Special Constable

**Department**: Student and Ancillary Services

**Job Type**: Continuing

**Full-time/Part-time**: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Reports to**:Director, Special Constable Services

**Employee Group**: Special Constable

**Application Deadline**:February 13, 2023

**Requisition ID**:7041

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose. Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact. With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier’s thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 19,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton. The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics. Our locations are situated on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. We recognize the unique heritages of Indigenous peoples and support their intentions to preserve and express their distinctive Indigenous cultures, histories, and knowledge through academic programming and co-curricular activities. Laurier’s Centre for Indigegogy is one example of how Laurier honours Indigenous knowledge.

Position Summary

We currently have an opportunity to join the Laurier community as a Special Constable at the Waterloo Campus.

The Special Constable is responsible for patrolling and forming partnerships within the University’s multi-campus model. The Special Constable is responsible for a variety of duties related to the safety and security of their assigned campus. A responsive, community-focused approach is required to ensure that students, staff, faculty and facilities are safe, secure and at optimum levels.

The Special Constable will be involved in daily proactive patrols; campus community engagement, event safety attendance and deployment, participation at major events/protests/unsanctioned street gatherings such as Homecoming, St Patrick’s Day and those additional duties/responsibilities as assigned by the Special Constable Service Sergeant and/or Management.

Accountabilities
- Meet with team members and supervisors to ensure a consistent service delivery within the university community, along with our internal and external stakeholders and partners, and ensure that information flows openly with all members.
- Establish goals and objectives in partnership with team members.
- In collaboration with team members and Laurier community partners, develop and implement strategies to address campus security needs and concerns.
- Ensure compliance of all activities in accordance with policies, procedures, Police Services Act, Special Constable Hand book and through compliance of the Memorandum of Understanding with the host Police Service.
- Notify the Director and SCS Manager of any major incidents relating to Wilfrid Laurier University.
- Liaison with student groups, faculty, staff and associations within the Laurier Community.
- Promote effective interpersonal relationships within teams and other areas of the Laurier Campus Community.
- Monitor calls-for-service and ensure overall effectiveness of response.
- Ensure all criminal incidents are reported daily as per the Memorandum of Understanding with the host Police Service.
- Accuracy, completeness and timely submission of all reports and documentation relating to incidents on campus.
- Respond to requests for assistance.
- Enforcement of University regulations, and applicable municipal, provincial and federal laws.
- Patrol campus grounds and buildings on foot, bicycle and vehicle.
- Lock and unlock building entrances, classrooms, offices and other areas as required.
- Routine checks of emergency equipment.
- Control of on-campus pedestrian traffic when required.
- Provide advice to other campus faculty, services or facilities.
- Liaise with local law enforcement agencies.
- Monitor campus parking for infractions.
- Provide faculty, staff or student escorts as required.
- Regular checks of staff/faculty working alone on campus as needed.
- Maintain the peace and protect the students, faculty and staff in accordance of the academic mission.
- Understand the operation of the Special Constable Service Communications Centre and provide support as required
- Liaise with the Supervisor, Manager, or Director with respect to the attendance and/or coordination of community activities and resource deployments.
- Liaise with management and supervisors with respect to the coordination of campus activities and resource deployment.
- Liaise with the Laurier Community, the Municipality of jurisdiction, host Police Service and other agencies or services