ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY 

Address:

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION

801 East Jefferson Street

Phoenix, AZ 85034 

https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $78,660.00 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: 06/12/2026

SECURITY SPECIALIST COORDINATOR WANTED!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR), is seeking a very responsible individual who oversees the installation, and sets up the statewide metal detectors and body scanners, It includes troubleshooting and/or coordination of repairs with manufacturers, and vendors. The SECURITY SPECIALIST COORDINATOR will be also responsible for preparing weekly written progress reports with detailed information, and monitors the statewide electronic security systems installed on perimeter fences at each Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) location.

This is your opportunity to take your career to the next level, APPLY NOW, and become part of the family of the Department of Corrections!

- Travels to various prison locations to perform installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting on metal detectors and body scanners
- Communicates with manufacturers and/or vendors to obtain various types of information to include technical assistance and pricing
- Travels to various prison locations to monitor and evaluate the physical fences, gates, electronic security systems, and equipment
- Communicates with Prison Operation Security, Facilities, vendors, contractors to keep the systems operating at peak performance
- Provides daily, weekly, and monthly reports on all assignments to the direct supervisor
- Assists the fire alarm technicians, and construction managers during various construction phases of projects
- Assists Fleets Services with duties, and assignments as required
- Drives on State business
- Performs duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Security practices and programs
- Planning and development of systems and programs
- Principles of management
- ADCRR policies and procedures
- Concise grammatical formatting
- Specific and grammatically correct
- Non-technical language
- Organizational movement
- Management and business practices

Skill in:
- Verbal and written communication
- Administrative and leadership
- Organization and time management
- Researching, analyzing and problem solving
- Analyze and assess security issues
- Conducting research and extracting, compiling, analyzing, evaluation, synthesizing, and presenting information in support of project objectives
- Interpersonal relations as applied to official, managers, and representatives within ADCRR agency and other state agencies

Ability to:
- Speak and compose correspondences effectively
- Establish and maintain work relationships
- Maintain confidentiality
- Conduct analytical and managerial work study, analyze and recommend effective means of implementing project goals and objectives
- Multi-task and coordinate multifarious issues on a routine basis
- Conduct research
- Make and exact critical decisions quickly
- Complete difficult projects in a compressed time frame
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials and the public
- Produce quality reports

- Prefer three (3) years of administrative experience
- Prefer computer skills using Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADC Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.