Director Public Safety - Jefferson Abington/Lansdale

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Public safety provides oversight and leadership for the Public Safety functions, to include security, and emergency management for the North Region hospitals and geographically assigned off-site ambulatory practices. Coordinates overall public safety for the Abington & Lansdale campus areas in partnership with academic/clinical leaders, local authorities having jurisdiction, students and community stakeholders to assure that safety is addressed in a comprehensive and strategic manner. Leads, plans, organizes and directs the administrative and operational functions and activities of the Abington & Lansdale defined areas of Public Safety specifically; and secondarily at the remaining North Region campuses, which includes physical security, campus investigations, and emergency preparedness. Ensures enforcement of all regulations, policies and procedures essential to a safe and secure campus and hospital environment. Provides enterprise support to the Senior Director - North Region and VP of Public Safety for strategy development and program planning. Directs the daily operations and oversees investigations of Jefferson Security Department. Maintains liaison with law enforcement agencies, community organizations, civic groups, etc. Job Description The Director of Public safety provides oversight and leadership for the Public Safety functions, to include security, and emergency management for the North Region hospitals and geographically assigned off-site ambulatory practices. Coordinates overall public safety for the Abington & Lansdale campus areas in partnership with academic/clinical leaders, local authorities having jurisdiction, students and community stakeholders to assure that safety is addressed in a comprehensive and strategic manner. Leads, plans, organizes and directs the administrative and operational functions and activities of the Abington & Lansdale defined areas of Public Safety specifically; and secondarily at the remaining North Region campuses, which includes physical security, campus investigations, and emergency preparedness. Ensures enforcement of all regulations, policies and procedures essential to a safe and secure campus and hospital environment. Provides enterprise support to the Senior Director - North Region and VP of Public Safety for strategy development and program planning. Directs the daily operations and oversees investigations of Jefferson Security Department. Maintains liaison with law enforcement agencies, community organizations, civic groups, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• 5 years experience in proprietary Security, preferably in a healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree

Responsibilities

• Supervises, leads security department to include, structure development, strategic planning, shift management and ensures officer deployment is effective and efficient.
• Ensures that policy, post orders and protocols are reviewed and developed to maintain a safe and secure campus environment.
• Sets objective attainable goals for the security team.
• Chairs the Security & workplace violence sub-committee and serves as a member of the EOC committee.
• Coordinates with chairs of EOC and Emergency Management Committees to ensure department readiness and supports committee missions.
• Prepares Hazard Vulnerability Assessments are conducted and mitigation strategies are implements.
• Ensures departmental preparedness for civil disturbance, strike, bomb threat, etc...
• Makes safety recommendations as appropriate.
• Oversees the hiring of qualified personnel.
• Develops and oversees training program for initial training of new staff, and on-going training of existing staff.
• Ensures documents related to training programs are in order and long-range objectives for staff awareness, professional development and retention are realized.
• Manages the security, administrative and support staff departmental budgets and controls the expenditure of funds for related cost centers.
• Monitors internal investigations.
• Directs the activity of Security internal investigators, and reviews all investigations.
• Coordinates investigative conclusions with Director of Investigations, university/hospital attorneys and risk management.
• Develops good relationships between university/hospital, law enforcement agencies and external public safety organizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Senior Director

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees