Grand Valley State University
Overnight Safety Specialist - Housing and Residence Life (Adjunct)
Allendale, MI
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About the role
- This role focuses on the evening/overnight security operations within residential buildings while fostering a supportive and responsible community.
- Minimum starting salary of $44,000 commensurate with experience.
- Provide professional oversight of nighttime access and security operations across residential buildings.
Responsibilities
- Ensure student staff consistently follow established procedures for residents, guests, and individuals who do not have authorized building access.
- Serve as the professional point of contact for Overnight Safety Student Assistants when situations require consultation, additional support, or escalation.
- Develop and maintain written overnight safety operating procedures, expectations, training materials, shift protocols, and escalation procedures.
- Collaborate with Housing & Residence Life leadership to assess appropriate deployment of Overnight Safety staff based on building population, entrance configuration, incident history, and identified risk.
- Develop effective working relationships with all Housing & Residence Life staff including student staff and Resident Assistants, campus police, and other university partners.
- Develop and maintain written overnight safety operating procedures, expectations, training materials,
Requirements
- Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Nice to have
- Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Skills
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience supervising, mentoring, coordinating, or providing leadership to employees, student employees, volunteers, or comparable teams.
- Demonstrated experience responding to challenging interpersonal, behavioral, safety, or customer-service situations.
- Commitment to GVSU's culture of Educational Equity.
- Ability to supervise, train, motivate, and hold student employees accountable.
- Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Strong interpersonal communication and conflict-management skills including critical thinking, deescalation, and crisis response.
- Ability to analyze operational information and identify patterns or areas requiring intervention.
- Ability to work effectively with students and community members from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Compensation
- Minimum starting salary of $44,000 commensurate with experience.
Benefits
- Limited benefits package including medical, life insurance, wellness resources and tuition waiver effective on date of hire.
- Create and maintain weekly and semester staffing schedules and ensure adequate coverage during established overnight safety operating hours.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing
- equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require sponsorship now or in the future.
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