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• Job Description for Director of Campus Safety and Security

Position
Title: Director of Campus Safety/Security
Date: 04/27/2023
Department/Area: Office of Student Development
Reports To: Vice President of Student Development
Employee Classification: Full-time, Salary, Exempt

Function/Purpose:
The Director of Campus Safety and Security oversees safety and security at Clarks Summit University, creating a welcoming and secure campus environment. Additionally, this position collaborates with the Director of Facilities to provide locksmith services.

Essential Responsibilities:

Security

• Provide oversight of the student security team
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train student security staff
• Direct weekly security team meetings
• Meet with sergeants on a weekly basis
• Maintain and address issues on the security log on a daily basis
• Communicate security needs and updates to campus staff and students as needed

Develop and Disciple Security Team

• Identify potential team leaders in order to pursue sergeants for the security team
• Develop team leaders by providing daily communication, weekly meetings, and regular assessments
• Equip leaders to facilitate with student employment program

Maintain schedule for the student security team

• Collect student schedules prior to the start of the semester
• Produce student schedule
• Assist students when coverage is needed for shifts
• Communicate changes to the schedule in a clear and timely manner
• Schedules other tasks and responsibilities for shifts

Be on-call for security

• Hold the security phone to respond to calls during the day, and as needed
• Serve as a dispatcher for security
• Respond to emergency situations as needed

Engage in learning best practices for campus security teams

• Review current practices and update as necessary
• Seek development for best practices
• Complete and submit all Federal and State mandated reports
• Complete Cleary reports and provide the institution with completed reports
• Oversee the purchase of the American flag as needed and positioning in accordance with federal holidays and special orders.

Oversee the Criminal Justice Internship Program

• Supervise students on their internship
• Provide helful feedback in terms of their work
• Ensure that students conform to internship expectations
• Provide feedback for grading for interns

Facilitate car registrations in the beginning of each semester

• Communicate costs and maintain record for registration
• Collect payments and provide car tags for students
• Collaborate with Resident Directors to ensure all cars are registered in a timely manner
• Register new employees and provide new car tags
• Collect car tags with departing students and staff

Prepare for campus events

• Attend and participate in logistics meetings
• Anticipate security needs for campus events
• Working with other departments in planning and preparation for events
• Schedule security appropriately for campus events
• Be on call or available at events when necessary
• Provide accessibility plans for events in compliance with ADA
• Maintain and review emergency plans for all campus events
• Communicate plans for traffic parking, flow, and any changes
• Station staff appropriately through campus
• Review events after completion to continually develop event planning strategies

Locksmith

• Collaborate with the Director of Facilities to maintain door lock and repair on campus
• Produce key duplications within a timely manner
• Maintain and update key log for the institution
• Provide key agreements to new hires and for new key needs
• Request payment for lost or misplaced keys when duplicates are needed.
• Assist Facilities for door and lock repair
• Record and request repairs on doors and locks
• Facilitate pricing of door and lock repair
• Schedule door and lock repair as necessary

Chapel Duty

• Attends all corporate chapels in the Rec Center as scheduled
• Participates in Chapel oversight as a member of OSD
• Assist with chapel logs for attendance by ensuring logs are placed in the REC and returned to OSD

Other Duties

• Attends OSD, Logistics, and Safety Committee meetings as scheduled
• Investigates issues and seeks resolutions on a daily basis
• Ensures proper documentation and record keeping
• Communicates necessary information to the appropriate groups or individuals
• Assists OSD in training Resident Directors in safety and security responsibilities
• Meets regularly with Vice President for Student Services
• Coordinates fire drills at least once per semester
• Ensures adequacy and operation of safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors, in collaboration with security and maintenance
• Updates “Emergency Response Guide” as needed
• Assists Residence Hall staff on thefts and incidents within residence halls
• Works with Resident Directors to maintain clean and well-maintained residence halls by performing unannounced inspections of the facilities throughout the year
• Order resources as needed
• Serve as a liaison with local and state law enforcement and emergency response teams, including regular communications with the South Abington Police Department
• Maintains oversight of campus wheelchairs and locations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications:

The primary purpose of all employees of Clarks Summit University (CSU) is to advance its Christ-centered mission and culture:

• Have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Seek to be a role model in attitude, speech, and actions in a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ.
• Follow Matthew 18 principles in addressing issues with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Show by example the importance of Scripture memorization, Bible study, prayer, witnessing, and Christian fellowship.
• Be prepared to communicate the school’s religious beliefs to students and others who inquire.
• Be ready to pray and offer students, faculty, and staff spiritual advice.
• Advance the Christ-centered mission and culture of Clarks Summit University.
• Be in complete support of and adherence to Clarks Summit University’s Standards of Conduct and Confession of Faith. Applicant must hold these standards as his/her own.
• Faithfully attend a local church whose beliefs are in agreement with Clarks Summit University.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 year(s) related experience in Campus Safety and Security or Law Enforcement
• On-campus residency preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 or similar software required
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to develop, implement, and interpret policies and procedures
• Ability to interpret data, recognize trends, and use them to inform decision-making
• Regularly attends all meetings scheduled by the administration and institutional affiliates
• Ability to develop and maintain strong interpersonal relationships within the institution

Essential Qualities:

Conscientiousness

• Displays a professional image at all times, even when facing significant job challenges.
• Delivers on commitments made to others.
• Takes ownership of resolving problems rather than allowing them to persist.
• Displays a positive “Can Do” attitude.

Flexibility

• Adapts quickly to changing situations. This includes last-minute changes and disruptions to the schedule.
• Is receptive to new information, ideas, or strategies to achieve the organization’s goals.

Influencing/Negotiating

• Anticipates potential reactions or concerns of students and takes initiative to address them.
• Builds ownership for new initiatives, or changes by involving those responsible for implementation in planning the details.

Integrity/Honesty

• Avoids any action or situation that would give the appearance of unethical, or inappropriate behavior.
• Demonstrates the courage to do the right thing in difficult situations.
• Holds self and others accountable for meeting high standards of the organization's integrity.
• Leads by example through modeling ethical practices and standards.

Sensitivity

• Treats others with respect, fairness, and consistency (e.g., listen to, respect others' views, and ideas).
• Demonstrates empathy and understanding when addressing sensitive issues with others.
• At times the director will be privileged to information that should not be shared and must maintain confidentiality.

Organizational Skills

• Demonstrates initiative for completing work and improving the program.
• Organizes, manages, and takes responsibility for class developments.

Verbal Communication

• Adjusts communication style and language to most effectively connect with different/diverse audiences and individuals.
• Follows through with the students to ensure that important information has been understood.
• Communicates information concisely and clearly.
• Explains complex concepts clearly.
• Maintains frequent contact with students to keep them informed about important changes.
• Ability to communicate professionally with all students.

Other Interpersonal Skills

• High level of effective interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal, plus organization and presentation skills.
• Cultivates strong working relationships with employees and students.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, financial reports, standard operating procedures, governmental regulations, and correspondence. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and standard operating procedures. Ability to effectively communicate information one-on-one and in small group situations to other employees, managers, and/or customers. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Acknowledgment:

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned.

Acceptance:

I have read this job description, understand, and accept these duties, and agree to carry out the assigned duties to the best of my abilities in the best interest of Clarks Summit University (CSU) and my coworkers. I have also read, understand, and will, to the best of my abilities, follow and adhere to the Clarks Summit University management structure, Clarks Summit University’s mission, and Clarks Summit University’s policies. I will respect those above and under my leadership according to Clarks Summit University Standards of Conduct, Employee Handbook, and Confession of Faith.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: One location

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