Associate Vice President of Public Safety

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee the daily operations, planning, and staff of the District Police Department.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the District Police Department, ensuring effective law enforcement services, patrol, investigations, crime prevention, community policing, and safety initiatives.
• Provide executive oversight of the District's POST-certified Police Academy/POST Advanced Training, including strategic direction, program development, accreditation, compliance with Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements, curriculum design, faculty recruitment, and evaluation of instructional quality.
• Provide executive level oversight and planning of POST Academy training programs, program reviews, and accreditation standards including the tri-annual Basic Course Academy Review.
• Working with and providing administrative oversight of selected instructional areas.
• Collaboratively develop annual and long-range plans to address regional accreditation standards and themes related to student learning outcomes and assessments; assist the Accreditation Liaison Officer in all aspects of the accreditation process including annual and periodic reporting as required by accrediting agencies.
• Execute effective management principles by administering student learning outcomes and assessments.
• Facilitate cross-divisional and cross-College conversations that lead to wide input into appropriate processes and that support a climate that promotes innovation and improved service to students and the community.
• Assist in the development and coordination of partnerships with external agencies including appropriate university, school and other off-campus and community groups. Collaborate with other District staff and instructional leaders in developing programs that expand regional education.
• Provide oversight and make recommendations to assigned managers on course scheduling, enrollment management concerns, and faculty assignments.
• Provide leadership for instructional and non-instructional program review processes.
• Coordinate, plan, organize, and direct all aspects of the District's public safety programs at all campuses.
• Establish standards for accountability, professionalism, equity, transparency, and procedural justice in policing services.
• Oversee and coordinate partnerships with regional law enforcement agencies, emergency management agencies, training providers, and accrediting bodies to ensure all public safety departments and programs meet state standards, workforce needs, and emerging public safety trends.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards governing law enforcement operations, including California Penal Code, Education Code, and POST guidelines.
• Direct the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive emergency preparedness and response plans, including hazard mitigation, continuity of operations, evacuation, shelter-in-place, and mass communication protocols.
• Oversee campus-wide training, drills, tabletop exercises, and after-action reviews to ensure readiness for natural disasters, acts of violence, hazardous materials incidents, and other emergencies.
• Coordinate with local, state, and federal agencies in planning and response activities.
• Work closely with the Facilities Planning and Environmental Compliance Manager in matters pertaining to hazardous material management as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with State legal requirements for selection and training of sworn personnel. Remain current on developments and best practices within the law enforcement field.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, including the Clery Act, Title IX (safety-related obligations), SB 553 (Workplace Violence Prevention), and other relevant legislation.
• Develop policies and procedures that are consistent with the District goals; assure compliance with District rules, and local, state and federal laws;
• Provide advice and leadership in the development of District policies and procedures that relate to campus safety and law enforcement.
• Conduct and maintain state mandated training, program reviews for proficiency and accreditation standards.
• Participate in the development and implementation of strategic plans, initiatives, department business plans, work programs, processes, procedures, and policies required to achieve strategic initiatives and overall departmental results in alignment with the District objectives and priorities.
• Lead and engage managers in long-range strategic and financial planning. Monitor and control authorized expenditures for assigned operations.
• Evaluate facility utilization and provide recommendations for the enhancement of facility usage.
• Plan, develop implement and manage district parking and traffic control program.
• Maintain professional liaison with law enforcement and public safety authorities as necessary.
• Oversee and participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of assigned managers, faculty, personnel, and program objectives.
• Develop and manage the public safety departmental budgets.
• Pursue, develop, implement, and promote related grants and contracts appropriate to the public safety and POST Academy programs.
• Ensure that investigations regarding campus incidents are conducted as required and follow-up is completed.
• Work and confer closely and cooperatively with the President, Vice Presidents, and legal counsel on confidential and sensitive matters pertaining to District safety and directs confidential investigations as required.
• Oversee, plan, respond to, and implement any findings of annual audits to ensure compliance with District rules, local, state, and federal laws.
• Oversee the management and coordination of the police and training vehicle fleet, specialized police equipment, radios, weapons and computers.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel; interview and select employees; assign duties and review work to assure compliance with established standards, requirements, and procedures.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings.
• Direct the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative, financial, and statistical reports, files, and records as required by the Superintendent/President and the Board of Trustees.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Principles and practices of executive leadership and organizational management.
• Law enforcement administration, operations, and regulatory requirements.
• POST standards, departmental and academy accreditation, and workforce development practices.
• Criminal law, investigation, and crime prevention principles and techniques.
• Criminal and civil investigations, internal affairs investigations, police background investigations and administrative investigations principles, practices and techniques.
• Threat assessment and behavioral intervention best practices.
• Emergency management planning, response, recovery, and continuity of operations.
• Principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and procedural justice in policing and public safety.
• Interagency coordination, mutual aid, and public safety partnerships.
• Applicable provisions of the Education Code, Penal Code, Municipal Code, Safety Code, FCC, and other official regulations related to the activities of the department.
• Laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to POST, public safety, and police operations including but not limited to the Clery Act, Violence Against Women's Act, Title V, Title IX and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
• Collective bargaining contracts.
• Principles and practices of executive leadership and organizational management, administration, supervision, and training.
• Budget administration, preparation, monitoring, and control.
• Public speaking and presentation techniques.
• Extent and limitations of police powers.
• Effective emergency management and services.
• Large and high-profile special event planning concepts and practices.
• Grant proposals and fund-raising concepts and practices.
• Computers and computer applications that support management systems and student services functions.

