Position: Public Safety Officer, Full Time
Department: Public Safety, Police, and Security
Spring Hill College is a four-year Jesuit Catholic college located at 4000 Dauphin Street, in Mobile, Alabama. Spring Hill College is located
in one of Mobile's safest neighborhoods, bordered by Dauphin Street to the south, and Old Shell Road to the north. Portier Lane and the
Avenue of the Oaks are two public streets that are on Spring Hill College’s campus. The main campus rests on a 381-acre site consisting of
eleven residence halls that can house up to 1180 residents, a student center that houses a dining, spirit store and campus life offices, an
athletic center, a theater, a library, two chapels, classrooms, athletic fields, an 18-hole golf course, and several other buildings.
Spring Hill College is committed to providing a safe living and learning community for its students, faculty, staff and visitors. Our goal is to
create a customer friendly environment that focuses on crime prevention and problem solving through awareness and education. By working
together, we can create a safer and more secure campus for the Spring Hill College community. The Spring Hill College Department of
Public Safety is staffed with trained professional police, public safety officers, and communication dispatchers. The mission of Spring Hill
College’s Department of Public Safety is to promote the intellectual, social, spiritual, physical and recreational aspects of students’ lives
while providing a safe and secure environment. Spring Hill College’s crime prevention and security programs nurture the personal growth of
students with the goal of assisting students to develop into responsible citizens consistent with the teachings and traditions of Spring Hill
College as a Jesuit, Catholic institution.
Position Summary:
The Spring Hill College Public Safety Officer reports to the Director of Public Safety and provides quality safety services that include
maintaining a safe environment conducive to learning and contributing to the education process for students. Public Safety Officers provide
for the safety of all SHC community members. Assists in loss prevention, monitor security cameras, parking, traffic control, foot patrol and
responds to emergency situations.
Essential Functions:
- Maintains a safe and secure campus environment by regularly patrolling the campus
- Protects and secures community members, property and facilities
- Assists campus Police Officers when necessary and relieves officers in non-criminal matters.
- Prevents unlawful acts, suppress disturbances, and provides service aid relief
- Responds to calls concerning crisis, accidents, crimes and other emergencies or security concerns
- Enforces all rules in accordance with the approved policies and procedures
- Cooperates with police officers in sharing information and assistance
- Writes effective incident reports
- Establishes good public relations with the campus community and various public sectors
- Enforces College parking and traffic regulations in accordance with Spring Hill College policies. This may include moving/lifting
traffic control barricades, working and reporting traffic accidents, violations, infractions, etc.
- Provides building security, including locking and unlocking doors.
- Performs routine test of fire alarm systems. Responds to, silences, and resets alarms within campus buildings.
- Performs routine inspections of elevator, emergency telephones and fire extinguisher units.
- Promotes an awareness of safety issues by participating in awareness programs
- Handles confidential matters with appropriate discretion.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Familiarity with or sincere interest in learning about the mission of Spring Hill College and the meaning of a Jesuit education, thus
enabling the employee to support and strengthen the Jesuit, Catholic mission of Spring Hill College.
- Ability to recognize the dignity of every individual without any form of discrimination or harassment, treating all with care and
respect while valuing our differences.
- Knowledge of methods and procedures related to public safety activities, including patrol, crime prevention, traffic control, and
emergency operations.
- Ability to anticipate and resolve problems using mature and sound judgment along with excellent conflict resolution and
communication skills.
