State Capitol Police Officer

Functions

• Patrols buildings and grounds of the Capitol building and Complex area on foot and in patrol vehicle.
• Examines doors, windows, and gates to ensure they are secure.
• Enforces all traffic and criminal laws of the State of Arkansas, makes arrests, and issues citations for violations.
• Investigates allegations of criminal or suspicious activities on Capitol grounds.
• Responds to calls for police service, writes and files police reports, and assists rescue units and other law enforcement agencies.
• Provides security to the Secretary of State on-site and during travel as necessary.
• Monitors for irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and maintenance issues.
• Answers questions and assists visitors to the State Capitol building.
• Affords assistance to elected officials, staff, and other state agencies and offices as needed.

Dimensions

• The employee is regularly required to use hands, talk, hear, taste, and smell.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• The employee may occasionally be required to move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Physical abilities may be required by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic and/or caustic chemicals, and loud noises.
• The employee may be exposed to dangerous situations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to visitors, legislators, constitutional officers, and other employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Minimum Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Licenses:
• Certified as a Law Enforcement Officer in the State of Arkansas.
• 2+ years of law enforcement experience preferred.
• Must meet all Minimum Standards requirements as set by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.