District Safety Coordinator

Wayne County Schools Employment Network; Melvindale, Allen Park (MI, MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne County Schools Employment Network is seeking a Safety Coordinator for Melvindale area to lead district safety initiatives, coordinate CSTAG threat assessments, and liaison with law enforcement. The role involves training staff, managing CSTAG teams, and overseeing emergency response protocols across all district buildings.

The position requires extensive collaboration with administration, counseling, special education, and community partners to maintain safe learning environments and

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mel-NAP District Safety Team
• Oversee and support the individual Mel-NAP building safety teams
• Oversee threat assessment training (CSTAG) for select district staff
• Ensure each building has a trained CSTAG team
• Ensure each CSTAG team has diverse members (administration, counseling, special education, social work, general education)
• Conduct threat assessments throughout the district
• Be notified of threats to the district, students, staff, and community
• Conduct CSTAG threat assessments at the district level
• Assist in CSTAG threat assessments at the building level
• Provide threat assessment results and recommendations to the superintendent
• Work with law enforcement to conduct joint threat assessments
• Follow prosecuted individuals through the court system
• Identify victims of trauma and assist in obtaining trauma treatments
• Conduct district safety meetings
• Assist with building level safety meetings
• Provide the district emergency line and respond to calls
• Serve as the district's OK2SAY first contact
• Serve as the district's public information officer
• Write public statements
• Assist administration in writing public statements
• Attend training and maintain certification for public information officers
• Serve as a liaison to the media
• Attend superintendent cabinet meetings
• Attend administration meetings
• Oversee various district safety/crisis concerns at all three phases of safety
• Primary Prevention: creating policies and training for safety events
• Secondary intervention: address the emergency, follow the safety plan, mitigate the impact, and resolve the emergency as safely, and quickly as reasonable
• Tertiary Intervention: identify those impacted by the safety event and provide supports, including trauma debriefing
• Oversee post critical incident debriefing with the safety team, emergency services, staff, and community, as necessary
• Oversee ALICE training for the district
• Advise on online training modules for district staff
• Provide in person ALICE training for select district staff
• Maintain Certified ALICE Trainer status and updates
• Serve as liaison to ALICE/Navigate360
• Serve as a liaison to the Lockout Company and assist in the installation, training, and usage of the SmartBoot System for the district
• Assist Building Services and Maintenance in assessing and maintaining the physical security, structures of the district and camera systems.
• Provide a presence for assistance and deterrence at each of the district's buildings
• Attend safety conferences to obtain critical updates and information
• Michigan State Police Office of School Safety Academy
• Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference
• North American Active Assailant Conference
• Obtain various trainings relevant to the Safety Coordinator position
• Trauma diffusion from STARR Commonwealth and School specialist from TLC
• Maintain and update multiple FEMA trainings such as unified incident command (UIC)
• CERT
• CBRNE
• RESA bus security training
• Preview and recommend district trainings modules for district staff from Safe Schools and other sources
• Bus driver training
• Anti-bullying
• Suicide prevention/intervention
• Basic threat assessment
• Work with the Special Education Director regarding safety incidents and concerns with special education students
• Assist in providing victim impact statements to the court when necessary
• Review, update, and maintain the district emergency operations plan (EOP)
• Attend trainings
• Receive updates and bulletins
• Review for best practices
• Provide recommendations for additions and changes
• Make submissions to central office for review
• Review the safety aspects of the district code of conduct, policies and procedures for best practices and legal compliance
• Assist the district with recommendations regarding liability in safety issues
• Work with the district lawyer during safety events
• Work with the district technology department in various aspects
• District cameras
• Electronic card readers
• Digital security
• Digital threats
• Collection of digital and video evidence
• Work with district SROs when applicable
• Facilitate community town hall safety meeting for the school district when necessary
• Answer emails of safety concern from staff, students, parents, and the community
• Assist in running safety drills and providing feedback to front office staff.
• Delivering notices of trespass as needed throughout the district.
• Work with district truancy officers to communicate with families of chronically absent students.
• CPI- Train the trainer
• Assist in supporting front office staff when needed.

