Chief of Campus Safety, Campus Safety

This position oversees all activity related to vision, development, and operation of security and emergency response for Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy. Specific tasks and duties explained in more detail below.

Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in developing and operationalizing future vision for the

department.

• Actively engage senior administration in understanding the organization’s needs, developing strategic plans to meet those needs, and sufficiently securing resources to operationalize those plans.
• Actively engage Command Staff and the Office of Risk Management in

developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency response procedures, protocols, and training.

• Actively engage academic community, including speaking in classes, engaging committees, presenting curriculum, and developing relationships with employees.
• Actively engage in developing educational curriculum for Active Violence,

Inclement Weather, Other Natural Disaster, etc.

• Manage and develop team of personnel, including Command Staff, first line supervisors, and front-line personnel.
• Actively engage Command Staff in developing, honing, and maintaining

departmental procedures, protocols, and training.

• Actively engage Command Staff in developing, implementing, and maintaining communications technology, protocols, and training.
• Actively engage in development of specialized programs, such as Field

Training Officers, special units, and community outreach.

• Actively engage in accreditation processes.
• Actively engage in hiring and onboarding of personnel.
• Actively engage in special events (ie. graduations, sports tailgates and games, concerts, etc.) as necessary.
• Present in-person training for in-service and similar.
• Conduct bi-annual written evaluations of all direct reports.
• Develop improvement goals for direct reports.
• Assist Command Staff with direct report evaluations, as necessary.
• Engage in addressing officer infractions and disciplinary procedures, as

necessary.

• Actively assist Command Staff in managing and developing security

expectations, procedures, physical security at Lipscomb Academy Lower

School and Lipscomb Academy Upper School.

Additional Expectations :

• Conduct weekly Command Staff meeting.
• Conduct weekly one-on-one meeting with Division Directors, as necessary.
• Conduct regular benchmarking with other universities and K-12 schools.
• Actively engage in developing and maintaining relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Actively monitor, direct, and strategically engage budgetary spending.
• Engage in additional duties as necessary.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree or above is preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in security, law enforcement, military, or combination.
• Advanced understanding of communications software and technology

(preferred).

• Advanced understanding of patrol and dispatch procedures (preferred).
• Advanced understanding of executive protection and event security

(preferred).

Experience

Required - 5 year(s): 5+ years of experience in security, law enforcement, military, or combination. Advanced understanding of communications software and technology (preferred). Advanced understanding of patrol and dispatch procedures (preferred). Advanced understanding of executive protection and event security (preferred).

Education

Required - Bachelors or better

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