CAMPUS SAFETY - Director Campus Safety

Job Classification

  Salaried Administrative

Position summary

Director of Campus Safety is responsible for the operations of the University’s Safety Department which operates on a 24/7 basis. This will include supervision of physical security operations, NFPA compliance, OSHA compliance, vehicle registration and parking enforcement. The Director develops, administers, and evaluates all safety and security functions, programs, and policies. These policies must be in compliance with all applicable state or federal laws and/or regulations. This position also requires an operational awareness of best practices and national trends related to campus safety/security and legal issues impacting higher education.
The Director proactively addresses safety and security concerns, implements action plans, and ensures related policies are consistently enforced. The Director will also ensure regular fire, safety, and security inspections are conducted within all University facilities; conducts investigations; and coordinates all matters involving on property parking including the issuance and control of decals and the issuance. In addition, the Director provides administrative and operational guidance for a departmental staff, including patrol, dispatch, and compliance personnel. The Director will work closely with local emergency services. The Director will also work with the Vice President of Student Life to conduct Title IX investigations as may be necessary. Lastly the Director shall operate as the University’s Incident Commander following the Unified Incident Command Structure as may be necessary.

Qualifications summary

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or related area preferred; or a combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to five years that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills & abilities listed above.


• Progressively responsible experience and at least two years of supervisory experience.


• Appropriate safety & emergency training experience.


• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.


• Strong progressive leadership & motivational capabilities.


• Extensive knowledge of State & Federal statutes required.


• Successful budget management experience.


• Able to successfully pass an in-depth background check.


• Able to meet the physical demands that are represented by the essential functions of this job.


• Ability to make accurate decisions reflecting sound judgment, knowledge of law & adherence to established guidelines & procedures.

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrative
  
  
  
  • Assists local fire and law enforcement personnel during on campus emergencies.
  
  
  • Available for 24/7 on call response
  
  
  • Ensures subordinates are present and accounted for by the maintenance of work schedules.
  
  
  • Operates University vehicles.
  
  
  • Provides quality leadership through example.
  
  
  • Ensures all Patrol and Dispatch shifts are filled for 24/7 operations.
  
  
  • Responsible to ensure the Office of Campus Safety website is maintained.
  
  
  • Responsible to ensure Campus Safety employees follow university policies.
  
  
  • Responsible to provide supervision and guidance for subordinates to complete operational assignments.
  
  
  • Ensures the Office of Campus Safety operates within budget.
  
  
  • Write new policies and procedures as they may be necessary
  
  
  
  

• Fire Safety
  
  
  
  • Ensures reoccurring inspections of all campus facilities are in compliance with NFPA Codes, specifically NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 1 Uniform Fire Code, and the current Michigan adopted version of the International Fire Code.
  
  
  • Liaison between the University and local emergency services regarding any necessary response to the campus.
  
  
  
  

• Occupational Safety
  
  
  
  • May be called upon to assists in injury/accident investigation and any subsequent follow up for the prevention of future injury/accident.
  
  
  • Ensures reoccurring inspections of all campus facilities occur to maintain compliance with OSHA and MIOSHA rules.
  
  
  
  

• Emergency Management
  
  
  
  • Assists local fire and law enforcement personnel during on campus emergencies.
  
  
  • Capable of acting as an Incident Commander during emergencies.
  
  
  • Supervises the creation/maintenance of first responder books for all campus buildings. These will include 3D floor plans, hazmat storage areas, and all fire safety equipment contained within these buildings.
  
  
  • Ensures the University maintains working relationships with local, county, and state emergency services through attending training and planning meetings, such as LEPC.
  
  
  • Plans and conducts emergency exercises and recommends improvements for hazard mitigation resulting from these exercises.
  
  
  • Supervises the creation/maintenance of a campus wide hazard analysis.
  
  
  • Represents the University in the County EOC during a county wide emergency.
  
  
  • Responsible for the management of the University’s Emergency Alert System.
  
  
  • Works with local emergency services and University administration to create and maintain the Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) for Andrews University.
  
  
  
  

Supervisory responsibilities

Provides overall supervision and leadership to a staff of 14 fulltime employees while maintaining necessary coverage for shift operations within a 24 hours operational environment. Directly supervises one administrative captain, one operational patrol lieutenant, one dispatch Supervisor, and one compliance lieutenant.  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge base and skill set necessary for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A working knowledge of a dispatch center.


• A working knowledge of security and safety operations.


• Ability to rely on experience, training and judgment to execute policies and procedures.


• Ability to provide vision, motivation and leadership to a team of individuals to accomplish the mission.


• Advance communication and customer service skills


• Advanced proficiency policy writing.


• Available for on call response during emergencies.


• Computer proficient in Microsoft Office Professional and Excel. 


• Maintain certifications in CPR, First Aid and AED.


• Must be capable of obtaining a Michigan Concealed Pistol License.


• Must have completed a formal law enforcement training academy.


• Must have some knowledge Haz-Mat Operations


• Must have some knowledge OSHA General Industry standards


• Must have or obtain a valid Michigan driver’s license.


• Must have or obtain NFPA Fire Inspector 1 Certification.


• Must pass a criminal background check.


• Must pass a drug screening test.


• Post-secondary education or five years job-related work experience in law enforcement and/or military.

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

N/A

Interpersonal interactions

N/A

Physical demands

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to use other senses to talk, hear, taste, and/or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
There may be a situation where the issue of use of force is possible, and there may be encounters with person(s) who are manipulative, unpredictable, aggressive and violent. The only situation where employees are authorized to use force is for self defense, or for the protection of others such as intervening in a physical fight between two persons. While it is impossible to predict all situations that someone might encounter while performing their duties, it is understood, that employees are expected to conduct security patrols at all hours of the day and night, during many different types  of weather conditions. During these common activities an employee might be confronted with potentially dangerous situations. All employees are expected to use their best personal judgment to ensure their own personal safety. Employees should not actively seek to engage threats but instead should be good witnesses for law enforcement.