What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Captain and Assistant Director, Public Safety position at Endicott College?
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POSITION SUMMARY : Assists the Chief of Police / Director of Public Safety with direction and management of personnel and resources for the Public Safety & Police Department. Provides oversight to all sworn and non-sworn department members, manages all operations including police administration, patrol, support services, dispatch, training, internal affairs, accreditation and regulatory compliance. Responsible for planning and managing major campus events. Implements the objectives of the department, while deploying efforts in a community focused approach to law enforcement and overall public safety. Acts in the capacity of Chief / Director in their absence.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Include, but are not limited to, the following :
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Employs effective community policing techniques, ensuring positive and professional interactions are maintained with the Endicott College community members.
- Recommends, develops, administers departmental policies and procedures.
- Manages the professional standards, accreditation and internal investigative functions. Reports findings to the Chief for action.
- Ensure that the policies and procedures established, by the department and / or the Collective Bargaining Agreement, are properly observed and enforced
- Oversees department's operational functions with a focus on mentoring the Lieutenants and Sergeants to be highly effective professional supervisors
- Conducts briefings, issues patrol assignments / directed patrols, and enhances communications across all shifts.
- Manages and implements all department trainings and in-service assignments as required
- Assists in oversight of College's Emergency Response Plan and implementation
- Compliance with Criminal Justice Information Security (CJIS), CLERY, FERPA, POST, MPTC, and other areas as necessary.
- Participates in the department's procurement process for goods and services.
- Functions as Incident Commander at special events and emergency incidents occurring on campus, responsible for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Provides leadership and staff development in areas of police operations and public safety. These areas encompass police patrols; public safety assignments; dispatch communications; police administration; crime investigations; information technology, special events. Ensures all units are working collectively toward the departments goals and objectives that includes identifying best practices public safety standards for the campus to ensure student success.
- Supports scheduling, payroll and leave process, in combination with patrol division.
- Responsible for making recommendations on staff selection and adherence to all departmental and college hiring procedures, focusing on proactive & diverse recruitment
- Plans, assigns and evaluates the work of subordinates for effective operation and results.
- Use independent judgement to recommend departmental or organization mission, goals and objectives, evaluate new approaches to problem solving, and assess changing facts or conditions.
- May act as a liaison to campus departments / committees, working collaboratively to implement best practices and further the educational mission of the college
- Acts as an information resource for visitors and community members.
- Testifies in judicial and criminal hearings as required.
- Enforce applicable state, federal and local criminal codes, College parking regulations, student code of conduct, and all College regulations and policies.
- Perform the duties of uniformed police officer as required
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chief / Director
- Serves as essential personnel.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS :
