What are the responsibilities and job description for the Threat and Risk Assessment Coordinator position at Oklahoma City Public Schools?
- Ensure risk assessment and threat management practices minimize disruptions to instructional time.
- Provide actionable recommendations that directly support safe and effective teaching and learning.
- Partner with principals to build, train, and sustain school-based threat assessment teams or integrate responsibilities into existing structures (e.g., student support teams).
- Deliver ongoing training, tabletop exercises, and coaching to threat assessment teams on national protocols and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Provide consultation during threat assessment cases to ensure consistency, equity, and adherence to established protocols.
- Promote a culture of safety, trust, and equity across all schools.
- Ensure that safety and threat assessment services are accessible and consistent across diverse campuses.
- Provide transparent communication and collaboration with district departments, families, and community partners.
- Uses social media monitoring platforms to investigate threats and self-harm indicators, promoting proactive intervention and student safety.
- Coordinate and monitor districtwide threat assessment and management protocols, ensuring alignment with national standards and district policy.
- Oversee facility risk assessments using CPTED and other nationally recognized assessment frameworks, tracking completion cycles and action plans.
- Develop district systems for data collection, tracking, and analysis of threat assessment trends, team activity, and mitigation measures.
- Performs other duties as assigned in alignment with the district’s mission and values.
- Completion of mandated risk vulnerability assessments at all school sites by required timelines.
- Coordination of compliance work to address identified vulnerabilities and implement OSSI best practices.
- Management and continuous improvement of behavioral threat assessment and management protocols.
- Cross-functional collaboration with Security, Operations, and Academic divisions to ensure alignment of safety efforts with district priorities.
- 100% of school sites complete risk vulnerability assessments within state-required timelines.
- Documented corrective action plans and evidence of compliance with OSSI best practices.
- Districtwide consistency in application of behavioral threat assessment protocols.
- Positive feedback from school leaders and staff on the effectiveness of safety and threat management support.
- Year-over-year improvements in audit and regulatory compliance ratings.
- Associate's degree preferred or similar experience in Criminal Justice, Education, Psychology, Social Work, Public Safety, Emergency Management, or a related field.*
- Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in behavioral threat assessment, student support services, school safety, emergency management, law enforcement, mental/behavioral health, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting multidisciplinary assessments, safety planning, or case management involving students or vulnerable populations.
- Knowledge of nationally recognized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) frameworks such as:
- U.S. Secret Service NTAC model
- Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines
- Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)
- Other evidence-based multidisciplinary threat assessment protocols
- Understanding of school safety practices, risk/vulnerability assessments, and CPTED principles.
- Knowledge of key Oklahoma requirements, including OSSI best practices and state-mandated risk/vulnerability assessments.
- Ability to interpret legal and regulatory guidance related to school safety, FERPA, crisis response, and student support processes.
- Proficiency with data tracking, analysis, and case management or incident management platforms.
- Ability to learn and use social media monitoring tools and interpret indicators of safety concerns (e.g., threats, self-harm statements).
- Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2:1 ratio. Therefore for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.
- Familiarity with maintenance workflows, HVAC systems, transportation logistics, or custodial operations.
- Experience with CMMS platforms such as SchoolDude, FMX, AssetWorks, or similar.
- Knowledge of SQL or other data querying languages.
- Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on the computer.
- Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties.
- Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the telephone.
- Physical agility, able to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, walk, reach and climb stairs.
- Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 50 pounds.
- Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
- May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes. stressful conditions in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines.
- Office duties will be performed in a well-lighted, climate controlled environment.
JobID: 19349
Position Type:
ProTech (Non-Certified)
ProTech (Non-Certified)
Date Posted:
12/10/2025
12/10/2025
Location:
Safety Department
Safety Department
Threat & Risk Assessment Coordinator
Position Summary:
The Threat & Safety Assessment Coordinator leads the district’s efforts to implement and sustain a comprehensive, districtwide behavioral threat assessment and management program. This position works directly with schools to build and support multidisciplinary threat assessment teams or integrate these responsibilities into existing site-based teams. The coordinator also oversees school facility risk assessments conducted by nationally qualified assessors, ensuring findings are translated into actionable strategies that reduce risk and support safe learning environments.
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Reports To: Director of Safety & Emergency Management
FSLA Status: Exempt
Compensation: Schedule 807
Work Days: 242
FTE: 100
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.