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Director – Security Jobs in Chicago, Illinois, USA at City Colleges of Chicago
Title: Director – Security
Company: City Colleges of Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Type: Full Time
Category: Security, Management
Malcolm X College is seeking a Security Director for the Security Department.
The mission of Malcolm X College is to provide accessible liberal arts and health-focusededucationthat fosters personal and professional achievement. To fulfill this mission, we focus on the following core values: accountability, community,diversity,empowerment, learning, andrespect.
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the largest community college system in Illinois, is made up of seven colleges and five satellite sites, providing more than 70,000 students each year access to a quality, affordableeducation. Reporting to the college President or an assigned executive administrator, the Director of Security manages and oversees all aspects of security operations at a college campus and its satellite sites, accountable for ensuring the safety and security of students, faculty, staff and visitors, and the safeguarding of campus property.
The Director of Security provides relationship-basedleadership, working in closecollaborationwith the campus community to establish and maintain a welcoming and safe environment with an effective security presence that promotes a student-centeredlearning environment. The Director of Security is also responsible for maintaining institutional and compliance mandated records and crime statistics in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act; preparing various reports related to incidents, crimes, and security operations;
and scheduling and ensuring staff compliance with required security training. Performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Plans, establishes, and monitors appropriate security and emergency procedures and implements work operation plans for the safety and protection of the campus community, campus grounds, facilities, and assets.
Providesleadershipand guidance in times of crisis, conflict, and other challenges regarding the overall safety of the campus community. Maintains on-call status to ensure appropriate response to emergency incidents.
Prepares annual, monthly and weekly reports on work activities, crimes and incidents to include: incident reports, daily logs, crime log, operational reports, and the college’s Annual Security Report and crime statistics required under the Clery Act.
Reviews daily incident reports for completeness and ensures follow-up actions, including investigations, are taken by appropriate security staff, college administrators or law enforcement agency, as required. Maintains records related to campus security.
Serves as part of college’sleadershipteam; attends various meetings including President’sleadershipmeetings; contributes as a member or co-chairs safety committees including ViolencePreventionand Supportive Intervention Committee (SIT).
Functions as a key advisor to college administrators on campus safety issues and security operations and ensures adherence to laws and regulations impacting campus security including Clery Act, Title IX, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Prepares and administers the department’s annual operating budget; monitors, reviews and approves expenditures; prepares long range equipment proposals.
Operations and Supervision:
Supervises college’s security staff; observes security officers in performance of duties for adherence to work procedures.
Partners with Human Resources in the interviewing and hiring of security officers. Coordinates on HR matters to include payroll and timekeeping, and performance and disciplinary issues.
Monitors day-to-day o…
