Benefits Eligible - Yes - Starting Rate - $12.50 - Additional Benefits - Uniforms - Type of Position - Full-Time - Work Hours - Variable hours (typically 40 per week) with days, weekends, and holidays included - Requires Valid Virginia Drivers License - Yes - Minimum Age - City - Williamsburg - Zip Code - 23185 - Security - Public Safety Museum Patrol

• FRANKLIN STREET ANNEX OFFICES - Job Description: - Public Safety Patrol Officers provide security for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. They open, close and patrol the Dewitt Wallace Museum, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum (the Art Museums) and all foundation properties to protect exhibits, help visitors, and respond to emergency situations and calls for service in a timely and efficient manner and document information as necessary. Patrol Officers report to the Sergeant in charge of the shift. JOB DETAILS: - Perform routine patrol activities - Perform routine patrol activities by patrolling all foundation properties and other indoor and outdoor foundation areas including in adverse or poor weather conditions by foot, vehicle or bike. - Monitor and respond to conditions or circumstances that might injure people or damage collection objects or the foundation properties in patrol areas. - Monitor safety conditions and the security of the collections, guest, volunteers, and employees in assigned areas. - Enforce rules on eating, drinking, smoking, and general conduct firmly, but courteously when working in the museums or other areas where it is prohibited. - When working in the museums, know the status of exhibitions and the location of objects in the building. - Control access to restricted areas when necessary - Inspect the Art Museums before opening and after closing using a checklist - Conduct an opening inspection - Record and report unusual building conditions or any missing or damaged display objects - Open the Public Hospital's handicap entrance - Conduct a closing inspection to ensure - All visitors are out of the building - Facilities and displays are secure - Exterior, storage, workroom, and office doors are secure - Send completed checklists and any notes about findings to the Manager Museum Security - Relieve the communications operator for breaks and lunch; be familiar with all alarm monitoring and communications equipment and required logs and records. - Detect and investigate crimes/unusual activities - Conduct surveillance of individuals, vehicles, or locations - Interview victims, suspects, and witnesses - Collect and identify evidence and property - Seize contraband and/or evidence - Prepare for and present information for management/legal testimony - Prepare written reports - Take photographs - Give legal depositions/testimony - Appear in court as a designated investigating officer - Manage pedestrian/motor vehicle traffic - Setup crowd/traffic/parking control barriers/equipment - Direct traffic - Provide emergency assistance to the public - Administer first aid, CPR, including moving/assisting incapacitated persons - Dispose of biohazard waste - Potential exposure to bloodborne/airborne pathogens - Maintain order - Mediate disputes and quell disturbances - Use verbal persuasion to encourage compliance - Crowd control - Advise and assist guests/employees - Assist persons with disabilities - Calm emotionally upset persons - Perform physical work such as lifting, climbing, reaching, etc. - Tasks involving physical activity and physical force - Lift and/or carry hard-to-move objects or persons - Stand in one position for extended periods of time on hard or uneven surfaces - Walk for extended periods of time. - Drag and/or pull hard to move objects or persons - Push hard-to-move objects by hand. - Reach overhead to retrieve objects - Squat, crouch, or kneel (e.g., to collect evidence, inspect cases/exhibits, etc.) - Bend or stoop (to conduct searches, collect evidence, inspect cases/exhibits, etc.) - Climb stairs/ladders - Environmental factors and working conditions - Adverse physical surroundings: - Slippery surfaces (e.g., wet floors, wet pavement/brick sidewalks, etc.) - Uneven surfaces (e.g., cobblestones, brick sidewalks, gravel surfaces, etc.) - Adverse vision and hearing conditions: - Poor lighting (e.g., glare, night vision conditions) - Noise (e.g., activated fire alarms, etc.) - Faint sounds - Other poor auditory conditions (e.g., distracting background noise, telephone/radio interference, multiple auditory stimuli) - Adverse working conditions: - Irregular/extended work hours (including frequently fluctuating work hours and rotating shift work) - Job pressure/stress - Prolonged standing & walking on hard surfaces - Perform other related duties as assigned. - Job Requirements: - Must have excellent public contact skills, including the ability to deal with people under stressful circumstances - Must have excellent oral communications skills and reading and writing skills sufficient to complete reports - Must be able to exercise judgment under stressgenerally gained through completion of a high school education/GED plus one year public contact experience. - Must not have a history of criminal convictions, except minor traffic violations; must be able to work holidays, evenings, and weekends - Must qualify annually in CPR, first aid and use of an AED. Preferred Qualifications: - Two years public contact experience; two years college, one year experience with Colonial Williamsburg - Certification for CPR, first aid, and use of an AED.