Police Officers - Full-time and Part-time
The Tennessee Board of Regents · Knoxville, Tennessee · Posted Jul 2, 2026
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Title: Police Officer
Location: Pellissippi State Community College Campus/s
Type of Appointment: Full-Time
Department: Campus Police
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- Personal references (friends, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references
About Campus Police
Campus police officers are here to protect and serve the campus community.
As a department, Campus police are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Hardin Valley Campus, and answer the emergency calls to View phone number on click.appcast.io at any hour.
Per TCA 49-7-118 "Campus police officer" means a person commissioned by an employing institution, school, or board and rendered an oath to provide police services, enforce law, exercise arrest authority and carry firearms, and thus is subject to the Tennessee POST commission.
In addition to safety at the college, campus police officers offer other services to students, visitors and employees:
~ Community based policing
Campus police officers are required to be on campus 30 minutes prior to the start of classes and 30 minutes after the last adjourns. Police officers are assigned to day shift and/or evening shift hours. Police officers do not work on-call schedules, weekends or overnight shifts. The shifts run daily from the earliest time of 0700 hours to the latest time of 2230 hours. Police officers work a 37.5-hour work week, and overtime is rarely, if ever, required. Police officers are not required to work during administrative closing days due to winter break or inclement weather, and these administrative closing times do not require use of personal leave hours. Police officers rarely accrue court time due most incidents being handled at an administrative level with successful partnerships with the Dean of Students, Institutional Compliance or Human Resources. Campus police leadership strives to maintain a great work-life balance for all officers, and police officers frequently go months or years without receiving phone calls from campus while off-duty. Police officers on campus are supported by security guards who can help with minor requests for service, such as door unlocks or battery boost requests.
Enforce Tennessee State Laws and policies and guidelines set by Pellissippi State Community College, the Tennessee Board of Regents, and the U.Maintains all department issued equipment.
Prepare Police police reports, motor vehicle accident reports, and reports documenting illness or injury. Prepare records for court and testify at judicial hearings and trials. Monitors and reviews security camera recordings to assist in investigations and to ensure safety for the campus community. Performs additional clerical tasks as required.
10% Provides direction, supervision and training for contract security guards. Trains PSCC contract security guards on proper patrol techniques, unlocking and locking down college buildings, conducting basic investigations and report writing, and emergency plans and procedures.
10% Inspects college property for safety hazards, equipment malfunctions, unsecured doors or other unusual events. Provides vehicle unlock and jump starts service to the campus community.
Provides mutual police assistance, upon request, to local police agencies to assist in large scale emergencies.
5% Provides first aid and direction in emergency situations and coordinates emergency response by EMS, fire, and outside police agencies. Inspects and ensures proper operation of emergency and security related equipment.
5% Monitors meetings between college officials and students or employees to ensure personal safety. Provides employee termination escorts, personal safety escorts, and security for special events other special security needs.
Tennessee Police Officer) certification by attending specialized annual training. Attends additional training for professional development.
Requires one-year experience as a Peace Officer Standards Training (P.certified Police Officer with current P.Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience
One year police experience as a POST certified police officer (certification not current) with the ability to obtain recertification within six-months of initial employment as a police officer (probationary pay).
certification requires candidates to meet the following standards as defined by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.Be a citizen of the United States
High school diploma or equivalent
Must undergo extensive criminal background check and may not have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any felony charge or to any violation of any federal or state laws or city ordinances relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, liquor and other alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
Have fingerprints on file with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
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