• Actively support the mission and goals of the Board, Superintendent/President, and the Executive Leadership Team.
• Provide executive-level leadership, vision, and strategic direction for a comprehensive training, public safety and risk management division.
• Plan, develop, and implement complex policies, programs, and initiatives that align with institutional goals and legal requirements.
• Lead and evaluate law enforcement, emergency management, and risk management professionals.
• Interpret and apply complex laws, regulations, and standards governing public safety and compliance.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with diverse audiences.
• Create and implement a work environment that values diversity, equity, collaboration, and openness.
• Respond effectively to crises, emergencies, and high-pressure situations.
• Develop, manage, and lead high-functioning work teams and managers.
• Conduct and lead meetings, participate in committees, and facilitate the selection of advisory committee members, as necessary.
• Attend meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences to receive and provide information to District.
• Effectively provide outreach to the community.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.
• Actively serve and participate in chair councils and committees as assigned.
• Serve as the Superintendent/President's primary advisor on matters related to campus safety, events planning, emergency management, risk, and compliance.
• Interpret, explain, and apply laws, rules, and regulations.
• Manage and maintain the campus' emergency plans.
• Manage and enforce all required training of police personnel including updating and maintaining compliance with the Education Code, state, and federal training mandates.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing; and prepare required reports clearly and concisely.
• Work independently with little direction, plan and organize work; delegate work as necessary
• Prepare and present comprehensive, effective verbal and written reports.
• Maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information.
• Focus on student success, service excellence, and willingness to assist colleagues as needed.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, linguistic, and ethnic backgrounds and disabilities of community college students and staff as demonstrated by skills and abilities in cultural responsiveness and cultural humility.

• Experience in municipal, or governmental public safety leadership.
• Experience overseeing POST-accredited law enforcement training programs.
• Graduation from POST Law Enforcement Command College, and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy, or equivalent leadership training course.
• Completion of a POST Campus Law Enforcement Course before or after appointment is highly desired.

• Possession of an unrevoked California Commission on Peace Officer Standards (POST) Basic Course certificate
• Possession of a California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Management Certificate, or equivalent.
• A valid Class "C" California Driver's License is required by the time of appointment.
• Valid First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Incident Command System (ICS) training, Standardized Emergency Management Systems (SEMS), training, and National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) training must be obtained within one year of initial hire.
• The incumbent may be required to work evenings (including attending board meetings) and other irregular hours including weekends and holidays.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the San Joaquin Delta College will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

Physical Demands:
Standing, walking, kneeling, crouching, and reaching on a frequent basis.

Work Environment:
Primarily Office Environment. A workplace featuring typical office amenities, including computers, telephones, and office furniture, in a controlled indoor setting. Some outdoor environment; work involves traveling from site to site.

Hazards:
Occasionally, work may involve exposure to unpredictable and potentially hazardous and dangerous situations when working in the field.