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Location : Main Campus - Homewood, AL
Job Type: Staff Full Time
Job Number: FY2600523
Division: Finance & Business Affairs for Staff
Department: STA-Dir of Public Safety & Emerg Mgt
Opening Date: 11/10/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt

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Description

The Samford University Department of Public Safety (SU-DPS) is a fully-functioning police agency which provides for 24/7/365 law enforcement services to the greater campus community. Sworn police officers are vital members of the agency in ensuring a safe and secure campus community. Police officers provide all types of law enforcement functions to include, but are not limited to the following: providing preventative policing patrol, responding to service calls for law-enforcement related assistance, filing incident/offense reports, performing investigations, providing positive campus engagement, and assisting other law enforcement agencies as needed.
Job Duties

• Complete required reports (incidents/offense, accidents or any other reports as needed).
• Respond to calls for service (provide jump starts & lock outs) or other significant incidents occurring on University property.
• May be required to appear in an administrative or court hearings as deemed necessary.
• Conduct follow-up investigations and prepare written reports as may be required.
• Communicate effectively with the public during routine and unusual situations.
• Assist the shift supervisor with monthly in-service training.
• Perform or assist in the performance of risk assessments relating to departmental responsibilities by buildings and grounds for safety hazards.
• Assist with University deposits and escorts, if necessary.
• Maintain liaison with University officials, law enforcement and fire departments to promote the safety and security of the University.
• Provide location directions to citizens as required.
• Prepare court documents for hearings as necessary.
• Prepare monthly activity reports.
• Lock, unlock and secure buildings and facilities.
• Provide preventative patrol, direct traffic, and setup and remove barricades/cones for special events and emergencies.
• Secure main gate at night and check identity of all individuals entering the campus via the southwest gate.
• Enforce parking regulations.
• Report threatening weather conditions and assist in the notification of all campus personnel.
• Serve as departmental dispatcher as needed.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

This position involves considerable overtime and shift work.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be at least twenty-one years of age
• Certified by the Alabama Peace Officer's Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) as a peace officer
• Annually, must successfully qualify on the APOSTC firearms course
• Must possess a current Alabama driver's license with the ability to drive an automobile, a pick-up truck and utility vehicles (i.e. MULE, E-ZGO, etc.)
• May be required to pass approved fitness test; must be physically able to walk, stoop, run, climb several flights of stairs and climb a six foot wall or fence
• Ability to successfully complete defensive tactics training to include handcuffing techniques, ASP Baton, Mace, arrest procedures and self-protection
• Must be capable of speaking articulately to individuals and groups in English; must be able to read and comprehend English; to read and comprehend correspondence, manuals, journals, letters, memoranda, policies, directives and signs in English
• Must have the ability to hear verbal communications and radio/electronic messages/signals
• Have no felony convictions or convictions for crimes of moral turpitude
• Have the ability to learn law enforcement and security terminology in order to communicate effectively
• Ability to work different shifts and considerable overtime situations on short notice
• Final candidate must successfully pass a drug screening test to be eligible for employment.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?

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• No

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Are you at least 21 years of age?

• Yes
• No

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Do you hold a current Alabama Peace Officer's Standards and Training Commission (APOST) certification?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have current, valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

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