System Director of Safety

Title: System Director of Safety & Emergency Services (Manager IV- Safety)

Salary Range: $84,276 (Min) - $105,336 (Mid) (Salary is to commensurate with education/experience and internal equity)

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: KCTCS System Office

Campus Location: KCTCS System Office

Department: SO/AdminServ/Facilities

Total Rewards

KCTCS System Office offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provides operational leadership, direction, and training to the staff of the Division of Safety and Emergency Services and KCTCS college employees involved in the office's functional areas; Responsible for the coordination of plans and programs that protect lives and property, prevents accidents and incidents, and preserves the learning environment and business operations of KCTCS; all KCTCS Environmental Health and Safety, Crisis Management, Title IX Compliance related to safety and security, and System Office security, safety, and environmental management Services. During an emergency, maintain a command center for monitoring and managing the emergency operations; and other duties as assigned. Coordinates efforts of Safety and Security managers at system colleges to jointly develop system wide security and safety initiatives. Regularly engage with Safety and Security managers system wide to ensure effective and timely support of system Safety and Security enterprise. This position will focus on hazard-based risk identification, mitigation, and controls. The Director of Safety and Emergency Services will also provide support and expertise to KCTCS college representatives and local, state, and federal partners. Positions with the KCTCS System Office located in Versailles, KY are term-contract positions, with the expectancy of continuance based on performance. KCTCS offers a hybrid work schedule with a requirement to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per work week. Hybrid work schedules are subject to periodic review and may be modified or terminated at any time

Job Duties:

• Provides technical and administrative support and direction in developing and maintaining crisis and emergency management plans, policies, and procedures system wide.
• Provides technical and administrative support and direction in developing environmental health and safety plans, training, policies, and procedures system wide.
• Develops and maintains Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for System Office.
• Develops and maintains Business Continuity of Operations Plan for System Office and provides support and guidance to college representatives to ensure they have plans in place.
• Updates and maintains Critical Incident Notification Protocols and procedures for entire KCTCS System.
• Coordinates and conducts regular meetings with the System Office Crisis Management Team (CMT) to provide training, emergency exercises, etc. to ensure the readiness of the CMT in the event of an emergency. Alerts CMT when there is a need to be alert and on stand-by to respond.
• Coordinates and conducts regular meetings with the System Office Emergency Response Team (ERT) to provide training, emergency exercises, etc. to ensure the readiness of the ERT in the event of an emergency. Alerts ERT when there is a need to be alert and on stand-by to respond.
• Coordinates and conducts emergency response training exercises for CMT, ERT, and all employees to ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities, and actions to take in the event of an emergency.
• Provides support, assistance and direction in Title IX/Clery Act compliance related to providing safe and secure educational spaces by coordinating training, establishing policies, and ensuring completion of Annual Security Report, Crime Log posting, and Timely Warning requirements.
• Maintains informational databases required to document compliance with Laws, Statutes, Regulations and Policies for the KCTCS System.
• Coordinates and conducts monthly meetings with the KCTCS Public Safety Group.
• Provides reporting and information to Executive Director of ERM, Compliance and Institutional Integrity related to security, safety, env