Night Watch Person

JOB SUMMARY: SUMMER ACADEMY NIGHT WATCH PERSON

JOB TITLE: Night Watch Person            

DURATION: 6 weeks, June 15 – July 24, 2025

RATE: $15hr gross (before taxes)           

THURS: 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday nights

REPORTS TO: Head Resident                                       

POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1

PURPOSE: Provide continual overnight surveillance inside the residence hall where minors live.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Secure the building by collaborating with Head Resident to assure that all entry and stairwell doors are secured by 10:00 p.m.
• Upon arrival, assure that all visitors have left the building.
• Monitor floors to assure that there is no entry of non-Project personnel and no unauthorized exit of Project participants after 10:00 p.m.
• Report building curfew violations to Head Resident.
• Monitor stairwells and hallways to assure that no students are off their assigned floors.
• Monitor hallways to assure that no students are out of their assigned rooms after 10:45 p.m.
• Partner with volunteering parents to conduct monitoring.
• Complete Incident/Exception Reports for any non-standard occurrences or behavior outside of the rules that takes place during the shift and report same (verbal and written) to Head Resident the next morning. 
• In case of an emergency or breech of security (perceived or real), follow provided emergency procedures. 
• Report building damage to the Head Resident.
• Initiate meetings with the Head Resident to share information and discuss concerns.
• Model behaviors expected of Project participants.
• Other duties as assigned by Head Resident or Administrative Team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Current college/university enrollment or graduation with at least a 2.50 GPA or adult with high school graduation and related experience.
• No academic, police, social or other violations or restrictions from campus.
• Previous experience working with at-risk, culturally diverse populations.
• Ability to remain awake and alert all night.
• Must undergo and pass background check.

CONSTRAINTS

• No other campus job while employed in this full-time position.

THIS POSITION DOES NOT INCLUDE ROOM AND BOARD

APPLY ON HANDSHAKE OR SUBMIT COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO 

PUB@oakland.edu

PLEASE STUDY THE PUB WEBSITE BEFORE THE INTERVIEW:

From the OU home page, scroll down and click on “University Offices.”

Then click on “Project Upward Bound” under “Student Affairs & Diversity.”