Campus Safety and Security Manager

Welcome to the home of LEADERS Mission: Culver educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual, mind, spirit, and body, through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character. Culver Academies is a private boarding school. We enroll students and employ faculty and staff from across the United States and around the world.

We are seeking diverse talent to support our mission and enrich our learning environment. At Culver, we are always looking to strengthen our organizational leadership by adding outstanding talent to our faculty and staff whose passion is to serve our students. Located on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver Academies encompasses 1,800 acres of green hills and woodlands, and a historic collegiate-like campus with beautiful Gothic architecture.

Our location in Culver, Indiana, offers the best of both worlds; a beautiful, serene setting with access to large cities nearby, including the home of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. We are also less than two hours away from Chicago and Indianapolis. The Manager of Campus Safety and Security provides leadership, supervision, and development of a professional 24/7/365 campus safety and security team.

This position is responsible for building strong relationships across the campus community, fostering a culture of safety and service, and serving as a trusted resource to students, employees, families, guests, school leadership, and external public safety partners. The Manager provides guidance, communication, and recommendations on safety, security, emergency preparedness, and risk management matters while ensuring personnel are trained, engaged, and prepared to support the institution's mission.

The Manager oversees all aspects of campus safety and security operations to ensure the protection of students, employees, guests, and facilities. The Manager continuously evaluates and enhances departmental programs, develops strong partnerships with law enforcement and emergency response agencies, and promotes best practices to maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming campus environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the leadership, development, supervision, and management of the Campus Safety and Security team, a 24/7/365 operation. Ensures that personnel are appropriately trained and qualified to perform assigned responsibilities.
• Ensures the safety and security of students, employees, guests, and campus facilities through the management of security programs, personnel, and operations for academic, athletic, ceremonial and special events.
• Ensures the effective operation of the Campus Safety Department through planning, organizing, budgeting, managing, and participating in its activities.
• Conducts security investigations, audits, risk assessments, inspections, and mitigation activities followed by reporting, recommendations, and communications for school leadership.
• Serves as a member of Culver’s enterprise risk management and incident command teams. Developing and maintaining strong partnerships with local law enforcement, fire, EMS and emergency management agencies.
• Ensures the department's and its officers' regulatory compliance as required by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and Culver's policies. Maintain campus safety and crime reports as required by local, state, and federal law and ensures warnings of any ongoing threats to the campus community are communicated effectively and within the required timeframes.
• Seeks continuous improvement in departmental services; maintaining awareness of best practices, emerging trends, and new legislation relating to Campus Safety.
• Oversees security systems, including CEF Life Safety systems and equipment, building alarms, CCTV, and access control programs ensuring that units and systems function correctly.
• Regularly presents campus and guest safety topics for employees, students, and guests. In addition to these responsibilities, this person will contribute to our mission by serving students in additional commitments to realize our promise of a whole person education. This includes a commitment to students in areas such as spiritual life, academics, or athletics along with supporting student activities and campus life.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree required (Masters Degree preferred). First Aid, CPR AED certifications or the ability to become certified is required.
• Significant experience leading teams within the safety, security, public service, emergency management, military or similar fields is required. Experience in a school, college or comparable community setting is desired.
• Interpersonal skills: this position requires the ability to meet people with ease and the ability to work effectively within every level of the organization.
• Advanced School Safety Specialist Training is preferred.
• Investigation and reporting procedure experience.
• This position requires writing and editing effectively and communicating in writing and verbally with tact, diplomacy, and authority when necessary. TOTAL REWARDS: Culver offers much to complement your pay. Our health benefits include medical (Health Savings Account available), dental, and vision insurance options offered at extremely affordable rates and one of our most valued offerings is our FREE on-site Health Clinic including various FREE generic medications. Financial planning benefits include Life Insurance and a 403b retirement account with a very generous company match. At Culver we seek to support your whole self –mind, spirit, and body, which is why you have access to our on-site Fitness Center, impressive personal time off with 10 paid holidays, 200 hours of paid vacation time, and professional development opportunities to support excellence in your craft. Culver also offers FREE meals in the dining hall, limited laundry and dry-cleaning services and a discount at the Campus Store and Uniform Shop. A strong Tuition Remission Program and scholarship opportunities are available for your eligible children attending both schools and camps. Culver Academies is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.