Director-Public Safety–Support Services-Campus Police

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Job Requisition ID : R00037708

R00037708

Job Category :

Professional and Technical

Organization :

Chief of Police & Exec Dir Public Safety

Location / s : UMMC Medical Tower

UMMC Medical Tower

Job Title :

Director-Public Safety Support Services-Campus Police

Job Summary :

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Police, the Director of Public Safety Support Services will perform multifaceted oversight work directing the administrative and support services of the Police Department at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC).

Director of Public Safety Support Services will coordinate and perform a diverse set of support tasks, managing staff, property, and programs to ensure the department and institution operate smoothly and efficiently.

Duties and responsibilities require coordination, assistance, and support to the UMMC Chief and Deputy Chief of Police. Work is highly independent and requires elevated levels of responsibility and possession and exercise of the following competencies : Program and Project Management, Problem Solving, Written and Oral Communication, Decision Making, and Academic Medical Center Operations.

The Director of Public Safety Support Services will supervise the administrative and support services and directly engages as required with all Department division personnel.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with eight years of increasingly responsible full-time experience, or equivalency, which includes providing clear guidance and direction assuring the delivery of programs and services to internal and external customers, developing and analyzing both immediate and long-term impacts of decisions, analyzing problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, implementing recommendations supporting goals meeting critical deadlines, selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating staff and administering departmental goals, objectives, and procedures.

Master’s degree, CALEA Accreditation, Clery Compliance, Dispatch / Communications Center Managerial and Command Staff experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED : Valid Mississippi driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Must have knowledge, skills, and operations abilities to analyze programs, policies, and operational needs using principles and practices of program development and administration, applying principles and practices of budget preparation and administration to include supervisory, training, and performance evaluation principles, communicate with individuals from various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds while demonstrating respect and sensitivity for perceived differences.

Using organized thought, must be able to produce written documents, policies, programs, and other like materials using proper sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

Using creative thinking, must be able to problem solve encouraging feedback and help others understand and manage change.

Must have excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft office suite and other related platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Identifies, evaluates, and executes significant strategic, operations, and cultural agendas calling for considerable changes.

Manages the development and implementation of the administrative and support services goals, objectives, protocols, and priorities.

• Establish appropriate service(s) within UMMC policy and protocol; monitor and evaluates service(s) delivery methodologies and procedures;
• allocates resources accordingly. Participates in planning, directing, and coordinating the administrative and support services projects;

assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures; meets with Command Staff to identify and assist in resolving obstacles.

• Selects professional, technical, and support staff and ensures effective morale, productivity, and discipline; plans, organizes, administers, reviews, and evaluates the activities and performance of administrative and support staff directly;
• works with support staff to establish work priorities and schedules. Assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems, and internal and external relationships;

identifies opportunities for improvement; directs and implements changes.

• Encourages and provides administrative and support staff training and professional development; prepares and conducts formal performance evaluations;
• works with support staff to develop short and long-term goals, monitors accomplishments; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets;
• and provides coaching for performance improvement and development. Reviews and evaluates information generated by the division;

determine information storage and purge criteria to adhere to records retention requirements. Participates in, supports, and fosters the development of a culture that values people and their differences and is free from inequities and barriers to people reaching their full potential.

• Participates in providing clear guidance and direction, assuring the delivery of programs and services to internal and external customers.
• Research and implement effective solutions and prioritizing problems using a holistic, global approach; putting the needs of the institutional community;

developing and analyzing both immediate and long-term impacts of decisions. Respond to and resolve complex and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.

Oversees and participates in the development and administration of the assigned work units' budgets; forecasts and recommends funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies;

approves expenditures and implements budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary.

• Participates in promoting sustainable, environmentally sensitive development and operations in the community and the department.
• Attend and participate in UMMC community meetings, citizen / student advisory panel, professional group meetings, and related events;

stay abreast of new trends and innovations in public safety.

• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required and directed by the Chief of Police and Executive Director of Public Safety.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for special event operations and police control needs; assign work activities, projects, and programs;

review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures; meet with staff to identify and resolve problems.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal / clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching / stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing / pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, constant standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type : Full time

Full time

FLSA Designation / Job Exempt :

Pay Class : Salary

Salary

FTE % : Work Shift :

Work Shift :

Benefits Eligibility :

Benefits Eligible

Grant Funded : Job Posting Date :

Job Posting Date : 07 / 26 / 2024

07 / 26 / 2024

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified) :