Campus Safety and Security Manager

Culver Academies; Culver (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Culver Academies seeks a Manager of Campus Safety and Security to lead a professional 24/7/365 safety team and foster a culture of safety across the campus community. You will guide risk management, emergency preparedness, and incident response while building trusted relationships with students, employees, families, and partners.

The role focuses on developing programs, training personnel, and ensuring compliant operations to protect people, property, and the campus environment, in line with the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Experience leading teams in safety, security, emergency management, or similar fields.
• Experience in a school or campus setting is desired.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the 24/7 Campus Safety and Security team.
• Oversee safety programs, events, and facilities security.
• Plan, budget, and manage department operations.
• Conduct security investigations, risk assessments, and reporting.
• Partner with local law enforcement and emergency responders.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and timely threat communications.
• Promote best practices and continuous improvement in safety.
• Present safety topics to students, staff, and guests.
• Support student life through campus safety services.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

First Aid/CPR Certification

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

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.