Safety & Security Manager - Lor

Job Summary

Responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Safety and Security Department to provide maximum safety and security for students, staff, center property and the surrounding community. Serves as the Centers designated Safety and Occupational Health Officer. Ensures proper screening of staff, students, and visitors entering and exiting the site. Responsible the Center Occupational Health and Safety program.

• Assists students in adjusting to Center life to enhance student retention by providing supervision, behavior modification, counseling, and by acting as a positive role model and mentor.
• Employee provides, and ensures staff assigned to their supervision provide, services that meet the needs of students in a timely professional manner with the highest degree of customer service in mind.
• Maintains confidentiality but reports significant events or situations immediately through approved channels to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of students and staff, and to ensure that required reporting occurs, and that students receive emergency services as needed.
• Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, or emotional trauma.
• Assists in developing/updating Center Safety & Security Plans.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with local law enforcement and Emergency Management Services that serve the Center.
• Facilitates and assists in the Coordination of required Emergency Drills on the site , such as Active Shooter.
• Ensures equipment and assigned work areas are clean and maintained in accordance with Center standards, including conducting quarterly property counts, submitting property relocation requests, may serve as a property custodian, and submits maintenance requests as needed.
• Supervises assigned staff, reviews, and approves requests for time off, and may be required to arrange substitute staff coverage. Reviews for accuracy and approved assigned staff timesheets.
• Conducts interviews of perspective new employees and makes recommendations for, or against hire, based of State and Federal laws, and company policy.
• Conducts formal performance evaluations for staff under supervision in timely manner and provides regular and ongoing performance feedback.
• Responsible for the performance management of all employees under supervision including issuing Behavior Modification Agreements in conjunction with Human Resources and following the chain of command in accordance with CSD’s code of staff conduct.
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned staff under supervision maintain an orderly, safe, clean and healthy living environment within areas of responsibility.
• Assists in preparing staff schedule and weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as assigned.
• Enforces all laws, rules, and regulations. Enforces the Zero Tolerance Policy and reports violations immediately to supervisor and/or duty officer.
• Receives complaints, investigates complaints, and documents facts incident reports, investigation summary reports.
• Establishes and communicates safety, security, and fire prevention policies with pertinent center and PRH regulations to students and staff.
• Must enforce and facilitate the Centers Safety & Occupational Health plan
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum:
Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years broad-based civilian, military security or fire prevention and safety experience, one of which was in a supervisory capacity. OSHA Safety standards background.

Master’s degree preferred.

Knowledge of standard security, fire prevention and safety procedures and OSHA requirements. Must possess a valid State driver’s license. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Familiarity of Workers Compensation policies. Familiarity with the problems of underprivileged, minority groups, especially youth. Must obtain and maintain CPR/FA Certification.