Director of Transportation

Full Time
Auburn, WA 98092
$67,113 a year
Posted Today
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Position Summary

ABOUT THE COLLEGE:

Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical, 15% Adult Basic Education, 3% Applied Bachelor degrees. Green River College has four campuses, including the main campus in Auburn, with satellite campuses in Kent, downtown Auburn, and Enumclaw. Green River programs serve high school graduates, Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college), those seeking retraining for the workforce, international students, students learning English, and Continuing Education students. Green River's service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse, comprising African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Asians, Latinx, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Middle Eastern Americans, among other communities.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION:

Green River College is committed to enhancing and supporting a diverse campus environment, incorporating principles of equity in order to promote inclusive practices. Diversity is understood in terms of intersectional identities defined by culture, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social class, disability, religion, veteran status, immigration status, and age. Given the diversity of our student population and service areas, we encourage applications from faculty, staff, and administrators with demonstrated experience and expertise in supporting, sustaining and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and collaborating effectively with others.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Assistant Director is responsible for assisting the Director of Campus Safety, Parking, and Transportation in the development, implementation, education and management of campus safety and transportation operations in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations.

The Assistant Director assists in ensuring the institution is provided with continuous security and safety coverage while providing services for emergency response, police and fire rescue assistance, parking lot management, resiliency planning, and transportation coordination during a rotating schedule.

Schedule: Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM ; Friday & Saturday 04:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Position Responsibilities

Administrative:

  • Take the lead in handling all duties related to Clery compliance for the College
  • Provide leadership during off hours to include the evening and night-time hours for campus safety programs and services including safety, environmental health and safety, fire safety, emergency management, parking management, and key card access
  • Work with the Director of Campus Safety to establish and implement a system of policies, procedures, service assessment and continuous evaluation that ensures consistency with current, changing, and future needs of students, staff and the campus
  • Assist the Director of Campus Safety in the planning and developing of the various budgets associated with safety, parking, transportation, motor pool and other sources as appropriate for the maximum functioning of the overall safe environment of the college
  • Assist the Director of Campus Safety in overseeing the variety of contracts with various agencies and organizations
  • Assist the Director of Campus Safety in overseeing records collection to include accident records, records of crime incidents, and records of parking citations; submits required reports to appropriate outside agencies
  • At the direction of the Director of Campus Safety, train, supervise, and evaluate employee(s) in accordance with negotiated agreements, applicable state and federal laws, and College policies and procedures
  • Help in the process of scheduling and tracking employee time and attendance
  • Assists in the management of the college parking program to include helping research and analyze data, the resolution of security, safety and funding issues, and enforcement of regulations and procedures; help manage the collection of parking fees and fines and issuance of parking permits.
  • Maintains awareness of new trends and developments in the field of law enforcement and campus security, parking and transportation, and assists in incorporating new developments as appropriate
  • Be part of a team that is responsible for co-leading college-wide resiliency initiatives and Emergency Operation Center initiatives
  • Participate and help lead the Environmental Health and Safety Committee
  • Help supervise the multiple part-time employees supporting the Safe Ride Program

Safety:
  • Assist/Direct all safety and security activities during the evening and night-time hours at the college
  • Participate in various committees for the campus
  • Help train, coach and counsel new and existing safety personnel
  • Be part of a team that develops and implements plans to detour loss of property
  • Investigate incidences, hazards, accidents, crimes and student conduct issues
  • Ensure 24-hour safety coverage to the campus & student housing
  • Coordinate with local law enforcement agency and fire district as needed
  • Manage after-hour crisis until higher-ups arrive
  • Monitor security equipment, cameras, and ensure that units are functioning properly
  • Manage and review shift logs and incident reports and send reported incidents to administration in a timely fashion, depending on the severity and/or sensitivity of incidents
  • Lead the Building Captains program campus community in the case of emergency preparedness or general campus safety

Parking/Transportation:
  • Assist/Manage P5 pay for parking
  • Enforce governmental laws, rules and regulations and college policies
  • Help plan parking lot repair
  • Assist in the parking plan to ensure adequate proportions of spaces to cars
  • Manage event and special parking
  • Be part of a team that supervises the promotion of programs; shuttle bus, share rides for students and employees
  • Help implement commute trip reduction programs: Carpool, Metro bus subsidy, Metro Vanpool, Sounder Train and Van Share.

