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CAMPUS SAFETY - Director

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Position summary

The primary responsibilities of this position are to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Office of Campus Safety. This includes employee management through supervision of the division Lieutenants, general oversight of shift schedule, and employment decisions. This could include covering needed shifts. As the direct supervisor of the three divisions must also be capable of assisting subordinates with completion of their assigned duties in Patrol, Dispatch, and Compliance. This also includes overseeing case management, including conducting investigations and identifying risks and solutions for mitigation.The Director reports directly to the Assistant VP for Campus Safety with some shared responsibilities.

Qualifications summary

The employee should have the necessary skills and experience to lead a diverse team that operates 24/7 and functions in high-stress environments, including emergency situations.

They should have a minimum of five years experience in a leadership/management role with experience in managing budgets and developing partnerships with different agencies and communities. They should be able to respond to varying incident types under stress, making leadership decisions affecting subordinates and the campus population.


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

Duties and responsibilities

Responsible for modeling the operational stance and objectives of the office, to help maintain a safe campus while providing care and support. This can include showing quality leadership through example, demonstrating a balance between education and enforcement, and providing directives/protocols in-line with the University’s employee values of compassion, humility, innovation, integrity, justice, trust, and wellbeing. Specific duties include:

Direct Responsibilities:



Shared Responsibilities with Asst. VP:



Supervisory responsibilities

Oversee the training, evaluations, and management of employees in the completion of their duties. Takes corrective action as necessary in coordination with Command Staff. Directly supervises the division Lieutenants (Compliance, Dispatch, and Patrol).

Performs annual performance reviews of Lieutenants and ensures Lieutenants complete Officer reviews. Works with Lieutenants to identify officer development goals and implement steps necessary to achieve said goals.

When not in the office, includes being available for phone calls or other communication requests as the secondary level of contact (after the Lieutenants).  

The position has the authority to take action or make recommendations that will affect procedures, processes, and practices involving customers or employees within the same office as well as campus wide in regards to the safety of the campus. This includes building lockdowns/evacuations, stop work orders, and/or other actions that affect the operational safety practices of the University.

Qualifications

The employee should have the necessary skills and experience to lead a diverse team that operates 24/7 and functions in high-stress environments, including emergency situations.

They should have a minimum of five years experience in a leadership/management role with experience in managing budgets and developing partnerships with different agencies and communities. They should be able to respond to varying incident types under stress, making leadership decisions affecting subordinates and the campus population.

They should have a Bachelor’s degree; or four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Other qualifications include:



Training/Certifications – Must have or be able to obtain and maintain:




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

Technical competencies

Expected to be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel. They will routinely use web-based software, write and edit reports or technical documents.

Must be able to build and interpret statistical reports, read floor plans & infrastructure maps and provide recommendations on them. Proficiency in Adobe and ArcGIS programs is preferred.

Must be able to use investigative electronic tools/data sets to either investigate or direct the investigation of campus cases.

Must have excellent communication skills for use over electronic equipment, such as radios or University phone systems

Through the course of employment, the employee may use the following vehicles:



Interpersonal interactions

An employee's interactions represent the office, the University, and the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Their interactions must be befitting of both their responsibility and that which they represent.

Maintaining the safety of campus is a community responsibility. As the Director, the employee must have excellent interpersonal skills to both develop community relationships and model those skills and relationships to their subordinates.

In a position of authority and ability to sanction, the employee must have the interpersonal skills necessary to gauge the conversation, communicate effectively, and use discernment to make the best decision for the situation while also following policy/precedent. During these interactions they must also be capable of:



The position also requires the ability to explain University policies in difficult situations; Coordinate and assess the work of others, providing direction, including corrective action, or other activities requiring significant communication skills.

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, stand, jump, 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. Employee will also be required to work in/be exposed to all weather conditions associated with the State of Michigan.

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.

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 associated with security type work.

In the completion of these activities an employee may have access to and use University vehicles including pick-up trucks, SUVs, vans, aerial lifts, bucket trucks, golf carts, and ATV/UTVs.

While completing these duties, the employee will be walking through campus grounds including sidewalks, parking lots, roadways, grass areas, and wooded trails. The employee will also be accessing buildings, from common spaces to classrooms, labs, mechanical/electrical rooms, residential spaces, roof-tops, or any other area belonging to the University.