Minimum Qualifications
Hiring Process
How to Apply Online
Salary & Benefits

Portrait of CSO Valdez

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) Police Department employs non-sworn Campus Safety Officers (CSOs) who provide vital support services to all aspects of the Police Department, including patrol and police services. CSOs are classified employees and may be hired as part-time provisional or full-time employees. CSOs do not need to be students enrolled in college courses. CSOs assist police officers, supervisors, and the police services office with many of the auxiliary responsibilities of the Police Department, such as parking permit request processing, records processing, evidence handling, and court-documentation processing.

 

Distinguishing Positions

The Campus Safety Officer position is a non-sworn police support position.

Minimum Qualifications for Employment

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Campus Safety Officer applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications:

  • Possess valid First Aid and CPR certificates.
  • Possess a valid California Class C Driver License.

Examination and Selection Process

Applicants must possess all of the above minimum qualifications and licenses at the time their application is submitted in order to be invited to an oral interview.

Upon successful completion of the oral interview, applicants will be required to pass all of the following:

  • Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical screening and physical assessment.
  • Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment drug test.
  • Satisfactory completion of a thorough background investigation.

 

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

Newly hired CSOs will be placed on a probationary period of six (6) months. During that time, they must acquire a valid School Security Officer training certificate that meets the requirements of California Education Code Section 72330.5 and Business and Professions Code Section 7583.45, as provided by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

How to Apply

Currently, the VCCCD Police Department has no open Campus Safety Officer positions.

When recruitment is open for a full-time position, applicants may apply by submitting an online application.

For more information on how to apply as a part-time provisional CSO, contact the VCCCD Police Department's Police Services office.

Salary and Benefits

 

WORK SHIFTS

Campus Safety Officers are scheduled as needed by a station supervisor or the Chief of Police. Shifts can range from 4 hours per day up to 10 hours per day.

There are currently no overnight shifts.

 

SALARY

Annual salary for a full-time Campus Safety Officer: $49,704 - $68,784.

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE INCENTIVE

Applicants who possess a higher education degree above the minimum qualification may be placed on a higher beginning salary step for each advanced degree.

Applicants who possess previous experience in a peace officer capacity may be placed on a higher beginning salary step for each year of full-time work experience

For example, a lateral applicant with a Bachelor's Degree and two years of experience as a sworn peace officer may start at Step 5 instead of Step 1.

 

HOLIDAYS

The VCCCD recognizes 14 paid holidays with two floating holidays (17 days total), of which Campus Safety Officers are not required to work.

  • Closure Days: Dates between Christmas and New Years are closure days with paid time off.

Holiday pay rate given for any holiday worked.

 

VACATION

Newly hired classified employees accrue eight hours per month of paid time off during their first three years. After three years, the rate increases to 10 hours per month, and then 13.3 hours per month after 10 years.

 

LEAVES

  • Wellness & Education Leave: 3.5 hours per week paid with approval for fitness or educational advancement.
  • Sick Leave: 96 hours per fiscal year.
  • Compensatory Time Earned (Comp Time): A maximum of 480 hours of comp time can be earned per fiscal year. Unused comp time is automatically paid out after one year.
  • Parental Leave: 120 hours paid (separate from FMLA Leave).
  • Military Leave: Up to 30 days of leave with full pay.

 

MEDICAL AND OTHER BENEFITS

Full-time Campus Safety Officers are eligible for the District's Administrative / Supervisors / Confidential / Classified (ASCC) benefits. For complete information related to all of the VCCCD's employee benefits, visit the District's ASCC benefits page.

Benefits Highlights:

  • Free HMO or PPO medical insurance for employees and dependents.
    • Some plans provide a monthly refund directly to the employee.
  • Free vision insurance for employees and dependents.
  • Free dental insurance for employees and dependents.
  • Life insurance offered at no cost (or low cost).

Part-time provisional employees do not qualify for ASCC benefits.

 

RETIREMENT

Campus Safety Officers are under the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) with a formula of 2% @ 62.

The VCCCD also offers optional 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans.