Safety Manager

WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Safety Manager

Reports to Head of Operations

History

Williamsburg Charter High School (WCHS) is a high-performing, public charter high school located in Brooklyn, New York. WCHS opened in August 2004 as the first Chancellor-authorized charter high school in the City of New York with a ninth-grade class of 267 students. Now in its eighteenth year of operation, WCHS has grown to serve approximately 963 students in grades nine through twelve. The school’s mission is to unite youth, families, staff, teachers, and the community at large in providing young people with the tools necessary to make sense of the world and prepare them in their journey to become skilled workers and literate citizens of the world. Young people will accomplish this through their participation in a rigorous and demanding liberal arts education that includes language, literature, writing, science, history, mathematics, the arts, technology, and exploration in disciplines designed to teach fairness, justice, respect, and compassion for themselves and others, as well as the skills of critical thinking, communication, and research.

Williamsburg Charter High School provides a broad liberal arts academic program to the high-school-age youth of north Brooklyn. School programs are individualized to connect to each student’s particular level of development, including English Language Learners and students with Special Education Services. Further, WCHS provides supportive relationships with faculty, extended instructional periods, and opportunities after-school and on Saturdays for additional academic support. Social and emotional support is also available to students to ensure their non-academic needs are addressed. Students are accepted to WCHS through a random lottery with no minimum requirements, tests, or auditions required to gain entrance and, as a public charter school, there is no tuition.

The WCHS seeks out individuals who:

• Enjoy working in a highly collaborative, professional setting as well as independently
• Are sensitive to the unique needs of the community they serve as well as the complex issues that are present for urban youth and their families
  
• Are passionate and positive about school culture and education
  
• Has an understanding that there was a shooting in close proximity of our school injuring a student and staff 
• Is comfortable knowing that we have a small village of people at any time in the building
• Understands the community, and that gangs are a frequent issue along with rogue outsiders in the area
• Will make the safety of our students and staff their highest priority with everything they do on a daily basis

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reporting to work by 7 am to supervise early-morning arrival of students and staff
• Scheduling daily posts, floor assignments, lunch breaks and vacation for all officers
  
• Conducting daily walk through of school building overseeing Safety Officer posts
  
• Leading weekly staff meetings with the safety team
  
• Creating a positive and safe environment for students and staff
  
• Assist with lunch duty, school events, parent-teacher conferences, board of trustee meetings, and other school-wide events
  
• Distributing and collecting bathroom logs, incident reports, and reporting logs
  
• Assisting in the investigation of illegal activities and possessions
  
• Responding quickly to a variety of school-related issues
  
• Analyzing the security of WCHS and making recommendations to school leadership and Grade Teams
  
• Training all new Safety Officers on WCHS policy and procedures on how to secure all students and staff
  
• Helping with fire drills and School lockdown procedures
  
• Ensuring parent follow up for student referrals, issues, and concerns
  
• Assisting the Safety Team with emergency response protocols
  
• Performing other related duties as requested and assigned, including assisting with building issues as needed
  

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Active shooter training and knowledge of protocols in the moment and after the shooting
• Law enforcement training and knowledge of protocols and processes
• The ability to develop safety & security procedures and processes 
• College Degree preferred; High School Diploma required
• FDNY FLSD - Fire Life Safety Director Certification 
• NYS Safety Training and Certification 16hr and 8hr annual
• Fire Safety and/or additional building licenses are a plus
  
• Minimum 3 years experience in safety services and managing
  
• Great communication skills
  
• Detailed–oriented with the ability to multitask
  

Job Type:

• Full-time

Salary and Benefits

• $90K to $100K Depending on experience
• 403(b) matching up to 8%
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Commuter benefits
• Paid time off
• COVID-19 masks, daily health screening, and vaccinations are required