Public Safety​/Security Officer - Administration Building

Position Overview

Security Officer assigned to the Administration Building at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Responsible for maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for faculty, staff, students, visitors, and guests. Requires strong interpersonal skills, high visual awareness, and the ability to build positive relationships across campus.

• Maintain a highly visible security presence within and around the Administration Building.
• Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships with faculty, staff, students, and visitors through daily interaction.
• Provide directions, information, and general assistance to building occupants and campus visitors.
• Monitor building activity and report suspicious behavior, safety concerns, or policy violations to UAPD.
• Conduct routine patrols of assigned areas, including stairwells, hallways, offices, and exterior spaces.
• Respond to calls for service and assist UAPD officers as directed.
• Accurately document daily activities, incidents, and observations through required reports and logs.
• Enforce university policies and procedures in a courteous and professional manner.
• Participate in mandatory special pay assignments, events, or operational needs as assigned.
• Attend and successfully complete all mandatory training as required by UAPD.
• Successfully complete bi-annual physical fitness testing and maintain compliance with all UAPD policies and professional standards.

Minimum Qualifications: The formal education equivalent of a high school diploma.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a security related field.
• Completion of 30 educational hours at an institution of higher education.
• Certification in CPR.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to provide guidance and direction.
• High level of visual awareness and attention to detail.
• Ability to build rapport and trust with faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and remain calm in routine and stressful situations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

$42,000

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Pre-employment Screening Requirements:
Criminal Background Check, Financial Credit Check, Motor Vehicle Reports Check, Sex Offender Registry, Substance Abuse Testing.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

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Constant Physical Activity:
Hearing, Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking
Frequent Physical Activity:
Driving, Feeling, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion
Occasional Physical Activity:
Balancing, Climbing, Crawling, Crouching, Grasping

01/23/2026

Police and Security (Regular)

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Police Services Lieutenant

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