Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. As one of the nation’s finest institutions of higher learning, Swarthmore College is global in outlook and draws students from around the nation and world. The 425‐acre campus is a designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails in the Crum Woods.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patrol the campus on foot, by motor vehicle, or bicycle to deter criminal and traffic violations, detect safety hazards, facilitate the safe movement of traffic, detect and investigate criminal activity, and provide general assistance to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Observe and report unsafe conditions, such as fire and safety hazards, lighting outages, and security violations.
• Promptly respond to reported incidents and calls for service and take appropriate action in the context of the situation and within the guidelines contained in the department’s Standard Operating Guidance and Field Training program.
• Immediately respond to building fire alarms or to areas within buildings that are protected by intrusion, panic, sprinkler, or other assistance alarm equipment.
• Immediately respond to fire and medical emergencies, investigate, and request fire/EMS department support as needed.
• Document complete and accurate reports concerning incidents and calls for service, including the investigation and conducting of interviews to ensure thorough reports of criminal acts, vehicle, and pedestrian accidents, complaints from community members, injured persons, suspicious activity, etc.
• Consistently enforce campus traffic safety and parking violations.
• Provide escorts and protection as assigned for students, employees, dignitaries, and movements of hazardous or highly valuable materials, and provide crowd control management duties at public events and direct motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic when large crowds attend special events, and other job-related duties as assigned.