Police Accreditation Manager

Police Accreditation Manager

Performs intermediate administrative work administering the police accreditation program, developing and maintaining accreditation standards and procedures, ensuring compliance with established state standards, developing statistical and management information reports, maintaining files and records, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Support Services Police Commander.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

• Administers and provides supervision of the City Police accreditation process, Ohio Collaborative Certification, fixed asset inventory, forms control and policy and procedures management; identifies, verifies, and reconciles compliance with established law enforcement standards; corrects and updates deficiencies through policy, training, or other administrative measures; reviews standards and ensures compliance per departmental guidelines.
• Develops and maintains confidentiality of department statistical records, operational directives and employment parameters; prepares and maintains related records and files; conducts research on status and standard changes; develops proposed amended policies to the appropriate authority for review and implementation; recommends and implements administrative procedures.
• Reviews, updates, and maintains master files on standards for compliance, department policy and procedure manual, forms and inventory of Department owned City property.
• Ensures completion of all annual and/or time sensitive reviews, audits, and inventory reports by monitoring report due dates; assists the agency commanders/directors in the completion of the required documentation for the accreditation process as needed.
• Participates with appropriate national accreditation commissions and state professional associations as needed; serves as liaison and spokesperson for the accreditation process in meetings, seminars and conferences; coordinates inspections, mock and on-site assessments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

General knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods of modern penology and criminology; general knowledge of the techniques, principles and concepts of accreditation; general knowledge of operations of the criminal justice system; general knowledge of federal, state, and local laws relative to civil and criminal processes;

Skill in the use of personal computers, associated software packages, hardware, and peripheral equipment.

Ability to exercise sound judgment and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action; ability to apply the interpretation of laws to specific situations; ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to exercise tact and firmness in contact with the general public; ability to communicate complex ideas effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, law enforcement representatives and officials, and the general public.

Education and Experience:

Associates/Technical degree with coursework in criminal justice or related field and moderate experience in law enforcement accreditation support work or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements:

This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking and sitting; work requires near vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements:

Obtain Accreditation Manager Training approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) within one year of hire.

Must meet and maintain all training and education requirements for the position, including training in reference to the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board.

The City of Shaker Heights does not hire individuals who use any form of tobacco or nicotine products. Background and drug test is required prior to employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. EOE