Constable (Finance)

We are seeking a Constable I to join the Security Team in Wilmington, DE! This role provides protection for patients, visitors, and associates by maintaining peace and order at Nemours Children's Hospital - Delaware (NCH-D).

Responsibilities:

The Constable I works in an armed less than lethal (TASER) capacity to ensure the safety and security of all staff, patients, and visitors. Constable I support the armed Constable II officers and will assist with crowd control and evacuations when required.

Constable I must Successfully qualify for taser certification once annually

Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee's supervisor.

Ability to verbally de-escalate hostile situations and physically separate and control combative individuals.

Respond to situations that may require the lower level of use of force continuum. The Constable I shall be qualified with the taser.

Conduct investigations of public safety related incidents and initiate appropriate follow-up actions.

Exercise the powers of detention and arrest, when necessary.

Provide policy and procedural review and revision.

Manage Public Safety entry stations that control access to the hospital.

Provide crowd control.

Be proficient in use of magnetometers and bag inspection protocols.

Parking enforcement and traffic control.

Patrolling hospital buildings, stairwells, and grounds both on foot and in vehicles to provide monitoring of interior and exterior of Hospital buildings to validate that no threats exist, and all exterior doors are secure.

Respond to various types of alarms: door alarms, motion detectors, duress alarms, fire alarms, medical emergency alarms and other Public Safety incidents.

Support new Public Safety Officers and Constables through mentoring and provide required job training.

Serve as liaison between external law enforcement agencies and the Hospital.

Performs all assigned work safely adhering to established departmental rules and practices. Reports to supervisors in a timely fashion all activities or conditions that are in the violation of established processes.

Respond to calls for service in prompt and expeditious fashion as determined by the events level of urgency.

Provide instructional classes, tabletop exercises and drills concerning emergency preparedness, personal safety, verbal de-escalation and related topics.

Qualifications:

• State of Delaware Constable License required
• Valid driver's license required
• High School Diploma required