Lateral Public Safety Officer
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Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety seeks experienced officers for its Lateral Public Safety Officer entry program. Officers serve the university community through patrol, community policing, emergency response, and initial investigations. The bargaining unit role is for candidates with qualifying law enforcement experience and certification. Newly hired officers complete departmental field training and learn university policies, procedures, and campus operations.
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Full job description
The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) seeks experienced officers for its Lateral Public Safety Officer (Lateral PSO) entry program. Qualified officers serve a diverse university community, applying their experience to patrol, community policing and initial investigations in a campus setting.
As a Lateral PSO, officers help maintain a safe and welcoming campus through proactive patrol, community policing, emergency response, and initial investigations. Officers apply their professional training and experience to protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, enforce applicable laws and University policies, and provide responsive public safety services.
The Lateral PSO is a bargaining unit position designed for candidates with qualifying law enforcement experience and certification. Newly hired officers complete departmental field training and become familiar with University policies, procedures, and campus operations. Successful candidates demonstrate sound judgment, professionalism, strong communication skills, and a commitment to community-oriented public safety. A Lateral Public Safety Officer becomes a Senior Public Safety Officer on July 1 following the date on which the employee completes three complete years of total service in the role of Lateral Public Safety Officer.
How this job compares
Set against the 448 open Law Enforcement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$68–87K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$26–31/hr70 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 32 open Law Enforcement jobs in New York and 448 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Experience
- Law Enforcement postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (227 postings).
- Education
- 27 of the 448 open Law Enforcement jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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