Regional Safety Manager

KIPP METRO ATLANTA COLLABORATIVE INC • Atlanta, GA

4d • $60,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Safety Manager is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of safety operations at KIPP Atlanta Schools. Reporting to the Director of Health & Safety, the Regional Safety Manager provides leadership of and management of third-party safety vendors across KIPP Atlanta Schools. The Regional Safety Manager ensures compliance with all safety process, procedures and provides training to staff to ensure safety plans are implemented across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum 5 years professional work experience in school safety, with 3 years of management experience
• Strong knowledge of school safety best practices
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to solve complex problems and implement solutions, and a strong sense of judgment
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities, multi-task, work in a fast-paced demanding environment, operate effectively with ambiguity, and willing to learn and take on new responsibilities
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills and ability to build meaningful relationships quickly

Responsibilities

• Vet, select and manage third-party security vendors, SRO’s and traffic officers to ensure school safety holding vendors accountable to agreed upon levels of service
• Ensure that vendors adhere and conform to KIPP Atlanta Schools organizational norms and implement school safety programming consistent with the organization’s mission and vision
• Regularly lead vendor meetings to ensure the effective cascade of communication, identifying areas of challenge and coordinating necessary changes in response to organizational challenges
• Hold vendor team accountable to performance goals and metrics identified through organizational planning and as part of their day-to-day duties
• Serve as primary point of contact for school based staff to coordinate school safety vendors; resolve escalations
• Manage and process vendor invoices
• Coordinate the development and implementation of school safety plans and regional office safety plan are in alignment with KIPP Atlanta Schools' vision for safety and security
• Develop and lead training on school safety processes and procedures ensuring all KIPP Atlanta Schools staff are trained on school safety best practices
• Serve as a key point of contact for school safety-related crises
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of school safety best practices, updating school safety processes and procedures to industry best practices
• Develop and manage the school safety budget
• Maintain partnerships with state and district partners to ensure that KIPP Atlanta Schools is meeting local and state compliance requirements
• Develop and maintain a compliance calendar for KIPP Atlanta Schools' safety requirements and ensure that necessary compliance requirements are met and submitted to state and local officials and authorizers
• Ensures all safety plans are properly filed twice a year with the local and state agencies' requirements

Benefits

• 19 days of Paid Time Off, in addition to identified holidays and regular school breaks including Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break.
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical and dental)
• life insurance
• optional short and long term disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Participation in Georgia retirement plan
• optional 403(b) retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager