Night Shift Safety Assistant

**WE ARE ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION FROM ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF WORK STUDY AWARD**

Under the directions of the Assistant Director of Residence Life and Student Housing and the direct supervision of the Area Coordinator and a Student Safety Supervisor, this position plays an integral role in the quality of the on-campus experience within the University residence halls.

UNM Residence Life and Student Housing endeavors to foster inclusive, community-based living environments consciously designed for our residents' personal growth and academic success in well-maintained facilities. This position contributes to the department's mission by providing excellent customer service and campus support through 24/7 safety services.

This position will be located/worked between two locations, UNM Main Campus and Lobo Rainforest.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide quality customer service to on-campus residents and residence life and student housing staff by performing duties and responsibilities that foster safety and security in the on-campus residence halls; provide an engaged security presence in and around the on-campus residence halls and related areas.
• Patrols residence halls and surrounding areas throughout the length of your shift, secures buildings, identifies intruders or suspicious individuals, reports incidents requiring attention from Resident Education staff and/or University Police, checks emergency call box systems, responds to lockouts, utilizes the Student Safety duty phone to communicate to Pro-Staff on Call and/ or UNMPD.
• Documents incidents and information in daily shift reports, including shift events, actions, pending tasks, messages, and so on.
• Answer phones and address day-to-day questions, concerns, or issues.
• Input resident work orders into the department facility service database, distribute, log, and track keys issued to residents when locked out of their living spaces.
• Communicates with department staff, including the Student Safety Supervisor, regarding safety operations.
• Attend mandatory monthly meetings and continued trainings.
• Ability to commute between Lobo Rainforest and Main Campus.
• Responds to resident emergencies by quickly contacting appropriate emergency services and designated on-call department staff and by coordinating police response and access, per established procedures and processes.
• Provide escorts and support to department staff, vendors, contractors, or other designated visitors.
• Completes fire checks on Main Campus and Lobo Rainforest once a month.
• Performs additional job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Mandatory requirements of this position include:

• Must be able to work 15-28 hours a week on shifts scheduled between 8:00 PM-8:00 AM as this position is for night shifts ONLY.
• Attend all scheduled staff meetings and seminars; staff will be paid for attending required meetings.
• Be available to begin work prior to the start of the semester and continue work after the end of the semester.
• Be available to work half of each University holiday period, such as Winter Break, Fall Break, Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break, and so on.
• Be available to work weekends if needed.
• Be available to commute between Lobo Rainforest and Main Campus.
• May not work over 28 hours per week when classes are in session.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in and/or ability to perform the following functions:

• Able to provide quality customer service
• Work well in a team setting
• Experience working within a team atmosphere
• Friendly, customer service-oriented attitude
• Ability to understand and follow specific and detailed instructions and procedures
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information with discretion
• Experience living in the on-campus residence halls
• Availability to work up to 28 hours per week; night shifts.

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The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.