Director of Security, Safety, and Emergency Preparedness

Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of St Paul And Minneapolis

Job Location:

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 90000 - 105000

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you passionate about creating opportunities for people to thrive

Catholic Charities is the place for you!

Director of Safety Security & Emergency Preparedness

Elliot Park/Multiple

The mission of Catholic Charities Twin Cities is to serve those most in need and to advocate for justice in the community.

Our programs for children families and adults serve more than 25000 people every year. As the need for our services grows Catholic Charities is working to adapt and respond with strategies that prevent poverty meet basic needs in times of crisis and create pathways to greater stability.

WHY YOULL LOVE WORKING HERE:

Join a mission-driven organization that pairs compassion with accountability and hope with action. At Catholic Charities youll be part of a supportive team dedicated to creating opportunity and advocating for justice. We invest in our employees through training mentorship and opportunities for professional growth.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Safety & Emergency Preparedness is responsible for all agency safety and security functions overseeing the contracted safety vendor ; creating updating and maintaining a comprehensive emergency preparedness and response program; reviewing following and updating agency safety philosophy; creating de-escalation response plans and collaborates on planning and training of staff on de-escalation response best practices; proactively addressing safety and security concerns; working closely with Internal Legal and Compliance Department HR other internal stakeholders community groups law enforcement personnel and local community-based safety services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Create and manage implement supervise and evaluate safety security and emergency preparedness functions including incident command structure setting operating policies and procedures as well as making operational decisions taking into consideration legal regulatory institutional stakeholder feedback and community needs as well as national trends and best practices.
Oversee and monitor the services roles and schedules as well as procedures and POST orders for contracted security vendors.
Create and manage the emergency preparedness and response functions for the agency including overseeing a comprehensive facility-specific update ensuring implementation as well as agency-wide and emergency response team trainings and tabletop exercises.
Create and maintain respectful collaborative relationships with Catholic Charities staff residents/guests/clients neighbors community stakeholders and law enforcement.
Act as Liaison with law enforcement and public safety agencies coordinating with internal groups and stakeholders engaged in community safety matters including meeting facilitation/coordination.
Periodically available for staff training support and incident response over all three shifts at all a variety of locations.
Coordinate recurring facility inspections and provision/retention of all emergency equipment and supplies.
Create and maintain first responder books for all campus buildings including floor plans and fire-life safety equipment stored in each building.
Assists with agency-wide safety training and response including but not limited to CPR first aid Narcan and de-escalation/crisis response with Training and HR departments.
Manage all safety and security systems and software including access control internal/external video cameras and radios with IT support.
Develop and maintain safety and security budget
Ensure implementation of diversity equity and inclusion initiatives within all safety and security functions with emphasis on inclusion of contract personnel from diverse backgrounds into the campus community and culture.

**Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Post-secondary education required bachelors degree in a related field is preferred.
At least five years of safety security or law enforcement experience including at least three years in a leadership or supervisory role
Extensive base of knowledge regarding policy rules regulations and skills related to safety law enforcement and emergency preparedness
Experience with accident/safety incident investigation
Knowledge/commitment to community-based safety models and de-escalation/conflict management techniques of conflict resolution.
Exceptional communication skills
FEMA certified incident command training preferred
First aid CPR and/or EMT training preferred
Experience working with diverse and low-income populations including those experiencing unsheltered homelessness unstable housing chemical dependency or mental illness

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

CPR	Yes
Driving	Yes
Operating specialized machinery (additional assessment may be required)	No
Walking or standing > 2 hours/shift	Yes
Lifting up to 25lbs without assistance	No
Lifting up to 50lbs without assistance	No
Physically restraining clients	Yes

Required Experience:

Director

Are you passionate about creating opportunities for people to thriveCatholic Charities is the place for you!Director of Safety Security & Emergency PreparednessElliot Park/MultipleThe mission of Catholic Charities Twin Cities is to serve those most in need and to advocate for justice in the communit...