Education

Three years teaching experience

Job description

• Date Posted: 8/18/2026


• District: Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the Mel-NAP District Safety Team


• Oversee and support the individual Mel-NAP building safety teams


• Oversee threat assessment training (CSTAG) for select district staff


• Ensure each building has a trained CSTAG team


• Ensure each CSTAG team has diverse members (administration, counseling, special education, social work, general education)


• Conduct threat assessments throughout the district


• Be notified of threats to the district, students, staff, and community


• Conduct CSTAG threat assessments at the district level


• Assist in CSTAG threat assessments at the building level


• Provide threat assessment results and recommendations to the superintendent


• Work with law enforcement to conduct joint threat assessments


• Follow prosecuted individuals through the court system


• Identify victims of trauma and assist in obtaining trauma treatments


• Conduct district safety meetings


• Assist with building level safety meetings


• Provide the district emergency line and respond to calls


• Serve as the district's OK2SAY first contact


• Serve as the district's public information officer


• Write public statements


• Assist administration in writing public statements


• Attend training and maintain certification for public information officers


• Serve as a liaison to the media


• Attend superintendent cabinet meetings


• Attend administration meetings


• Michigan State Police


• FBI


• Department of Homeland Security


• Community Partnerships


• Oversee various district safety/crisis concerns (other than threats) at all three phases of safety


• Primary Prevention: creating policies and training for safety events


• Secondary intervention: address the emergency, follow the safety plan, mitigate the impact, and resolve the emergency as safely, and quickly as reasonable


• Tertiary Intervention: identify those impacted by the safety event and provide supports, including trauma debriefing


• Oversee post critical incident debriefing with the safety team, emergency services, staff, and community, as necessary


• Oversee ALICE training for the district


• Advise on online training modules for district staff


• Provide in person ALICE training for select district staff


• Maintain Certified ALICE Trainer status and updates


• Serve as liaison to ALICE/Navigate360


• Serve as a liaison to the Lockout Company and assist in the installation, training, and usage of the SmartBoot System for the district


• Assist Building Services and Maintenance in assessing and maintaining the physical security, structures of the district and camera systems.


• Provide a presence for assistance and deterrence at each of the district's buildings


• Attend safety conferences to obtain critical updates and information


• Michigan State Police Office of School Safety Academy


• Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference


• North American Active Assailant Conference


• Obtain various trainings relevant to the Safety Coordinator position


• Trauma diffusion from STARR Commonwealth and School specialist from TLC


• Maintain and update multiple, various FEMA training such as unified incident command (UIC)


• CERT


• CBRNE


• RESA bus security training


• Preview and recommend district trainings modules for district staff from Safe Schools and other sources


• Bus driver training


• Anti-bullying


• Suicide prevention/intervention


• Basic threat assessment


• Work with the Special Education Director regarding safety incidents and concerns with special education students


• Assist in providing victim impact statements to the court when necessary


• Review, update, and maintain the district emergency operations plan (EOP)


• Attend trainings


• Receive updates and bulletins


• Review for best practices


• Provide recommendations for additions and changes


• Make submissions to central office for review


• Review the safety aspects of the district code of conduct, policies and procedures for best practices and legal compliance


• Assist the district with recommendations regarding liability in safety issues


• Work with the district lawyer during safety events


• Work with the district technology department in various aspects


• District cameras


• Electronic card readers


• Digital security


• Digital threats


• Collection of digital and video evidence


• Work with district SROs when applicable


• Facilitate community town hall safety meeting for the school district when necessary


• Answer emails of safety concern from staff, students, parents, and the community


• Assist in running safety drills and providing feedback to front office staff.


• Delivering notices of trespass as needed throughout the district.


• Work with district truancy officers to communicate with families of chronically absent students.


• CPI- Train the trainer


• Assist in supporting front office staff when needed.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Minimum three (3) years teaching experience.