Parking Enforcement Attendant (Part-time)

Department

Job Summary

The Casual Parking Enforcement Attendant provides measured enforcement of College parking regulations through the Office of Safety and Security. By following established procedures and employing good common sense, the Parking Enforcement Attendant will work effectively with Safety and Security officers, along with students, faculty, staff, and visitors, contributing to the overall safety of the Campus.

Essential Functions:

• Acquire and maintain a thorough knowledge of the college campus and layout of streets, buildings, and other significant areas of the college campus so as to maximize the accuracy of documentation.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the Department of Safety and Security’s organizational philosophy.
• Assist in ensuring good public relations between the College and local communities, and provide general assistance to all persons on the campus including information regarding campus locations, special events, and campus regulations.
• Identify vehicles in violation of parking regulations, checking with Safety and Security Communications, when necessary, to confirm vehicle and owner information before issuing parking violations or warnings.
• Relay information to Safety and Security Communications relating to incidents or emergencies, using two-way radios or cell phone.
• Observe and report hazardous conditions such as malfunctioning traffic signals, missing signs, and the absence of parking and street markings.

The hourly rate for this position is $18.00/per hour.

Education/Skills Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills.
• Capacity to interact calmly with diverse individuals in dynamic and occasionally stressful. situations.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to complete detailed written documentation.
• Ability to work independently, or as part of a team.
• Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents

• No prior experience is required.
• A valid driver’s license and the ability to meet the requirements of the College’s Motor Vehicle Use Policy.
• The successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and motor vehicle record (MVR) check.

Standard Work Days and Hours

• The position is primarily Monday through Friday 11:00 am – 3:00 pm throughout the academic year, typically September through May.
• Occasionally the position may require attendance on weekends, or identified special events.

About Bowdoin

Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine. Bowdoin’s student body is vibrant and intellectually engaged. Admission to Bowdoin is highly selective.

Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students—including first-generation college students—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. The Class of 2022 at Bowdoin College is, by several measures, the most culturally diverse and socioeconomically representative class in the College’s history. The College enrolls approximately 1,800 students representing 50 states and two US territories, and 42 foreign countries. Fifty percent of the Class of 2022 receives financial aid at Bowdoin; 35 percent are students of color; and 14 percent are members of the first generation of their family to attend college. Nine percent of the class has international citizenship or a non-US home/school address and ten percent are from Maine.

The College’s commitment to providing an inclusive and equitable experience for all members of the campus community is evident in the significant investments it has made in programs and personnel. Bowdoin recently launched THRIVE, a college-wide initiative designed to foster achievement, belonging, mentorship, and transition in support of low-income students, first-generation students, and students of color following a generous gift from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings ’83. In addition, in 2017 the College completed the search for its first Senior Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity.

Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.

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Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.