Security Officer

Position Title

Security Officer

Fayetteville Technical Community College is seeking qualified applicants for several full-time Security Officer positions. Qualified candidates will possess excellent communication skills, customer service, and demonstrate evidence of a career that includes flexibility and willingness to change; open‑mindedness, fairness and the ability to see multiple perspectives; a willingness to take risks, and willingness to accept responsibility for professional and personal growth.

• Maintains a professional and positive relationship with students, faculty, staff, and community personnel in the performance of duties.
• Patrol assigned college campus and/or campus areas on foot, bicycle, motorized cart, and/or automobile.
• Report to work at any assigned duty station during any assigned shift. Both assigned duty station and shift may rotate depending on the needs of the college.
• Conduct physical checks of buildings.
• Unlock/lock building doors and gates.
• Conduct inquiries of incidents and accidents, including writing reports.
• Respond to medical emergencies and provide assistance to responding medical personnel.
• Maintain accurate incident logs and incident reports; write parking citations.
• Enforce campus rules, regulations, and policies.
• Provide traffic control.
• Issue parking decals and student identification cards.
• Assist motorists requiring assistance (e.g., flat tire, out of gas, dead battery).
• Report safety and security hazards to public safety and security supervisors.
• Have a working knowledge of the college emergency notification system.
• Monitor emergency call boxes and respond to emergency notifications.
• Maintain public safety and security vehicles for cleanliness and safe condition.
• Provide escort services for personnel and funds.
• Provide direction and assistance to students, staff, faculty, and visitors.
• Maintain various types of logs.
• Perform other duties as required by public safety and security supervisors.
• Assist with crisis management during emergency situations, following the direction of supervisors and exercising independent judgment.
• Must be available to work any shift.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Two years of increasingly responsible law enforcement, loss prevention, and/or customer service experience.
• In lieu of experience, an associate’s degree or higher in a related field (criminal justice, sociology, psychology or emergency management) may be used as a substitute.
• Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license with at least two years of driving experience and no more than one minor accident or violation in the past two years.

A graduate of the Basic Security Officers Training class or Basic Law Enforcement Training is preferred.

Position Type:
Full‑time

Pay Scale:
Minimum starting salary $38,423 annually

Number of Months: 12

• Property and casualty insurance
• Cancer – intensive care or critical care
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending

Fayetteville Technical Community College is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer.

Screening of applications will begin immediately. All applicants under consideration for employment at Fayetteville Technical Community College will be required to complete a consent form that allows FTCC to conduct a criminal background check on your behalf so that you may be considered further for the position for which you have applied. If selected for an interview, applicants are required to provide a copy of their North Carolina driving record at the time of the interview.

Fayetteville Technical Community College will not support an application for a new work visa, such as an H‑1B, and will not sponsor the STEM OPT extension.

Close Date: 06/29/2026