Special Events Officers

The University of North Texas hosts events on campus every day. The UNT Police Department assists in the operation of many of these events by staffing police officers at these events. These officers may assist guests, monitor crowds, direct traffic, or perform any variety of public safety duties at events.

Because of the number of events on campus and the large size of some of these events, the police department employs additional hourly employees, we call special events officers, to supplement our full-time police officers. Our special events officers are TCOLE licensed full-time peace officers at law enforcement agencies in the area who work with us on an as needed basis throughout the year. Without these officers, we would not be able to fully support our special events operations.

Are you interested in working with us as a special events officer?

If there are any currently open positions available, the job will be posted on the UNT Employment website.  You are encouraged to view our posting and submit an on-line application or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://jobs.unt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=66339. 

We are always looking for professional officers, deputies, troopers, etc. to join our team. Applicants must be licensed full-time peace officers and have completed any state mandated training and weapons qualifications.

Please contact one of our special events coordinators below if you are interested in applying. Our selection process will include the following: application review, interview, credential verification, reference check, and criminal history check. Applicants selected to move forward in the process can expect the process to take two to four weeks to complete.

Applicants may view the status of their application any time by logging into the application system. In the event that you are not selected for this position, you may apply for a similar or any other position within our department or the University of North Texas.

Thank you for your interest in the University of North Texas Police Department.

For information regarding positions available, contact:

Capt. Jim Coffey (Ret.)

Capt. David Owen

Please do not send any applications, resumés, or any other application material directly to the UNT Police Department unless you have completed an on-line application or have been specifically asked to do so. This will help avoid any possible loss of materials or personal information.

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