Job Description

Basic Function and Responsibilities

Direct and oversee all police, fire and emergency management activities and responsibilities at Oakton Community College.  Act as Oakton's Clery Coordinator.  Protect people who work, study and visit Oakton, as well as property, buildings, equipment and grounds.  Prepare budgets, hire and train department personnel, create successful partnerships, both on-campus and off, sufficient to ensure the ethical and professional delivery of all services.  Exercise independent judgment and discretion on confidential matters. Promote a strategy of community policing while working together with College persons and groups in an atmosphere of open, professional collaboration.

Characteristics, Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the organizational structure of the Department in accordance with professional standards and best management principles.
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise and evaluate the daily activities of the Police Department's personnel.
• Establish, issue, and enforce policies and procedures for employees of the Department.  Ensure that written directives conform to legal requirements, reflect best practices, and provide practical, useful direction to personnel.
• Hold employees accountable for the ethical, effective, and efficient performance of their duties in accordance with written directives.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, train, and exercise the College's Emergency Management Plan.  Ensure that written emergency plans meet the requirements of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and conduct periodic emergency exercises.
• Serve as a member of the College's Emergency Management Team during weather emergencies and all critical events.
• Keep accurate records of Police calls for service, criminal offenses, traffic accidents, citations, arrests, student code of conduct violations, and on any and all other requirements of the College and of statute.
• Ensure that the College meets all requirements of the Campus Crime and Reporting Act.  Accurately report all required data to the Department of Education regarding campus crime, while meeting required timeframes.
• Prepare and submit an annual report of financial needs of the Police Department and Emergency Management areas.  Oversee and recommend purchases within approved budget parameters.
• Direct activities associated with purchasing, maintaining and checking out of Police and College transportation vehicles.
• Treat all persons within the scope authority in a civil, professional, and ethical manner while taking action to ensure the protection of their civil rights.
• Continually seek to determine the Police and Emergency Management needs and expectations of the College, to act upon those needs and expectations, and to inform the College community of the resulting procedures developed to improve the delivery of Police and Emergency Management services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Requirements:

Qualifications and Working Conditions

• Bachelor's Degree Required.  Master's preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in leading police personnel, as a commander or comparable level of supervisory experience in leading police officers.  Experience in leading emergency planning and management, preferred.
• Proven track record of ethical, effective leadership in Public Safety and/or Law Enforcement.
• The ability to think and plan strategically, to exercise excellent judgment and decision-making in stressful situations, and to problem-solve in a collaborative manner.
• State certification as a peace officer.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and training in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Demonstrated commitment to establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with diverse College constituencies.  Understanding, sensitivity, and commitment to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of the student, employee, and community populations.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills.
• Working knowledge of legal issues related to campus police administration including, but not limited to, the laws of arrest, search and seizure, use of force, civil liability, FERPA, FMLA and the Jeanne Clery Campus Crime and Reporting Act.
• Exposure to outside weather on a year round basis.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to lift and/or move items weighing up to 30 pounds and exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• Employee is on call 24/7/52 to respond to campus security and/or safety problems.

 

 

 

Additional Information:

Supervision Received

Administrative supervision is received by the Vice-President for Administrative Affairs.

Supervision Exercised

Administrative supervision is exercised over all Police department employees including police officers, classified staff, and student cadets.

Applicants will be required to complete the following, prior to employment:

Background Investigation
Psychological Exam / Medical Exam / Drug Test

Salary Range: $115,000 - $125,000

 

 

Application Instructions:

To become an applicant, interested individuals must complete the online application linked from the posting found on the Oakton website.  Electronic copies of a cover letter, resume/cv, list of three (3) references with contact information and transcripts must be submitted by the applicant via uploading to the Oakton employment website.  Please indicate the position code (COP-24) on the cover letter. Uploaded documents need to be under 2 MB in size and in either .doc, .txt, or .pdf format. A total of 8 separate documents may be uploaded to an application file that has been successfully submitted to the College.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED:
An UNOFFICIAL copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application by the applicant.

***Official transcripts for all degrees earned are only required prior to appointment.*** Official transcripts or a placement/credential file should be e-mailed to adminsearch@oakton.edu. 

Official transcripts or placement/credential files sent by postal mail should be sent to:

Oakton College
Chief of Police Emergency Management (COP-24)
c/o Human Resources Department
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL  60016

Oakton College is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we seek a broad spectrum of candidates, including minorities, veterans, women and people with disabilities. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Oakton is committed to maintaining an environment free from harassment and discrimination for all and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (gender), sexual orientation, physical or mental disability and reprisal or any other protected status. Further, Oakton does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational, employment or extracurricular activity.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

Out-of-State Employment Defined

Oakton College's primary location of operation is in the state of Illinois. An "out-of-state employee" is defined as an employee of Oakton College whose primary work location is outside of the state of Illinois. State taxes, employment tax, and worker's compensation provisions vary from state to state and require payroll compliance with these various rules.

Allowable States for Out-of-State Employment

All employees must maintain their primary residence in Illinois, Indiana, or a reciprocal state with Illinois. Reciprocal states include Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Illinois has tax agreements with these reciprocal states. Employees may have their primary residence in Indiana since Indiana is adjacent to Illinois.

Oakton is accessible by public transportation

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

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