Patrol Staff Sergeant

**Classification & Regular Hours**: Hours per Week: 40 Salary Grade: 17 **About Western**: Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference. **About Us**: Campus Safety & Emergency Services is a values-driven service based on dignity and respect. We are committed to excellence in professional standards, personal development, community partnerships, and activities contributing to the safety, security and quality of life in the diverse University community. **Responsibilities**: The Patrol Staff Sergeant will be directly responsible for providing leadership, management and supervision to the Patrol Section Sergeants, Patrol Section Special Constables and the Western Special Constable Service (WSCS) Communications Operators (dispatchers). The Patrol Staff Sergeant will be accountable for performing the staff functions of administrating, coordinating, and monitoring the activities of the Patrol Sections personnel to ensure a high professional standard of service is maintained, and the safety, security and well-being of the campus community is upheld. The role will be responsible for managing routine issues and corrective action of the Patrol Sections and enforcing standards of professional conduct and competence of Patrol Sections personnel. The Patrol Staff Sergeant is further responsible for developing, implementing, and championing campus community-based initiatives which reflect the mission, vision, and values of the Western Special Constable Service. In the absence of the Operations Leader the role may be assigned as the Operations Lead designate with responsibility for the administrative supervision of all Western Special Constable Services operations. **Qualifications**: - Education: - Ontario Police College certification or equivalent Special Constable certification - Preferred:_ - University Degree or Community College Diploma in a relevant field - Public Policing Front Line Supervisors Course or equivalent Special Constables Supervisor Training - Incident Response / Incident Management training - Ontario Police College Major Case Management training - Ontario Police College General Investigative Techniques training - Human Resources Management training - Experience: - 10 years’ experience in the public policing or special constable sector - 5 years’ experience in supervisory role within the public policing or special constable sector - Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - In-depth knowledge of policing principles, crisis management, legal statutes, and related best practices - Leadership skills to collaborate and coordinate with other campus partners, external agencies, and London Police Services regarding investigations - Knowledge of best practices in building a strong collaborative team, leading people and of performance development methods - Strong knowledge of cultural diversity and community makeup - Leadership skills with the ability to inspire employees and develop a shared vision to lead a team to excellence - At ease handling sensitive matters with tact and diplomacy, including solid negotiation and conflict resolution skills - Openness to recognize when change is necessary and to develop, implement and lead effective change management strategies - Ability to collaborate across internal and external boundaries to meet common objectives, improve outcomes, and support work beyond one's own unit - Communication skills with the ability to converse with, write reports for, and deliver presentations to all levels of the organization - Ability to deal confidentially with information that has legal, financial, political, regulatory, and reputational implications - Innovative and flexible critical thinking skills to adjust to and implement new processes or technology to the University's advantage - Ability to draw on diversity of skills, backgrounds and knowledge of people to achieve more effective results - Ability to quickly re-allocate resources and adjust priorities in response to unexpected events or changing circumstances - Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - No criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted and no criminal charges before the courts - Valid Ontario driver's license **Background Checks**: Please note, successful applicants may be required to produce current record check(s) (e.g. vulnerable sector, criminal record and police information) from a police service prior to commencing employment. **Western Values Diversity**: **Please Note**: W