ABOUT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY:

Willamette University founded in 1842 is a nationally-renowned private university enrolling 2800 students across five colleges. Our historic campus adjacent to the Oregon State Capitol hosts a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts college in Salem Oregon. Our downtown Portland campus is home to the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). We offer a wide range of professional graduate programs including Oregons top-ranked MBA program the Northwests oldest law school as well as MA/MFA programs at PNCA and masters degrees in data science and computer science.

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Director of Campus Safety provides supervision to the Universitys Campus Safety officers and assists the Director with the oversight of the security systems ID card services parking transportation and university emergency response. This is done in accordance with all applicable University policies and procedures as well as federal state and local laws and regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Supervise campus safety officers at Willamettes campuses in Portland and Salem. Assist the Director in providing oversight into the day-to-day campus safety and security processes and programs for the Salem and Portland campuses that support a comprehensive strategy for protecting the security of members of the Willamette community guests facilities and infrastructure.

• Coordinate investigations and security surveys by reviewing all incident reports on a daily basis to determine the appropriate investigation and follow-up. Report concerning incidents to the Director and other designated administrators.

• Conduct briefings with staff as needed and maintain a strong working knowledge of department policies and procedures.

• Participates in proactive campus safety patrol campus incident management after-hours on-call duty and any other campus safety tasks as needed. These include but are not limited to campus enforcement activities; the safe movement of pedestrians bicycles skateboards campus vehicles and other forms of transportation or college property; and the development and execution of safety plans for key campus and community events (e.g. Commencement opening days).

• Assist with the training of the campus security staff including hiring recommending disciplinary actions and prioritizing/assigning responsibilities.

• In times of emergency assist the Director who serves as Incident Commander in the Universitys Emergency Response Plan.

• Establish strong collaborative external working relationships with relevant agencies in the Salem and Portland communities and local stakeholders; crisis intervention services and communications; police and fire as needed.

• Establish and maintain strong and collaborative working relationships with offices within the Division of Student Affairs (e.g. Bishop Wellness Center Office of Residence Life and Housing Office of Student Engagement and Leadership Intercultural Engagement and Inclusion Gender Resources and Advocacy Center Athletics) and other campus offices to identify potential services or processes that may enhance and support safety on campus.

• Collaborate with Salem and Portland Fire and Police Departments; the Oregon State Police; regional Emergency Managers; and other public safety agencies as necessary to ensure timely sharing of information opportunities for training and professional development.

• Investigates vehicle and other accidents occurring on University property. Write reports documenting findings.

• Manage the parking pass/citation citations appeals access control and camera footage request process.

• Attend monthly safety meetings to represent campus safety.

• Interact with faculty staff and students in special event and activity planning. Work with security staff to provide support with regard to scheduling and administrative needs for special events on campus.

• Monitor and assist with safety programs for the Willamette/PNCA community.

• Investigate employee safety concerns; investigate accidents; analyze and propose a course of action to correct or improve safety conditions on the campus. Work closely with facilities University Risk Manager (HR) and other constituents to improve university safety concerns.

• Administers monitors and further develops the Safe Driver Program by maintaining records of involved drivers and DMV driving records and communicating with participants.

• Work closely with the Director to establish Emergency Preparedness Procedures for both campuses.

• Effectively manage employee relations within the department including facilitation of conflict resolution and the handling of formal or informal grievances as necessary.

• Complete all other tasks assigned by the Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management.

Work involves a wide variety of complex duties and responsibilities in the area of the Universitys Campus Safety activities on both the Salem and Portland (PNCA) campuses. Requires a high degree of interpersonal and communication skills to exchange information. The position actively collaborates with a broad array of internal and external stakeholders including administrators students faculty and staff law enforcement and public safety agencies to develop and implement comprehensive services and programs for the safety of students faculty staff visitors and the property of Willamette. All work of the Associate Director and the department is performed with the highest ethical standards as well as inclusivity transparency and accountability.

The Associate Director of Campus Safety undertakes their job responsibilities primarily as an educator supporting the institutional mission of student success and community enrichment. This is not a law enforcement position.

Incumbent directly supervises five to seven individuals and indirectly supervises Campus Safety personnel at the Salem campus. The incumbent is required to drive and travel both campuses in Salem and Portland.

QUALIFICATIONS

Individuals must possess these knowledge skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the duties and responsibilities of the job with or without reasonable accommodation using some other combination of skills and abilities. The individual is expected to follow University work rules and policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree and prior security or law enforcement.

• Ability to manage and lead in a complex rapidly changing environment.

• Ability to take a customer service-oriented and educational approach when dealing with students and the public.

• The ability to remain calm in crisis situations to act decisively and to apply sound judgment in determining appropriate actions.

• Ability to work cooperatively with the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds of University personnel and students and to create a respectful and inclusive workplace.

• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with the public as well as de-escalate conflict and communicate effectively.

• Ability to analyze problems identify alternative solutions project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.

• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.

• Valid OR drivers license (within 30 days).

• A minimum of four years of previous experience in the field of safety or security

• Experience in investigative techniques.

• Three years of previous experience in a supervisory position.

• Must maintain certification of all Campus Safety officers with valid Private Security Officer certification from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. The following are requirements from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for certification as a Campus Security Officer:Graduation or its equivalent to completion from a senior high school;free from any felony criminal conviction and most misdemeanor convictions; and must be 21 years of age at the time of appointment.

• An employer-paid pre-employment physical is required. The physical examination must certify that an applicant is able to walk ride a bicycle drive a vehicle and physically restrain another person as necessary.

• Successful clearance of a criminal conviction record check.

• Ability to work independently as well as demonstrate the ability to promote successful community relations with co-workers the campus community and the public.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree

• Five years of progressively relevant experience in areas of work such as security corrections police officer police reserve officer military police or other law enforcement work.

• Experienced in developing relevant training programs including coordination evaluation and implementation.

• Five years of experience supervising security staff or campus safety officers on a university campus.

Typical Work Schedule and Working Conditions

The Associate Director rotates after-hour on-call responsibilities with the Director to respond to emergencies and must be capable of working flexible hours as necessary to support the 24-hour function of the department. The Associate Director must respond to campus for emergencies or special details and work within an environment of changing deadlines and priorities.

This position may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions as experienced in the performance of essential functions in an outdoor setting including such conditions as extreme temperatures inclement weather noise dust dim lighting and other unfavorable addition to other hazards based on the nature of the Associate Director position. A flexible work schedule including nights and weekends may be necessary due to the nature of the responsibilities and on-call coverage to support emergency situations.

The Associate Director is required to live within a 30-mile radius of the PNCA campus.

Salary: $70000

You will need to upload the following documents as part of your application materials in the My Experience section labeled Resume:

• Cover letter addressing the required/desired qualifications and presenting any other applicant characteristics which deserve emphasis.

• Current Resume.
  

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as received until the position is filled.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT:
All University positions require that candidates submit to a criminal conviction record check prior to hire. Conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being hired. Nature of conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS:

Please read the following carefully before beginning the online application process. To be considered for employment at Willamette University please complete our online employment application. Your application and all required attachments -- listed at the bottom of the page -- must be submitted for each individual job post that you are interested in applying. Once you submit your application you will not be able to edit your application.