Parking Enforcement Officer

Location

Canada | United States

Job description

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work.

UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission.

Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as a Parking Enforcement Officer. The Parking Enforcement Officer works under limited supervision while patrolling and monitoring parking zones in the UT Southwestern Campus area for violations and initiates appropriate action to ensure compliance with parking restrictions as established. Monitors parking facility capacities and reports results.

Required Experience and Education

High School graduate or GED with work related experience and two years experience in a high public contact/customer service related position. Enforcement experience preferred.

Must have and maintain a valid Class “C” Texas Driver License with an acceptable driver’s record to utilize a university vehicle.

Job Duties

• Interprets parking regulations and state laws to effectively enforce parking violations.
• Investigates and resolves parking complaints both proactively and on call by the dispatcher or other associated entities as assigned.
• Operates a hand-held ticket writer to identify scofflaws and vehicles in a suspended status. Notifies the supervisor of any unusual circumstances and when vehicles are in need of towing.
• Provides information to customers regarding general information, directions, and parking related issues. Parking related information will be provided in order to increase voluntary compliance, maintaining a positive traffic flow and to improve conditions for maneuvering internally on campus, and at the critical points of entrance and exit of campus facilities. Provides assistance to motorists who have stalled cars, flat tires, or who are locked out of their vehicles. Provides action and/or information regarding parking incidents when requested by the supervisor, administration, and/or the Traffic Parking Appeals Committee.
• Immediately reports criminal activity, traffic problems, and other campus related problems to the dispatcher.
• Directs vehicle and pedestrian traffic at assigned locations to ensure the safe flow of traffic. As directed, occasional overtime is required to assist with on campus special events.
• Recommends traffic control and parking sign improvements to the Parking Enforcement Supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires knowledge of parking regulations and state laws and able to interpret them for the purpose of fair enforcement.
• Work requires ability to operate and communicate effectively on a two-way radio.
• Work requires the ability to communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing.
• Work requires carrying and operating a computerized hand-held ticket writer.
• Work requires adjustment of work schedule as determined by departmental needs.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:

Job tags

Salary