Director of Safety and Security

Director of Safety and Security

Location:

Manhattan campus, The New Jewish Home

Reporting to the Assistant Administrator, the Director of Safety and Security will plan, organize, supervise, coordinate, and control the activities of the Safety and Security Department, Emergency Management Program, and the Environment of Care Program, in accordance with The New Jewish Home's mission, vision, and values.

• Develops, evaluates and implements departmental policies and procedures, goals and objectives and standards of work.
• Prepares, evaluates and controls the department's operating and capital budgets.
• Develops and applies standards of performance and productivity.
• Properly hires, orients, trains, evaluates and disciplines personnel within Human Resources guidelines.
• Develops orientation and ongoing training for the Home and department personnel.
• Performs periodic risk assessments to evaluate effectiveness of Safety/Security programs.
• Keeps abreast of current occupational trends and assesses for relevancy to the Home's program.
• Participates in information management, performance improvement, and infection control programs.
• Develops, evaluates, and implements the Safety Program for the Home.
• Develops, evaluates, and implements the Emergency Management Program for the Home.
• Reviews documented plans for the Environment of Care in all seven areas.
• With accountable individuals, establishes the performance standards to measure the effectiveness of programs for each of the seven areas.
• Directs an ongoing organization-wide process to collect information about deficiencies and opportunities for improvement in the Environment of Care program.
• Works with appropriate staff to implement Environment of Care Committee recommendations and monitor the effectiveness of the recommended changes.
• Completes an annual evaluation of the objectives, scope, performance and effectiveness of the safety management program.
• Coordinates all activities with outside agencies to maintain obligations to federal, state, and local authorities having jurisdiction.

• College degree preferred.
• Five years of management experience and two-three years of supervisory experience in Safety/Security Operations.
• Fire Safety Director Certificate.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedure manuals.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Director

Full-time

Other, Information Technology, and Management