Technical Security & Life Safety Manager

Southeast Christian Church; Middletown (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Christian Church is seeking a Technical Security & Life Safety Manager to develop, coordinate, and continuously improve security, life safety, emergency preparedness, and related programs across all campuses. You will lead security technology standards, video systems, access control, intrusion detection, and emergency notification, while coordinating with IT, facilities, and risk management.

This role also oversees medical response teams, CPR/First Aid/AED training, and drone program

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor's preferred in security management, emergency management, information technology, criminal justice, fire safety, or related field.
• CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Certification or able to become certified.
• Experience managing security systems, vendors, projects, inspections, investigations, or emergency preparedness programs.
• Engaged member of Southeast Christian Church, or willing to become one.
• Strong knowledge of security technology, life safety systems, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain church-wide standards for security technology across all campuses.
• Oversee video systems, access control, intrusion detection, and emergency notification capabilities.
• Coordinate with IT, facilities, risk management, and vendors to support security operations.
• Manage drone program governance and adherence to policy.
• Provide oversight of medical coverage and CPR/AED/first aid training across campuses.

Skills

Security technology

Access control

Video systems

Intrusion detection

Life safety

Emergency preparedness

Risk assessment

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Video management system (VMS)

Intrusion detection systems

Access control systems

Job description

The Technical Security & Life Safety Manager is responsible for developing, coordinating, maintaining, and continuously improving the technical security, life safety, emergency preparedness, operational intelligence, and safety support programs that protect employees, volunteers, members, visitors, ministry activities, and facilities across all Southeast Christian Church campuses.

This position serves as a church-wide subject matter resource for security technology, access and door management, video systems, intrusion detection, fire and life safety systems, emergency notification capabilities, security alerts, operational intelligence, investigations and evidence support, risk reduction, and emergency preparedness. Oversight of medical response and nursing teams (staff and volunteer) and CPR/First Aid/AED training is required in addition to the technical security responsibilities.

Why Southeast?

Southeast Christian Church is a dynamic, growing church where staff are encouraged to lead boldly, care deeply, and live authentically.

What You Will Be Doing

Essential Functions - Technical Security

• Develop and maintain church-wide standards for security technology across all Southeast Christian Church campuses.
• Oversee enterprise video systems, including camera placement and coverage standards, system health, retention, retrieval, export, documentation, and authorized evidence preservation.
• Coordinate electronic access control, card readers, controllers, schedules, access levels, alarms, and integration with physical door hardware.
• Coordinate administration and maintenance of intrusion detection systems, including DMP panels, zones, schedules, testing, monitoring, and false-alarm reduction.
• Coordinate with Information Technology regarding security servers, appliances, integrations, communications infrastructure, and protected networks.
• Works with associated vendors to troubleshoot and identify issues with alarm panels, false alarms, and battery replacement servicing.
• Attends inspections with fire marshals for the Blankenbaker campus and prepares corrective action reports.
• Coordinates inspections for fire extinguishers and ensures each unit is operational
• Communicates with legal and risk management teams, as necessary.
• Responsible for oversight of video camera system. This includes troubleshooting camera outages, ordering replacement cameras, and processing video footage request forms.
• Manages technology projects such as door sensors and lockdown device management systems.
• Management and oversight of Unmanned Aircraft System (drone) program and adherence to policy.

Essential Functions - Life Safety

• Provides oversight for medical coverage at the Blankenbaker Campus and other campuses via a team of volunteers or contractors.
• Reviews all medical incident reports from a risk perspective and follows up with injured parties or campus designee to clarify extent of injury and treatment provided to the injured party.
• Communicates with Safety and Security team on current trends in medical and safety incidents across all the campuses.
• Supervises staff nurses assigned to Blankenbaker Children’s Ministry.
• Oversight of medical team volunteers including recruitment and onboarding.
• Assist all Southeast campuses with medical team volunteer requests as needed.
• Assists with purchasing AED’s and first aid kits at all Southeast Campuses.
• Oversight of staff and volunteer annual/bi-annual training for CPR/AED/first aid certification at all Southeast Campuses. Organizes and conducts additional training opportunities as requested by the campuses.
• Recruits and coordinates medical volunteers/contractor coverage for all summer camps in collaboration with Church Wide Initiatives team.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong knowledge of security technology, physical security principles, access control, video systems, intrusion detection, and life safety systems.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, including the ability to evaluate information, identify patterns, and distinguish actionable concerns from non-actionable information.
• Knowledge of emergency preparedness, risk assessment, and incident management principles.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple campuses, vendors, projects, and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with staff, volunteers, ministry leaders, Facilities, Information Technology, vendors, law enforcement, and community partners.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling security information, investigations, evidence, and sensitive operational information.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, special events, and occasional emergency response.
• Commitment to servant leadership and the mission of Southeast Christian Church.
• CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Certification or able to become certified.
• Ability to collaborate across teams to improve safety and mitigate risk exposure.

Our Requirements

• Associate degree required; bachelor's degree preferred in security management, emergency management, information technology, criminal justice, fire science, safety, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Certification or able to become certified.
• Prior experience preferred in one or more of the following: security technology; law enforcement; security management; emergency management; fire/life safety; investigations; intelligence analysis; access control; facilities security; or related field.
• Experience managing security systems, vendors, projects, inspections, investigations, or emergency preparedness programs preferred.
• Experience with enterprise video, electronic access control, intrusion detection, emergency notification, or related security technology preferred.
• Engaged member of Southeast Christian Church, or willing to become one.
• Exemplifies our seven staff values: Honor, Care, Accountability, Grit, Authenticity, Humility, and Fun.
• Leads by example fulfilling the staff expectations of groups, inviting, serving, worship and giving.
• Agree with the *Statement of Faith, submit to the leadership established by the church, and lives out our church Mantras in tangible ways. https://www.southeastchristian.org/who-we-are#mantras
• Please read our Statement of Faith that is attached below.You will be asked if you agree with our Statement of Faith within the application process.