College Safety Director
Apply NowCompany: Mercer County Community College
Location: Trenton, NJ 08618
Description:
Salary: $81,993.00 - $115,059.00 Annually
Location : West Windsor and Trenton, NJ
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202400104
Division: Finance and Administration
Department: College Safety
Opening Date: 02/19/2025
JOB SUMMARY AND DUTIES
SUMMARY
If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the "Community" feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292 acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton.
As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher retention degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose.
JOB DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are assigned. This list is not designed to be exhaustive, the Director may be assigned and responsible for other duties and tasks as assigned.
Access Control
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
May indirectly supervise the work grant directors and principle investigators
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
There may be a situation where the issue of use of force is possible, and there may be encounters with person(s) who are manipulative, unpredictable, aggressive and violent. The only situation where employees are authorized to use force is for self-defense, or for the protection of others such as intervening in a physical fight between two persons. While it is impossible to predict all situations that someone might encounter while performing their duties, it is understood, that employees are expected to conduct security patrols at all hours of the day and night, during many different types of weather conditions. During these common activities an employee might be confronted with potentially dangerous situations. All employees are expected to use their best personal judgment to ensure their own personal safety. Employees should not actively seek to engage threats but instead should be good witnesses for law enforcement.
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to use other senses to talk, hear, taste, and/or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Positions in this class typically require the ability to use a key board, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
CORE COMPETENCIES
CORE COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.
Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance, and meets commitments.
Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Stress Tolerance: Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Negotiation: Effectively exploring alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties..
Diversity & Inclusion: Working with situations involving different cultures/languages and responding to the ambiguity of unexpected/unfamiliar approaches
Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
Full Time Employee Benefits
Location : West Windsor and Trenton, NJ
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202400104
Division: Finance and Administration
Department: College Safety
Opening Date: 02/19/2025
JOB SUMMARY AND DUTIES
SUMMARY
If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the "Community" feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292 acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton.
As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher retention degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose.
JOB DUTIES
- Exercises supervision, management and control over door access (electronic and key actuated), CCTV (operations and records management), notification and alert systems, asset tracking, and other security related software and reporting that are designed to deliver an effective, efficient, safe and healthy environment for education.
- Responsible for overseeing the training function and for staff proficiency and efficiency.
- Assigned and works in conjunction with the team to conduct investigations, inquiries and other fact-finding initiatives and strategies to further the College and Department's mission and goal attainment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are assigned. This list is not designed to be exhaustive, the Director may be assigned and responsible for other duties and tasks as assigned.
Access Control
- Manages efficient and effective operations of access control protocols, technology and key actuated systems. Exercises overall responsibility for all access across all campuses based on sound organizational practices and input from Executive level.
- Works with Facilities staff to maintain and perform periodic and advanced operational and service intervals on all access and security control devices.
- Documents, provides research, prepares reports, furnishes cost and creates/maintains project schedules to deliver improvements and replacements needed to maintain levels of safety and security.
- Monitors use, trending and end-user needs to determine expansion, enhancements and new technology demands; makes recommendations and provides cost benefit analysis on an ongoing basis.
- Provides training on repeating intervals and manages the proficiency levels of College Safety and Facility personnel; maintains and measures accountability of staff/personnel.
- Provides college wide training to enhance safety and efficiency and generates reports that gauge/measure the various needs and use associated with the many systems.
- Maintains personal and unit proficiency on CCTV and related technology.
- Assists Supervisors and Managers and works with staff to maintain efficient and effective monitoring and data file storage protocols including recordings, archiving, retrieval and overall system and network security protocols in accordance with College, local, Municipal, County, State and other relevant policies, procedures, rules, regulations and laws.
- Leads fulfillment of requests for information from the CCTV system when appropriate.
- Works with the College Information Technology department and other internal and external service and support providers to maximize system efficiency and utility, including understanding appropriate physical placement of cameras.
- Leads the purchasing/procurement of operating maintenance, upgrades and advancements to CCTV systems in collaboration with the purchasing team.
