Date Posted:

5/15/2023

Deadline:

5/25/2023

Description:

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE

“BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA” FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020!

Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in Covington Twp., Hawley, Hazleton, Sunbury, Towanda and Tunkhannock

Our mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills. Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.

If our mission inspires you, and you are willing to go the extra mile to help our students succeed, please feel free to apply for this or future employment opportunities for which you meet the minimum qualifications. We particularly encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups including women and minorities. Please know that only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications can be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted by a college representative. No phone calls, please.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES:

The Director of Public Safety is a highly visible, key leadership position reporting to the Associate Vice President for Student Engagement, and is responsible for leading, planning, organizing and directing the administrative functions and activities of the Public Safety department. Responsibilities include but are not limited to physical security, campus investigations, environmental health & safety, and emergency preparedness. This position is responsible for the enforcement of all policies and procedures essential to maintain a safe and secure college campus.

The Director is responsible for long term planning, management and training of all uniform public safety officers, public safety service officers and event security.

He/She also serves as a direct liaison with all outside law enforcement agencies.

This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, as well as travel to different college locations as necessary.

THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED AS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Lead the departmental or unit level planning process in alignment with the Institutional Strategic Plan, being sure to meaningfully engage staff members in each step of the process, and facilitate the assignment of ownership for each activity related to the departmental plans and ensure that tasks are carried out as expected.

2. Represents the Department in select working groups, committees, and partnerships, both internal and external to the College.

3. Supervise the Threat Assessment Team and be assigned as a permanent member of the behavioral intervention team.

4. This position implements and supervises the establishment of policy and procedures, including, but not limited to, preparation and maintenance of correspondence, records and reports necessary to provide an efficient and effective public safety department. (I.e. inventory, personnel evaluation, accident, theft, property damage, and violation reports as well as the Crime Statistics Report that is completed each year, etc.)

5. Ensures that the mission of the College, as well as the conceptual and operational objectives of the College, is met.

6. Determines the need for and oversees the requisition of equipment, and other related items necessary to provide the tools for a safe and effective public safety work environment.

7. Collaborate with other departmental heads to ensure that overlapping or related initiatives are coordinated.

8. Provide incident command and coordinate emergency response for incidents such as fires, missing student, or other emergencies

9. Assess achievement of departmental plans annually, formally report results to supervisor, and participate in the college wide review of departmental plans as requested.

10. Manages public safety budget.

11. Participate in the Institutional Strategic Planning process as requested.

12. Other duties as assigned.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

1. Knowledge of Federal, state and local laws and post-secondary education regulations pertaining to crime, safety and fire.

2. Knowledge and experience in the safe and responsible use of public safety equipment.

3. Ability to work with various computer systems and applications.

4. Strong leadership skills.

5. Knowledge of training/teaching techniques for public safety personnel.

6. Knowledge of public relations and crime prevention programming and implementation.

7. Capability to interact positively with all types of personalities, to sometimes include hostile people, while remaining professional and polite.

8. Capability of maintaining confidentiality at all times.

9. Strong organizational and supervisory skills.

10. Strong interpersonal/communication skills.

11. Effective oral and written communication skills across a variety of constituent groups.

12. Ability to plan, organize and effectively direct public safety operations while working within departmental budgetary constraints.

13. Demonstrated commitment to diversity and social equity.

14. Demonstrated collaborative style of leadership and decision-making with administrators, faculty, students, and staff. Experience with emergency planning and incident management, to include familiarity with the Incident Command System.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Safety Administration or a related field required; Master’s preferred; Or, an equivalent of education in Executive Leadership and Police Administration combined with experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Five to Ten years of progressively increasing responsibility and experience including at least five years in a management/leadership capacity within a police department, campus public safety department or security industry.

• Demonstrated awareness of legal issues in higher education and developmental issues relative to College students, faculty, staff and administration. Proven record of innovative and collaborative problem-solving.

• Graduate of a certified Municipal Police Academy in the United States, a State Police Academy, and/or graduate of a US Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy.

ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL DESIGNATION: It is to be understood that this position is categorized as “essential” and requires employee’s attendance during snow events, emergency situations (if required) and when the school is closed for business.

Applications will only be accepted via online method OR email. If selecting the email option, interested candidates can email resumes to jobs@lackawanna.edu. Deadline for applications, Wednesday May 24th, 2023. No phone calls, please.

In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Lackawanna College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in its educational programs and activities, admissions, and with regard to employment.

Lackawanna College is an accredited, private, non-profit educational institution providing opportunities for career and personal development within selected associates degree, certificate and continuing education program.