Enchanted Mountain region of Western New York, approximately 75 miles south of Buffalo, New York, with easy access to major metropolitan areas. A close-knit and caring community guided by its values of compassion, wisdom and integrity, St. Bonaventure is dedicated to academic excellence as informed by its Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. The university is committed to developing an inclusive community and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.

The university currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,000 graduate students in its schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Communication, and Health Professions. U.S. News & World Report ranks SBU in the top 15% of regional universities in the North, for both value and overall. St. Bonaventure is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I), with athletes participating in 20 sports.

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