Police Officer (Virginia Certified Officers and Non-certified Applicants Welcome)

Job Description

The University of Richmond Police Department is currently recruiting for a full-time Police Officer (Virginia Certified Officers and Non-certified Applicants Welcome). A sworn law enforcement position to provide law enforcement and crime prevention duties to include CLERY requirements for the University of Richmond within the University of Richmond Police Department. Applicants who are currently Virginia certified through DCJS will be required to take a Physical Agility Test. You will be notified of date/time and location of the testing. Non-certified applicants will be required to take both a written and physical agility test.

Responsibilities

Patrol/Crime Prevention/Community Policing Protects community and property of the University. Patrols campus. Responds to calls of service. Provides safety and security services to the University Community. Promotes a positive community relation in the performance of job duties. Enforces University rules and regulations. Provides non-police related services as needed. Willing to work overtime assignments when needed. The person in this position has been identified as a Campus Security Authority and Responsible Employee for Clery and Title IX purposes respectively, the employee will maintain current training and comply with the responsibilities of both titles. Enforcement Enforces VA Criminal and Traffic Laws. Makes arrests. Testifies in court. Enforces parking violations. Provides mutual aid and assistance to other law enforcement agencies as requested. Investigations Conducts criminal investigations, if assigned. Collects and maintain evidence. Writes reports in a clear manner. Initiates administrative reporting process for student violations of university rules and regulations. Training Attends department training to maintain required police standards. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT: Police officers possess a level of fitness and general health to perform physical tasks encountered on the job. These activities may include, but are not limited to: climbing obstacles, running after suspects, running up stairs, jumping over obstacles, lifting heavy objects or persons, subduing persons resisting arrest, and physically pushing movable objects. Officers are physically able to perform the duties and functions of a sworn police officer, carry and use protective equipment, and perform in all weather conditions. Responds, if requested or needed, on weekends and/or nights as a function of this position.

Qualifications

Able to operate a motor vehicle. Maintains all training standards and firearm requirements established by DCJS and URPD. Able to present to a wide variety of audiences regarding safety issues, and crime prevention topics. Demonstrates computer efficiency in Microsoft office and possesses effective communication skills.

Required

• Must have a valid Driver's License and be able to produce a driving record with a minimum of 3 years of driving history in good standing
• Education &
• EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma No experience required Virginia Certified Law Enforcement Officer preferred Experience could change depending on current need of the department
• WORK
• HOURS: Full-time, non-exempt position 12-hour shift, during a 24-hour day, 40 hours weekly, 7 day period
• SALARY
• STRUCTURE: Pay Grade 5 (Starting pay as of 7/1/26 is $30.29/hr.) Located just minutes from downtown Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. The mission of the University of Richmond is to educate in an academically challenging, intellectually vibrant, and collaborative community dedicated to the holistic development of students and the production of scholarly and creative work. A Richmond education prepares students for lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a diverse world. Our strategic priorities are academic excellence, belonging and community, access and affordability, well-being, and experiential learning and community engagement. These priorities, coupled with strong benefits, makes the University of Richmond an employer of choice in the Richmond area. UR is a private, highly selective, liberal arts university with a welcoming spirit that prizes diversity of experience and thought. With more than 60 undergraduate majors and an average undergraduate class size of 15 students, the University provides a collaborative learning and research environment unlike any other in higher education, offering students an extraordinary combination of the liberal arts with law, business, leadership studies, and continuing education. The University of Richmond ranks number 30 among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges by US News and World Report, one of many accolades that showcases Richmond as a premiere place to grow professionally and personally.