- Assists Supervisors and Managers, college-wide, and works with staff to maintain efficient and effective Alert and General messaging system information and source materials, including records, archiving, retrieval and overall system and network security protocols in accordance with College, local, Municipal, County and State and other relevant/pertinent policies, procedures, rules, regulations and laws.
- Maintains Mass Notification and Alert System service levels and operational effectiveness college-wide.
- Maintains personal and unit proficiency on notification and alert systems and protocols.
- Establishes and maintains pre-formatted / pre-approved message libraries to provide effective and efficient notifications.
- Assists with the logistics of sending messages, alerts and archiving / retrieval operations.
- Review, design, and implement college wide policies, procedures, and systems to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
- Complete and submit relevant reporting, including the Emergency Operations Plan, Cunningham-Ruiz (Clery) reporting, Annual Campus Safety Act Reporting, Right to Know, etc. in an accurate and timely manner.
- Maintains college-wide staff performance and overall efficiency of operations with respect to electronic and other automated tracking and accountability measures in addition to general life, health and safety training and levels of proficiency.
- Manages staff orientation training and oversees In-Service refresher training where scheduled and needed to insure staff proficiency and compliance, including but not limited to Security Officer Registration Act Certifications (SORA).
- Maintains equipment and inventory of devices to insure optimal coverage, efficiency in operation and staff/asset protection.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
May indirectly supervise the work grant directors and principle investigators
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
There may be a situation where the issue of use of force is possible, and there may be encounters with person(s) who are manipulative, unpredictable, aggressive and violent. The only situation where employees are authorized to use force is for self-defense, or for the protection of others such as intervening in a physical fight between two persons. While it is impossible to predict all situations that someone might encounter while performing their duties, it is understood, that employees are expected to conduct security patrols at all hours of the day and night, during many different types of weather conditions. During these common activities an employee might be confronted with potentially dangerous situations. All employees are expected to use their best personal judgment to ensure their own personal safety. Employees should not actively seek to engage threats but instead should be good witnesses for law enforcement.
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to use other senses to talk, hear, taste, and/or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Positions in this class typically require the ability to use a key board, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or Associating degree from an accredited institution with combination of ten (10) years of experience
- Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in Security /Safety related employment, with at least five (5) years in a supervisory/management position.
- Demonstrated experience with Community Policing
- Must possess and maintain drivers' privileges in NJ at all times during employment.
- The selected candidate must successfully pass a background check and remain SORA Compliant/Certified.
- Must remain proficient and manage compliance with OSHA/EPA standards on occupational safety, life/health and safety and the use of personal protective equipment as recommended and at all times.
- Must remain accessible and available and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times.
- Demonstrated knowledge of fire alarm, CCTV, alarm and automatic fire suppression systems; industrial hygiene and safety systems and apparatus required.
- Must be available to respond to all emergency situations including after hours, on weekends and holidays.
- Required to live within thirty (30) minutes of the main campus.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in a related field.
- Experience in a campus setting
CORE COMPETENCIES
CORE COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.
Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance, and meets commitments.
Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Stress Tolerance: Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Negotiation: Effectively exploring alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties..
Diversity & Inclusion: Working with situations involving different cultures/languages and responding to the ambiguity of unexpected/unfamiliar approaches
Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
Full Time Employee Benefits
- Health Care
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Optional Tax Deferral Plans (403b and 457b plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mercer County Community College Tuition Waiver
- Employee Assistance Program, Recreation Pass to College's Pool and Fitness Center
- 14 Holidays
- 3 Personal days
- 2 Floating Holidays
- 12 Vacation days in first year
- 15 Vacation days after secnd year
- 12 Sick days per year
- Paid Jury Duty
- Bereavement Leave
- Military Leave
- Various employee discounts include Mercer County Community College Bookstore, Kelsey Theatre, NJM Insurance and Corporate Offers - "Best Pricing" to theme parks, theatre and sporting events.