The Booth Officer will play a critical role in welcoming faculty, staff, students, and visitors to campus while also identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential security threats at our campus entrances. The Department of Public Safety at Pepperdine University maintains a hospitable and secure campus environment while respecting the rights and dignity of each individual, in line with the University’s Christian mission. Through education, enforcement, emergency response, and 24/7 services, Public Safety Officers play a critical role in creating and maintaining a welcoming, respectful, safe, and peaceful campus community.

Duties

• Provide information, directions, and excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and visitors seeking to access campus.
• Identify safety hazards and report them according to the appropriate protocol.
• Monitor the License Plate Recognition system to ensure prohibited vehicles are not accessing campus. 
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of individuals who have been banned from campus and take appropriate action as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Uphold University mission through work performed.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Skills and Qualifications

Required:

• High school education or equivalent.

Preferred:

• Work experience in customer service-related fields.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written skills, including a pleasant disposition and an ability to communicate with diplomacy and tact in sensitive situations.
• Ability to maintain confidential information, exercise sound judgment, and work independently.
• Knowledge of law enforcement and public safety protocols; crowd control and traffic enforcement techniques; and local, state, and federal laws.
• Knowledge of Pepperdine University and familiarity with the scope of responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety.

This is a Regular, Nonexempt, 40 hour per week position.

Expected Pay Rate: $21.63 per hour 

The above pay range reflects what Pepperdine University reasonably expects to pay for this position at time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant factors such as work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level. In addition to base pay, Pepperdine offers a robust and highly competitive benefits package.

Pepperdine is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Pepperdine is committed to providing a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Engaging in unlawful discrimination or harassment will result in appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the University.

Pepperdine is religiously affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It is the purpose of Pepperdine to pursue the very highest employment and academic standards within a context that celebrates and extends the spiritual and ethical ideals of the Christian faith. While students, faculty, and staff represent many religious backgrounds, Pepperdine is permitted under applicable law and reserves the right to seek, hire, and promote persons who support the goals and mission of the institution, including the right to prefer co-religionists who support Pepperdine's Christian mission.

Qualified individuals should be able to show respect for workplace differences, and have the ability to work effectively with individuals from different backgrounds.

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal, education, and employment screening. The University conducts such screenings in compliance with applicable laws and with the objectives of evaluating risk and supporting a safe environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests; safeguarding key University assets including people, property, information, and the University’s reputation; and providing comprehensive job-related information to University leaders to enable them to make prudent hiring decisions. Individuals will be required to disclose any criminal convictions on a designated form after receiving a conditional offer of employment; failure to disclose accurate information may result in withdrawal of the offer or termination of employment. Qualified individuals with criminal histories will be considered for employment in compliance with applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.