<p>School and Community Safety Director JobID: 2581</p> <p>Position Type:</p> <p>Administration/Director</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>7/1/2025</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>District Office</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>Immediately</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>07/31/2025</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DIRECTOR</p> <p>1.0 FTE - DISTRICT</p> <p>AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY</p> <p>POSITION</p> <p>To create and maintain a safe and secure school environment where students, employees and visitors are made to feel welcomed, affirmed, valued, and safe--both physically and psychologically.</p> <p>QUALIFICATIONS</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in social services, criminal justice, psychology, education, or a related field. </li><li>Five (5) years' experience working with children in a leadership role. </li><li>Experience working with a special needs population in a school setting and an understanding of emotional and behavioral disorders, mental health issues, autism, developmental delays, Intellectual disabilities. Previous experience with social emotional/child-development preferred. </li><li>Demonstrate ability and responsibility for emergency management and safety planning. </li><li>Possess a valid NJ driver's license. </li><li>Must pass the required criminal history background check, sexual misconduct verification and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident/immigrant status. </li></ul> <p>SALARY</p> <p>Commensurate with Experience</p> <ul> <li>BENEFITS </li><li>Medical, and dental insurance </li><li>Participation in the NJ state pension system </li><li>Paid sick and personal days </li><li>Tuition reimbursement for continuing education </li><li>?Life insurance </li><li>Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position and district policy* </li></ul> <p>SKILLS</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrated knowledge of restorative practice methodology including philosophy, principles, models, interventions, forms, and techniques; </li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) (e.g., PBIS); </li><li>Demonstrated understanding of implicit bias and its impact on policy and practice with regards to the over representation of minoritized populations in suspension and arrest data; </li><li>Demonstrated ability to build staff capacity; </li><li>Knowledge of state and federal best practices; </li><li>Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with district employees, administrators, students, parents and the public; </li><li>Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills; including reading, analyzing and compiling data driven reports; </li><li>Experience with Google, Microsoft suites and various security systems platforms. </li></ul> <p>REPORTS TO: Superintendent, School Administration and/or District designee</p> <p>JOB GOAL</p> <ul> <li>To create and maintain a safe and secure school environment where students, employees and visitors are made to feel welcomed, affirmed, valued, and safe--both physically and psychologically. </li><li>To investigate the root causes of student attendance issues to address these issues with wraparound student and family supports to remove barriers to students fully engaging in the educational process. </li><li>To lead the development, capacity building and implementation of age-appropriate, equitable and consistent policies, practices, and interventions across our school properties that center collaborative and restorative problem solving. </li><li>To ensure emergency and crisis management procedures are efficient, effective, age-appropriate, and implemented with fidelity. </li><li>To use multiple sources of data in reviewing and evaluating impact of policies and procedures. </li><li>To establish structures for building staff capacity, implementing, monitoring, and improving safety and security policies by leveraging the experience of students, staff, and law enforcement professionals. </li></ul> <p>PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Responsible for ensuring that safety and attendance practices are culturally responsive and appropriate for a diverse and inclusive school community. </li><li>Implements age-appropriate school safety initiatives and protocols, including, but not limited to, school safety, evacuation, fire drills, emergency drills, facilities safety, staff training, and other programs in conjunction with local law enforcement; provides efficacy reports for Administrative Team. </li><li>Serve on a committee to implement restorative justice practices such as peace rooms, fairness circles and de-escalation training, recognizing the social emotional impact of safety on young people. </li><li>Help to lead a culture of "distributive counseling" where all adults assume the responsibility for student's physical and psychological safety, so that no student can fall through the cracks. </li><li>Act as the primary contact person, facilitate communication and cooperation with local, state and federal law enforcement and related social services agencies; </li><li>Coordinate intervention and prevention efforts aimed at student drug and alcohol abuse (and associated violence); </li><li>Coordinate the annual "Week of Respect" activities across all schools with shared themes, training and communication strategies; </li><li>Prepare the school safety and security plans, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-5.1, and the review of approved model policies of the School Security Task Force. </li><li>Serve as leader and coordinator of the Emergency Crisis Team; </li><li>Conduct in-service programs and strategic capacity building for district staff. </li><li>Leads the planning and development of school attendance and truancy plan and monitors appropriate compliance of implementation by building leaders. </li><li>Communicates with district employees about issues that impact student attendance and truancy. Works with guidance team and other relevant staff to make recommendations for intervention and wraparound support for students and families, as needed. </li><li>Under the direction of Administration and in compliance with state law, refer to the court those students and/or parents who are chronically truant and /or non-compliant with state attendance codes. </li><li>Assists with budget preparation as directed. </li><li>Assist in developing 'joint training' and other cooperative efforts, including information exchanges and joint speaking engagements; </li><li>Responsible for the oversight of security vendors/personnel </li><li>Perform related duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Physical demands/work environment:</p> <ul> <li>Routine school environment. Employee may be involved in de-escalating student behaviors using mandatory approved techniques. </li><li>Ability to climb stairs and walk on uneven terrain, play yards and school grounds. </li><li>Ability to move rapidly, forward, backward and laterally. </li><li>Physical capacity to lift, move and position a student up to age 21 who may weigh 150 pounds or more with the assistance of other properly trained personnel. </li><li>Ability to independently utilize routine office equipment. </li><li>Ability to independently travel outside of school hours as determined by administration. </li><li>The physical demands and work environment described is representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. </li></ul> <p>TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 12 Months</p> <p>Salary to be determined by the Board</p>