Constable II

Nemours - Wilmington, DE

Full-time - Entry Level

Wilmington, DE

Hospitals

About the position

The Constable II position at Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, Delaware, is a full-time role focused on ensuring the safety and security of patients, visitors, and staff at the hospital. The role involves maintaining peace, deterring unlawful activities, and responding to various safety incidents. The Constable II will also be responsible for conducting investigations, managing access control, and providing administrative support to the Public Safety Department.

Responsibilities

• Provide protection for patients, visitors and associates by maintaining peace and order at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.
• Deter unlawful and unsafe activities.
• De-escalate and assist with disruptive activities.
• Meet all requirements of the State of Delaware Constable Program.
• Investigate and document incidents.
• Verbally de-escalate hostile situations and physically separate and control combative individuals.
• Respond to situations that may require the full range of use of force continuum.
• Conduct investigations of public safety related incidents and initiate appropriate follow-up actions.
• Manage Public Safety entry stations that control access to the hospital.
• 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.
• Respond to various types of alarms; door alarms, motion detectors, duress alarms, fire alarms, medical emergency alarms and other Public Safety incidents.
• Report to supervisors in a timely fashion all activities or conditions that are in violation of established processes.
• Work a flexible schedule, which includes some weekends and some holidays.
• Assist management with daily Public Safety operations such as scheduling and roll call.
• Be proficient in all computer based applications used by the Public Safety Department and the hospital.
• Provide administrative and management support which may include policy creation and procedure creation.

Requirements

• Must possess a High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 6 months experience required.
• State of Delaware Constable License and a valid Driver's License required.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background and MMPI testing (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory).
• Must successfully obtain and maintain a license to carry a firearm from the State of Delaware for Constables.
• Must successfully qualify firearms certification annually, three qualifying shoots per year.
• Must successfully complete any additional training, certification or education as needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced work related experiences from law enforcement or advanced education.