Certified Coordinator-Safety

Summary/Objective

This role is crucial in ensuring the safety and preparedness of our schools by leading safety initiatives, coordinating emergency drills, and developing comprehensive safety plans. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the safety and security of students, staff, and the broader school community. The role may be part-time or full-time based on the current needs of the District.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Lead the District Safety Committee by organizing and facilitating regular meetings, setting agendas, and guiding the committee in reviewing and updating safety protocols.
2. Coordinate and evaluate emergency drills across all district schools to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
3. Develop, maintain or update school safety plans tailored to meet the needs at each site in coordination with school principals and the superintendent.
4. Serve as liaison between community agencies and district administrators and schools regarding safety.
5. Organize and lead training sessions for staff and students on emergency preparedness, response protocols, and safety awareness.
6. Perform regular site visits and safety inspections at each school to assess and improve safety measures.
7. Maintain open lines of communication with the Superintendent and Communications Manager to report on safety initiatives and incident responses.
8. Provide oversight and support for any other safety supervision tasks as required by the district.

Other Duties

This job classification is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time.
• Ability to observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources.
• Ability to use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with Arizona school safety law, Arizona State Board of Education rules and regulations, Kingman Unified School District policies and regulations, and school regulations and procedures.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others by telephone, in written form, and in person.
• Ability to effectively present information and communicate with people outside the district, representing the organization to the public, partnering agencies, and other external sources.
• Ability to perform day-to-day administrative tasks, effectively use technology, and operate standard office equipment.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The incumbent will work within a professional office environment as well as on school campuses throughout the District.  Work is typically performed indoors in an environmentally-controlled environment. Attendance at outdoor school functions and safety walks may occasionally be required.

Physical Demands

1. Constantly required to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information with others.
2. Constantly required to detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, estimate, and assess details as needed to complete job functions.
3. Regularly required to remain stationary, and focus on a computer screen for long periods of time.
4. Regularly required to be mobile and travel to meetings and events throughout the district.
5. Occasionally move, transport, position, put, install, and remove items up to 10 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a certified hourly, part-time, 12-month position that has the ability to turn into full-time. Employee will regularly work extended hours to participate in necessary decision-making conversations and collaborations outside of the typical work day, to resolve urgent situations, and to meet deadlines. Occasional travel to conferences, with overnight stays, may be required.

Required Education and Experience

1. Any combination of education and experience that would allow the incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Demonstrated experience in data-driven decision making in regards to safety measurements.
2. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with site administrators and safety teams.

Required Certifications/Licenses

1. Valid administrative certificate through Arizona Department of Education
2. Valid driver’s license

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Salary : $37 - $43