Director – Safety & Security

Salary: $105,000.00 – $115,000.00 Annually

Position Summary:

With the goal of ensuring a safe and welcoming campus environment, the Safety & Security Office serves an integral role in the support and maintenance of public safety across Shoreline College. Under the direction of the Executive Director for Human Resources, the Director of Safety & Security is responsible for Safety and Security planning, organizational, and administrative oversight; administration of campus parking operations, and ensuring collaborative leadership in the emergency management operations of the College.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership/direction for security, parking, and emergency management activities and communications, administering public safety functions directly and/or through subordinates.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the College and metro transit, law enforcement, and first responder community partners.
• Develop/administer public safety training, communications, and resources for the campus community.
• Keep College leadership informed of security incidents or suspended operations due to weather on campus, participating as a member of the response team including after-hours and on weekends where appropriate.
• Lead emergency management planning and response efforts, including the development of evacuation plans and the coordination of drills and exercises.
• Ensure the coordination/posting of all Clery Act reporting requirements including the annual Clery report, crime statistics, and maintenance of daily logs.
• Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships between the unit and the campus community as well as with local/regional partners and agencies.
• Manage “Building Marshal” employee volunteers, ensuring appropriate training and use within the emergency response system.
• Administer the College’s 24/7 parking program, as well as the maintenance/management of campus roads and access points.
• Coordinate with a variety of campus partners to ensure ongoing compliance with College, state, and local requirements related to public safety for all on-campus events.
• Manage the College’s alarm/video surveillance systems including design, installation, and equipment maintenance.
• Partner with Facilities on the public safety aspects of campus construction and/or facility updates.
• Coordinate Board of Trustee/dignitary security, working with local law enforcement as appropriate.
• Ensure the enforcement any College-imposed sanctions relative to Safety & Security responsibilities.
• Represent Safety & Security within the College, local community, applicable professional organizations, the State Board for Community & Technical Colleges, and law enforcement/first responder agencies.
• Assure College compliance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements for the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and Incident Command System (ICS) protocols.
• Administer the College’s motor pool, ensuring the maintenance/safe operation of College vehicles.
• Serve as the Safety Committee co-Chair, and participate as needed on the behavioral intervention team.
• Contribute to unit effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and goals, providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations, recommending options and courses of actions, and implementing directives.
• Develop/direct the implementation of work standards, assuring legal requirements are met.
• Keep current with laws and regulations that may affect operations; direct policy changes as required
• Prepare/manage budgets including determination of staffing/operational requirements within funding allocations.
• Direct and supervise staff; recruit, hire, train, coach and assure performance, building an effective team that is responsive to the needs of the College.
• Administer/interpret College policies and procedures; resolve issues, resulting in mutual respect and tolerance for varying points of view.
• Direct the preparation of a variety of written correspondence, reports, procedures, ordinances and other materials; direct the maintenance of working and official departmental files.
• Prepare additional administrative, statistical, and fiscal reports as requested or required.
• Perform other duties as assigned (of a similar nature or level).

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Emergency Management or related, OR equivalent education/experience
• Five (5) years of progressive administrative/supervisory responsibility in a field related to safety and security
• Experience in a higher education (or similar) setting.
• Experience administering/directing emergency management activities.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license, and clean driving record (maximum of one [1] moving violation in the last twelve [12] months), no suspension/revocation of license (for reckless driving, hit and run, leaving an accident scene, failure to appear, DUI, or other vehicle-related felony) in the last five [5] years
• No previous felony convictions
• Valid First Aid/CPR certification OR ability to obtain upon offer of employment