Casual (less than 35 hours per week) MSU Band F (Steps 1- 8), $36.72 to $53.42 per hour November 22, 2026

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MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

MacEwan University is seeking to hire at least one Peace Officer, for part time, casual opportunity with our Campus Safety and Security Services department.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Security Services - this position will exercise authority as a peace officer complying with the Alberta Peace Officer Act (2007).



The position is responsible to work within applicable legislation, university policy and procedure, the criminal code, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and all other provincial/federal legislation. The position duties encompass all of the duties performed by the employees licensed under the Security Services and Investigators Act (security officers/guards) but will also have authority to provide enforcement under specified sections of provincial legislation (authorized by the Alberta Solicitor General) and limited criminal code offenses. Included in the security guard/peace officer duties is to diminish any risk to the safe learning environment on campus and to protect MacEwan's assets. The security guard/peace officer provides effective and efficient facilities security, responds and directs events which may occur on campus, investigates and documents all security related incidents/activities, acts as a liaison for responding emergency response personnel, assist parking services, and provides informational services to any student, staff or guest.

Peace officers are held accountable to standards by virtue of the Peace Officer Act through their Provincial appointment and are accountable to all MacEwan policies. This position is expected to take on leadership duties as directed and as required by the supervisor





Key responsibilities include:

- Respond to alarms, issues with plant systems, emergency telephones and use CCTV (camera)
- Provide information to staff, students, contractors, patrons, and visitors on request or pro-actively when noticing a person in need.
- Perform access control duties including but not limited to door unlocks and lock-up, notify or assist removing non staff to leave the buildings, perform building checks (interior) to insure there are no intruders.
- Conduct investigations of reported incidents where there is a suspected breach of university policy that will include obtaining witness or complainant statements, photograph scenes, gather physical evidence, protect any crime scene for police response, make detailed notes in notebook, and enter all information into MacEwan's incident management
- Perform foot patrols of all areas interior and exterior of the
- Perform exterior patrols of MacEwan leased
- Perform patrols at licensed areas and functions that serve alcohol - these patrols will be documented in the activity log in the dispatch software.
- Using the 10-codes and the phonetic alphabet to report all activities and requests over the MacEwan FM radio system while on patrol or responding to a call for service.
- Continually monitor activity during the patrols on campus and leased property and apply the appropriate response to maintain a safe learning environment that may include enforcement of university policy, municipal legislation, limited authorized authority under provincial legislation, and arrest for trespassing or for criminal violations.
- Educate and mentor staff, students, contractors, and guests at the university o

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