Supervisor of Community Safety

Highline Public Schools; Burien (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Highline Public Schools is seeking a Supervisor of Community Safety to join our Central Office Leadership Team. The role focuses on bridging law enforcement and educational safety frameworks, supervising security operations, and building a culture of belonging across district schools.

The Supervisor will mentor staff, develop training programs, and coordinate incident response with multiple departments. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, leadership experience, and a background

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in school safety, public safety, emergency management, law enforcement, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of leadership, supervision, or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Attend and pass annual firearms training.

Job description

Highline Public Schools is seeking a Supervisor of Community Safety to join our Central Office Leadership Team.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Supervisor of Community Safety works under the direction of the Director of Community Safety in support of bridging law enforcement frameworks with educational frameworks surrounding Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. As the Supervisor, they recognize that strong connections between school staff and students correlate with improved mental health and improved achievement for students, leading to a more positive school climate. To achieve these results, they ensure that Community Safety works alongside other departments to create a culture of belonging. Additionally, they work to carry out the vision alongside the Director to motivate Community Safety personnel, and assist in the development of multi-tiered systems of support where the department is aligned and integrated into school-led and school-designed systems. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated experience supervising safety systems including cameras, report writing, alarms, access control and incident response. The successful candidate will have experience supervising , training and leading teams in safety and security settings, as well as experience in developing comprehensive training programs.

The ideal candidate has knowledge and expertise with childhood social emotional learning, Positive Interventions and Supports (PBIS), de-escalation strategies, and restorative justice practices. Additionally, a successful candidate has strong communication skills and demonstrates the ability to build successful working relationships with diverse stakeholders, supporting a linguistically and ethnically diverse community. They directly supervise and evaluate staff, and lead recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce in alignment with the beliefs and policies of the district.

Please note the following timeline:

This position will close to applicants on Tuesday, October 6th at 11:30 pm PST.HR minimum qualification screening and district phone screenings will take place on a rolling basis through October 13th, followed by site-based screening beginning on October 14th. Interviews will be conducted in person and are tentatively scheduled for the week of Monday, October 26th with the possibility of finalist interviews to follow.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in school safety, public safety, emergency management, law enforcement, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of leadership, supervision, or management experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Attend and pass annual firearms training

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Completion of a law enforcement academy
• School district safety or emergency management experience.
• Experience developing emergency plans, coordinating exercises, facilitating After Action Reviews, and managing after action improvement plans
• Demonstrated experience applying Incident Command System principles.
• Experience leading group training and one-to-one training.
• Completion of ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400, IS-700, and IS-800; HSEEP, FEMA Basic Academy, or comparable emergency management training.