Temporary Pool - SURVEILLANCE SUPPORT SPECIALIST (2026)

THIS POSTING IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF AN OPEN POSITION. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and are reviewed by hiring departments as openings become available. Postings will close annually. To maintain your application within the system, you will need to re-apply each year.

• Monitor video cameras to detect criminal or suspicious activity, and relaying key information to responding law enforcement officers or dispatcher via radio.
• Conducts searches through various databases to gather pertinent information on vehicles, neighborhoods, suspects, or addresses as needed.
• Make sound decisions and quickly react positively under stressful conditions which may include the life or well-being of a citizen or public safety member who is in danger.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, facts, and circumstances of importance during an immediately following a police response to crime, often during dynamic and stressful conditions.
• Provides video monitoring of activities during special events, protests, and large gatherings.
• Responds to requests for video evidence during/after critical incidents as well as post-incident investigations.
• Recognizes suspicious behaviors and circumstances appearing on video feeds, and records date, time and camera location, or digitally record those activities when appropriate under the policy.
• Provides court testimony on the validity and authenticity of the video footage.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master’s degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines; supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million.