Apply for Vacancy for Chief of Police at Parkland College in USA. The deadline for this job is 26th March 2021.

About the position:

The Director of Public Safety is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining an extensive, progressive, and proactive law enforcement and safety management program. Also, the Director promotes and creates a culture of safety through innovative practices that emphasize education, prevention, and relationship building.

Job Functions:

• Develop overall vision and framework for the Public Safety functional areas (policing, campus safety, crisis management, and campus transportation); provide leadership in the administration of Public Safety and within Student Services as a whole.
• Enforce all federal, state, and college regulations and policies.
• Also, effectively manage the resources of the department including working with the Vice President for Student Services to establish an annual budget and long-range financial planning for large purchases of such things as police vehicles, busses, police equipment, and campus safety equipment and infrastructure.
• Establish public safety procedures in conjunction with the latest laws, professional standards, industry best-practices, and Parkland College needs; provide initial training on these policies for officers and staff; document all policy trainings; keep the policies current and updated; and provide refresher training for all department personnel as necessary.
• Additionally, assume responsibility for matters involving major incidents and/or injuries.
• Ensure accurate and timely incident reporting to college administration that meets compliance standards set by external entities and Parkland administrative expectations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and Illinois laws regarding campus law enforcement, such as FERPA and Clery.
• Serve as liaison with local law enforcement agencies and other first responders.
• Likewise, recruit, screen, select, and evaluate department personnel.
• Account for departmental uniforms and equipment.
• Coordinate investigations, crime prevention, and victim advocacy.
• Also, coordinate safety awareness, management, and education.
• Likewise, oversee and administer crowd, traffic, and parking control.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination or education and experience.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in law enforcement, safety management, or security.
• Moreover, minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in law enforcement.
• Valid driver’s license; acquisition of valid Illinois driver’s license.
• Also, acquisition of Illinois Police Certification.
• Current CPR certification and AED training.
• Also, acquisition of current Illinois EMS First Responder certification or Illinois EMT B/D level license.
• Furthermore, familiar with challenges facing higher education law enforcement.
• Additionally, ability to ensure compliance with federal and state campus crime legislation.
• Ability to maintain a calm, courteous, and objective attitude in stressful situations.

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s degree.
• Graduation from the FBI National Academy, Northwestern Staff and Command School, Police Executive Research Forum, or similar executive development program.
• Also, experience in higher education law enforcement.

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