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 regards 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
- 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;
- 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.
- Ability to:
- work independently as well as collaboratively with teams;
- 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.
- Lead the training, coaching, mentoring, and professional development of Student Safety Coaches;
- Promotes the achievement of racial equity in student safety and behavior practices and learning for students;
- Supports using evidence based social emotional learning practices in addressing student needs through use of community building, restorative practices, and other strategies;
- Develop and deliver instruction on procedures and best practices that are designed to minimize and prevent staff injuries;
- Collaborates with the work of strategic planning teams to ensure site based health and safety practices align with the strategic plan;
- Participate in site inspections with Facilities Senior Manager and manage site fire drills, lockdown drills and provide feedback; recommend improvements to site administrators and executive directors;
- Recommend and provide instruction on how to properly manage health and safety policies, programs, and procedures;
- Assist administration in their efforts to develop and maintain Board policies and procedures in the areas of school safety and security;
- Work collaboratively with the Building Principal, building and district staff, and external providers to develop effective methods to assess and address staff mental health and response to trauma;
- Active participant in Restrictive Procedure committee work;
- Collaborates with special education department for Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Everyday Behavior Tools, and related training;
- Provide instruction to administrators on proper methods to review and strengthen site entry protocols;
- Assists in planning, organizing, and implementing staff development and training in best practices in safety and security recommending improvements and/or additions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the building’s s overall security and safety efforts;
- Counsels and assists instructional, support and ancillary personnel in problem-solving activities pertaining to student behavior to determine appropriate solutions;
- Provides support to staff at 360 meetings as needed;
- Conducts safety planning and implementation of safety and crisis plans in conjunction with the District Incident Command Team.
- Leads 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.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Review the full Job Classification