What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Safe Director position at Carlow University?
Carlow University is currently accepting applications for our Project Safe Director position. The Director will design and oversee the implementation of the Carlow University Project Safe, establishing a multidisciplinary approach to combat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus. The Campus Program supports activities that develop campus-based coordinated responses that include campus victim services, law enforcement, health care providers, housing officials, administrators, student leaders, faith-based organizations, student organizations, and disciplinary boards, and that enhance victim safety. Carlow, in partnership collaboratively and intentionally with Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR), Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office will serve, as the community partners on this project.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Serve as the primary campus prevention specialist overseeing the Campus-based Coordinated Response Team (CCRT) project planning and implementation.
- Coordinate a campus team to address comprehensive violence prevention awareness and initiatives.
- Responsible for CCRT communication and coordination between internal and external partners.
- Oversee ongoing implementation of Project Safe strategic plan in the areas of awareness, prevention, conduct, law enforcement, and victim / survivor services.
- Review the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) annual results to determine the greatest areas of need to guide the CCRT strategy.
- Prepare to conduct an annual Campus Climate Survey.
- Review all printed materials, policies and procedures to ensure that they are inclusive of LGBTQIA experiences, use "People First" language, and are culturally sensitive.
- Review and revise Carlow policies and procedures with particular attention to issues of confidentiality, protection of student rights, safety planning and complaint procedures.
- Plan training for first responders to ensure a coordinated response to DVDVSAS incidents.
- Plan training for Student Conduct Board and disciplinary investigators.
- Create multiple avenues for sharing information about what confidential resources available, including websites, posters, campus-wide emails, and other opportunities.
- Create a schedule for campus-wide universal education and prevention activities and events.
- Plan cultural sensitivity training for all campus faculty and staff, including campus police and investigators, counselors, and medical staff.
- Supervise Carlow Work- Study students.
- Oversee DVDVSAS peer education program.
- Write and submit all required reports mandated by the grant.
- Attend all trainings mandated by the grant.
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Carlow University is Devoted to....
Successful candidates must be committed to envisioning the future of liberal arts and professional education in a rapidly changing environment; have experience working with diverse populations; actively support Carlow's commitment to equity, inclusion, and community; and be able to articulate how they will contribute to Carlow University's Catholic, Mercy mission and values through their teaching, scholarship, and service.
Carlow University is a comprehensive Catholic University situated in a culturally rich and diverse urban setting of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy, an international community of Roman Catholic women with a mission to serve the poor, the sick, and the uneducated. Carlow is an institution grounded in the liberal arts while also offering strong professional programs, committed to engaging its diverse community in a process of life-long learning, scholarship, research, and service. Degrees are offered at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Carlow University aims to provide transformational educational opportunities rooted in social justice for a diverse community of learners, and to empower them to excel in their chosen work as compassionate, responsible leaders in the creation of a just and merciful world.
Carlow University employees commit themselves to the highest standards of ethical conduct. They commit to act with integrity, treat others with respect and dignity, carefully steward the University's resources, avoid conflicts of interest or commitment, maintain confidentiality, and to comply with legal and professional obligations.
