Job Summary:

The Assistant Director provides leadership support in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of campus safety programs and emergency preparedness. The Assistant Director provides oversight to campus safety functions, with a focus on day-to-day operations. The Assistant Director would manage campus safety team coverage for school days and extracurricular events as needed. This is an armed Campus Safety position and requires the employee to carry a firearm while performing assigned duties.

 

The Assistant Director demonstrates a high degree of professionalism, integrity, and commitment to the mission of The Woodstock Academy while supporting a positive campus climate and safe school environment.

 

The successful candidate will:

• Promote 21st century educational excellence through the vigorous support of the mission and goals of The Woodstock Academy; and
• Facilitate individual, departmental, and school excellence through the support of high-quality personnel, reinforcement of best instructional practices, encouragement of a culture of collaboration, and a focus on student learning.

 

Minimum qualifications:

• Must have at least ten years prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer with an organized police department or the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and provide positive references from each prior employer where he/she has served in a law enforcement capacity.
• Must have been certified by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council while serving as a sworn law enforcement officer and must have retired or separated in good standing from an organized local police department or the Division of State Police as required by P.A. 13-188.
• Must not have been found to be unqualified for reasons relating to mental health by a qualified medical professional while serving as a sworn law enforcement officer or separating from service as a sworn law enforcement officer.
• Must successfully complete annual training pursuant to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council requirements and must successfully complete an annual firearms training provided by a certified firearms instructor that meets or exceeds the standards of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and any other training required by law or Board policy.
• Must keep all security certification and training requirements current including, but not limited to, permits, certifications, and/or licenses to carry and use firearms or other weapons on school property.
• Must meet all requirements for an armed school security guard pursuant to Connecticut law, as amended from time to time, and must meet all requirements of a qualified retired law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 926C, as amended from time to time.
• Strong professional ethics and boundaries;
• Experience working with students preferred;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to work a variety of hours with some mandatory overtime;
• Demonstrated excellence in human relations;
• Any combination of experience, training, aptitude, or education which provides the required skills, abilities, and professional maturity;
• Positive attitude, integrity, collaboration skills, cooperative attitude; and
• Applicant must pass a background check.