State College Police Work Values

Daily Duties at State College Police:

 Safeguarded the community through vigilant armed patrolling; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points.  Diligently prevented losses and damage by reporting irregularities; informing violators of policy and procedures; restraining trespassers when necessary.  Authored thorough and accurate investigative incident reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities; in addition to interviewing witnesses, victims, and suspects.  Investigated or assisted in investigations into all types of crimes to include; property crimes, crimes against vulnerable populations, harassment, theft, assaults, fraud, domestic violence, and homicides.  Cultivated new recruits as a field training officer, providing direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring.  Trained members of the department in firearms use, assisting with creating drills, acting as a safety officer, and directly instructing officers on firearms and tactical skills.  Taught 100’s of hours of first aid and AED use to over 80 police officers  Created and implemented the police department’s Naloxone program, in addition to writing policy for the program.  Responded to and managed mental health crisis’ as a crisis intervention officer.  Maintained organization's stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements.  Created, instituted, and presented active shooter/workplace violence training to nearly sixty different organization and thousands of individuals.  Executed nearly thirty physical security risk and vulnerability assessments for schools, medical offices, houses of worship, businesses, government agencies, retirement communities, and other organizations. (Consulted on a $146 million project soon after it was completed, which resulted in changes to make the facility more safe and secure for the occupants.)  Analyzed and provided recommendations for improvement t0 physical security programs and emergency action plans for a multitude of different organizations.  Controlled emergency response exercises to improve security programs and response for various organizations.  Designed PPT presentations and other training aids to provide training and education to members of the public on emergency response, physical security assessments, personal security, security protocols, and other topics.  Presented at five state-wide conferences and six regional conferences on various topics to include personal and site security.  Organized and managed a full-scale active shooter drill consisting of three police departments, FBI, PA attorney general’s office, four EMS agencies, fire department, 911 center, and EMA.  Chartered an eight-week citizen’s police academy.  Facilitated a committee consisting of police and EMS departments, code officials, university officials, municipal officials, and district magistrates which collaborated to form high impact results on emerging community issues.  Supervised a paid internship program; overhauled the program to add additional positions and attract a diverse workforce.  Operated as a liaison to Penn State University (PSU) Office of Student, PSU Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and PSU Office of Fraternity and Sorority Compliance.

What they like about State College Police:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Leadership, Coaching, Security, Accounting, Budgeting, Human Resources, Management, Planning, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, Supervision, Emergency Response Planning, Tactical Operations, Scene Management, Critical Incident Response, Active Shooter Preparedness, Workplace Violence Training, Loss Prevention, Investigations, Board President, Physical and Electronic Security, Executive Protection, CCTV, Access Control

Skills

Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, Emergency Response Planning, Tactical Operations, Security, Leadership, Critical Incident Response, Scene Management, Supervision, CCTV, Access Control, Active Shooter Preparedness, Workplace Violences Awareness, Executive Protection, Physical Security, Public Presentation

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