Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety offers a variety of excellent opportunities for those seeking a position in a non-law enforcement career. These include parking services, communications, information technology, traffic engineering, business, access control, strategic intelligence, and more.
Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety provides excellent opportunities for students seeking civilian and law enforcement-oriented part-time work. You can apply to work for the department in parking enforcement, security, the cadet desk, events, access control, and more. You can apply for student employment by submitting the application.
If you have any questions please email info@dpps.msu.edu. Learn more about each position below.
The focus of the Parking Enforcer position is to assist with parking concerns, as well as provide customer service to our community. If you are interested in applying for a part-time job as a Parking Enforcer, please utilize the application provided on this page.
Job Duties
Working Conditions and Hours
Parking enforcers can work year-round. Parking enforcers must accept the job knowing they may work early morning, nights, overnights and weekends. Parking Enforcers usually work 5-hour shifts and those shifts are worked completely around your class schedule for that semester. There are no typical number of hours worked. Everyone is required to be available to work during home football weekends and similar high-volume events.
The Department has a policy restricting student employees from working more than 25 hours per week. Any other part-time MSU job must be included in that weekly hour limit and disclosed to the Department.
Qualifications
Applicants must possess, agree to, and/or have the following:
Hiring Process
Applications are accepted at any time, but only filled when there are vacancies. When an opening becomes available, if you meet the pre-screening requirements, qualified applicants will be contacted by telephone or email and scheduled for an initial interview. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for an interview, or who fail to successfully complete the interview, will be notified by e-mail. If there are no open positions, applications will be kept on file.
Parking Services Office Aides perform office duties related to the MSU Police Department’s Parking Services operations. Aides may be asked to perform data entry, clerical functions and assist with filing or other similar paperwork.
As a base level of contact for the Department, Parking Services Office Aides are expected to maintain the utmost level of courtesy and professionalism. Additionally, Aides should possess the ability to self-task and be able to perform their job duties without a direct supervisor present. These employees work during business hours when the Parking Services Office is open to the community. There is the potential need to be available to work during home football weekends and similar high-volume events.
The Department has a policy restricting student employees from working more than 25 hours per week. Any other part-time MSU job must be included in that weekly hour limit and disclosed to the Department.
Applicants must possess, agree to, and/or have the following:
Applications are accepted at any time but only filled when there are vacancies. When an opening becomes available, if you meet the pre-screening requirements, qualified applicants will be contacted by telephone or email and scheduled for an initial interview. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for an interview, or who fail to successfully complete the interview, will be notified by e-mail.
MSU Police Cadets are an integral part of our department. Police Cadets are current MSU students who work side-by-side with MSU police officers to gain valuable experience. They handle many tasks including monitoring police radio traffic, taking reports and providing information and general assistance to the campus community and visitors. Being a Police Cadet can be a great gateway to a full-time career as a police officer.
Existing policies restrict student employees from working more than 25 hours per week. Any other part-time MSU job must be included in that weekly hour limit and disclosed to the department.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must possess, agree to, and/or have the following:
NOTE: Due to the extensive amount of training incumbent to this position, preference may be given to candidates of freshmen or sophomore status.
HIRING PROCESS
Applications are accepted at any time but only filled when there are vacancies. When an opening becomes available, if you meet the pre-screening requirements, qualified applicants will be contacted by telephone or email and scheduled for an initial interview. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for an interview, or who fail to successfully complete the interview, will be notified by e-mail. If there are no open positions, applications will be kept on file.
The Traffic Worker position was created to assist the MSU Police Department with special events hosted on campus throughout the school year. The focus of the Traffic Worker is to assist with traffic control and parking during special events, as well as provide customer service to those attending these events. If you are interested in applying for a part-time security job, please utilize the application provided on this page.
Traffic Workers can work year-round, however, the bulk of the hours occur during football season.
Job Duties
Traffic Workers work a variety of shifts and the length of the shift will depend on the event scheduled. The events and shift can occur anytime and any day of that year (NOTE: During the "school day," shifts may be lengthened or shortened to accommodate class schedules). On average, football games run 8-12 hours. Men's Basketball is usually 8 hours, hockey and Women's Basketball games are usually 4 hours. Everyone is required to work during the home football weekends; a Traffic Worker may have a game assignment or cover an overnight assignment during those weekends.
The Department has a policy restricting student employees from working more than 25 hours per week, and restricting non-student employees working more than 19 hours per week. Any other part-time MSU job must be included in that weekly hour limit and disclosed to the Department.
Qualifications
Applicants must possess, agree to, and/or have the following:
Hiring Process
Applications are accepted at any time and if you meet the pre-screening requirements, qualified applicants will be contacted by telephone or email and scheduled for an initial interview. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for an interview, or who fail to successfully complete the interview, will be notified by email.
Spartan Security works a variety of locations and at special events occurring at MSU.
JOB DUTIES
WORKING CONDITIONS AND HOURS
Spartan Security is assigned to shifts that could encompass any time of day or day of week. Sign-up options are available to allow you to volunteer for work assignments. However, ALL Spartan Security must work MSU Home Football Game weekends, or similar type high-volume events.
The department has a policy restricting student employees from working more than 25 hours per week and restricting non-student employees working more than 19 hours per week. Any other part-time MSU job must be included in that weekly hour limit and disclosed to the department.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must possess, agree to, and/or have the following:
HIRING PROCESS
Applications are accepted at any time and hiring does occur year-round. Persons hired must complete required training before working as Spartan Security. You are paid to attend the training sessions.
When an opening becomes available, if you meet the pre-screening requirements, qualified applicants will be contacted by telephone or email and scheduled for an initial interview. Applicants who are deemed ineligible for an interview, or who fail to successfully complete the interview, will be notified by e-mail. If there are no open positions, applications will be kept on file.