Position Type: Security/Security - 12-MonthsDate Posted: 9/30/2024Location: Lake Forest High SchoolDate Available: 10/15/2024Closing Date: 10/15/2024Lake Forest High School District 115 is seeking an Assistant Director of Safety and Security. Description: The Assistant Director of Safety and Security regularly and directly assists the Director of Safety and Security, in a confidential capacity, in the oversight of all operations, planning, and procedures to ensure a safe and organized learning environment at Lake Forest High School. The Assistant Director schedules, supervises, and evaluates the security staff. Salary Range: $60,000 - $85,000 annually. Benefits: The district provides retirement (IMRF), life insurance, and dental and health insurance with HMO or PPO options and single or family coverage. Status: The Assistant Director of Safety and Security is a non-union supervisory employee exempt from FLSA overtime requirements. Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Licensure (required and preferred):
- High School diploma or GED, required
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice, preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Security or Law Enforcement
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
- Knowledge of federal and state law, as well as community ordinances
- Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for the culture of the community served
- Develops strong relationships based upon trust, respect, and achievement of common goals
- Uses data to solve problems and teaches others to do the same
- Anticipates and identifies problems in a timely manner
- Proactively develops contingency plans in advance of unforeseen circumstances
Essential Functions:
- Oversees the scheduling of, supervision of, and evaluation of, personnel in the security department
- Coordinates regular building surveillance; checks exterior of building, grounds and parking areas to prevent vandalism, loitering and illegal activity
- Monitors student activity (i.e. cafeteria, commons, safe haven spaces)
- Develops and provides professional development opportunities for security officers and building personnel - work with district/building administrators to provide professional development opportunities for our teachers and staff members
- Serves as a member of the Crisis Team and Facilities Team
- Sets rules and regulations for lock - up and unlocking of doors
- Provides supervision and security for school day, athletic, or extracurricular functions
- Manages drills and trainings such as: bus evacuations, severe weather drills, and school safety
- Monitors daily bus and vehicle transportation activity
- Assists with the management of large school events and athletic contests (before, during, and after school hours)
- Supervises security officers and law enforcement during large school events and athletic contests
- Partners to develop proactive strategies to promote school safety and reduce incidents of student misbehavior and misconduct
- Works with administrators to further develop event management, off-site evacuation, and security plans in addition to chain of command procedures in the event of an emergency
- Cooperates with police in events such as auto accidents, personal injury, or other appropriate situations, such as school emergencies
- Maintains strong working relationship with SRO and the school community
- Assists the Dean's Office and Law Enforcement in student investigations
- Processes and investigates all student and faculty reports of thefts, vandalism or any other criminal or harmful act, i.e., false fire or disaster alarms, etc.
- Assures that accident reports are filed
- Oversees the security of summer school in the building
- Meet regularly with the campus operations team including Technology Director, Director of Buildings and Grounds, Building Maintenance and Custodial Departments to collaborate on problem-solving and planning
- Collaborate with shared site leaders for facility needs and logistics for building events and facility use.
- Collaborate with the campus operations team on long-term space planning to maximize facility utilization
- Participate in regular facilities walkthroughs with the campus operations team
- Ensure compliance with building access and front-office safety protocols
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of summer school
Physical Demands and Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel materials. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. In the work environment, the employee is regularly exposed to video display and regularly works in office environmental conditions. The employee frequently works in the evenings or on weekends. The employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally works with the use of a personal vehicle. The employee will have contact with the public which requires appropriate demeanor and apparel. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with regular exposure to loud environments such as: school hallways, cafeterias, and assemblies. The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Application Procedure: Interested candidates must apply online. Click here to access the online application. To learn more about Lake Forest Schools visit our website at www.lakeforestschools.org. To Inspire the Passion to Learn, the Insight to Know Oneself, and the Courage to Make a Difference