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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• state and federal laws, regulations, rules, codes, and standards of workplace safety, emergency preparedness, restrictive procedures, and workplace environment issues;
• how safety can impact students, staff, and other occupants;
• social-emotional learning practices support student needs;
• best practices with regard to emergency planning assessments, workplace safety, threat, and security assessments, emergency/crisis tabletop drills, and full-scale emergency drills;
• best practices to promote and maintain security and safety of staff and students;
• the student populations served in District 287 programs and the safety issues presented in different instructional settings;
• essential workplace safety, and environmental concepts
• principles and best practices of comprehensive program development, process improvement, and official documentation standards.

Skills in:

• the development of operational procedures and guides to workplace safety;
• the development of procedures and guides for support of students and the de-escalation of challenging, disruptive, and/or aggressive behaviors;
• strong training and presentation skills using interactive delivery methods;
• Leading, designing, and delivering large-scale safety training and staff development programs across multi-site teams;
• organizational leadership and multi-tasking;
• developing interpersonal and interagency relationships;
• strong oral and written communication;
• working with a culturally diverse population and the ability to navigate intercultural issues with sensitivity, awareness, and a high level of cultural proficiency.
• technical writing, standard operating procedure (SOP) drafting, and comprehensive safety/program documentation.

Ability to:

• work independently as well as collaboratively with teams;
• supervise, direct, and align personnel and operations across multi-site facilities;
• design, implement, and document new safety programs, operational processes, and compliance workflows;
• expand knowledge of social emotional learning best practices with teams;
• proactively identify and suggest ways to reduce safety risks and liability, prevent and manage workplace violence and improve school-community relations relating to safety;
• perform assessments of safety-related issues and provide statistical analysis and reports to district leaders;
• assess, plan, and deliver health and safety related curriculum to a broad and diverse audience;
  initiate, innovate, be flexible, and follow through.

Essential Functions
The following identifies the essential functions of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all duties.

• Supervise and lead multi-site teams in maintaining District safety, security, and crisis intervention efforts.
• Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of large-scale safety training for district staff and partners.
• Manage the design, program development, and formal documentation of safety policies, standard operating procedures, and risk management guidelines.
• Lead the training, coaching, mentoring, and professional development of Student Safety Coaches;
• Manage the Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), and related training
• Collaborate with special education and student supports department for Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), and related training;
• Lead critical incident and restrictive procedure data collection. Assists staff in analyzing and interpreting data to provide an objective assessment of the effectiveness of individual student and program interventions
• Promote equitable student safety, behavior-response practices, and learning outcomes for all students;
• Support using evidence-based social emotional learning practices in addressing student needs through use of community building, restorative practices, and other strategies;
• Assist in planning, organizing, and implementing staff development and training on safety and security best practices, including the effective management of safety policies, programs, and procedures designed to enhance building safety efforts and minimize staff injuries;
• Collaborate with the work of strategic planning teams to ensure site-based health and safety practices align with the strategic plan; manage site fire drills, lockdown drills and provide feedback; recommend improvements to site administrators and executive directors;
• Active participant in Restrictive Procedure Oversight Committee work;
• Provide instruction to administrators on proper methods to review and strengthen site entry protocols;
• Counsel and assist instructional, support and ancillary personnel in problem-solving activities pertaining to student behavior to determine appropriate solutions;
• Provide support to staff at 360 meetings as needed;
• Conduct safety planning and implementation of safety and crisis plans in conjunction with the District Incident Command Team;
• Perform other duties as assigned.
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Location: Based out of the District Service Center in Plymouth, MN
Reports to: Senior Manager of Health & Safety
Start Date: September 2026
Contracted days: 261 days
This position follows the Employment Guide for Administrators and Unaffiliated Employees
Salary: Minimum starting salary for Unaffiliated Managers is $79,000
Benefits:

• Low cost medical insurance
• No Premium Employee-Only (Single) Medical Insurance
• Infertility benefits
• $40 copay for outpatient mental health services
• Low cost dental insurance
• District funded HRA account
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Optional health care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Optional dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Extensive wellness services that includes 6 free confidential counseling sessions
• Retirement benefits through PERA
• Optional 403b with district match after one year
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Mental Health benefits
• Ongoing professional development
• More details can be found on our webpage: Contracts/Benefits – Intermediate District 287