Emergency Operations Committee (EOC)
  • Serve as back-up as the Safety Representative for the Emergency Operations Center.
  • Provide guidance and/or support to EOC Manager as requested
  • Assist/Supervise response of contracted safety staff and transportation needs during an emergency
  • Work with local law enforcement and fire rescue to coordinate incident command center response
  • Assist/Monitor building captains and provide training as appropriate

Motor Pool:
  • During the evening and night-time hours, help manage inventory, service and maintenance requirements for our Motor Pool vehicles
  • 6 Washington state motor pool passenger vans
  • 1 Washington state motor pool sedan
  • 2 Washington state motor pool trucks
  • 2/39 passenger GRC owned buses
  • 3/25 passenger GRC owned buses
  • During the evening and night-time hours, help manage scheduling of vehicles for GRC shuttle and internal departments

Service Contracts:
  • Assist/Oversee service contract during the evening and night-time hours for:
  • Pacific Coast/Pierce County Security Contract
  • Pacific Raceways Parking
  • E2Campus
  • Red Flag Risk Aware
  • Family of Grace Lutheran Church (Parking)
  • Verizon Wireless
  • VIPS WA State (Vehicle license plate checks)
  • Direct TV
  • DOL (criminal background check)

Other:
  • Serve on campus committees when requested by Director (ADA, Safety, Commencement, etc.)
  • Be part of a team that develops programs designed to aid in the retention of employees and students while creating a relationship-based approach to addressing contemporary policy and planning strategies for high standards of safety and emergency response
  • Work to achieve and support diversity objectives as established by the college by partnering with campus departments to create a welcoming environment
  • Develop collaborative campus relationships and serve as a resource for faculty, staff and students during work hours
  • Represent the college to external agencies and on community boards as applicable
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:


  • Associates degree in Criminal Justice or related field or related experience as described below
  • Minimum of six (6) years of experience in safety, security, or law enforcement
  • Three (3) years of progressive supervisory experience that demonstrates performance and leadership skills to create and nurture a culture of safety and reporting that supports the organizational mission and goals
  • Demonstrated experience handling crisis situation utilizing conflict management and resolution skills
  • Excellent organizational time management skills
  • Must be able to effectively plan, oversee, and implement all aspects of a project or program, ensuring that work progresses towards achieving goals and objectives
  • Must have knowledge of the Campus Safety legislation, policies, and regulatory requirements
  • Must have both effective interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) to effectively advise, coach, mentor, and implement exemplary customer services
  • Must be able to effectively use MS Office 2007, the internet, and electronic databases
  • Must possess written communication skills including principles of business letter writing an basic report preparation
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively relate and serve diverse populations
  • Experience in investigations

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or related field
  • Ten (10) years of experience in safety, security, or law enforcement
  • Five (5) years of supervisory experience
  • Current Title IX certification
  • Clery Training
  • Current First Aid certification
  • Current CPR certification
  • Incident Command Training (level 100, 200, 700, 800)
  • Bi-lingual

Supplemental Information

Attach the following with your completed on line application and responses to the Supplemental Questions (located under the tab titled "Supplemental Questions") to be considered for this position. Should you have any difficulties uploading the below documents, please contact Neogov tech support at 1-855-524-5627 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. pacific time.

  • A cover letter which specifically describes how you meet each QUALIFICATION
  • Resume
  • Supplemental Questions

All offers of employment are subject to background checks. (Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.)

At this time, Green River College does not offer H1B Visa.

Green River College is a tobacco free campus. For more information on the tobacco policy, please visit the following link: https://www.greenriver.edu/campus/policies-and-procedures/general-administrative-policies/ga-2-tobacco-use-policy/

Jeanne Clery Statement: Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report— Green River College’s Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at www.greenriver.edu/CleryASFR, containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, required statistics, and other related information for the past three calendar years. To obtain a paper copy of the report, please call 253-288-3350.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Green River College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, age, marital status, religion, disability, genetic information or on any other unlawful basis. The college is committed to preventing and stopping discrimination, including harassment of any kind and any associated retaliatory behavior.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Senior Director of Human Resources, 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA 98092-3622, (253) 351-3350. To receive this information in an alternate format, please contact Disability Support Services at (253) 833-9111, ext. 2631; TTY (253) 288-3359.


More than Just a Paycheck!
Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career and that your priority is making sure that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package, "including an excellent state benefits package (health and dental plans, option of participating in the State Board Retirement Plan (TIAA-CREF) or in the Washington state Department of Retirement Systems' PERS 3 Plan. There may be other retirement options available under limited circumstances.

We offer 24 vacation days per year, 11 paid holidays per year, 12 days of paid sick leave per year, as well as one paid personal holiday. Other fringe benefits include the ability to participate in a tuition-waiver program, option to participate in WA state's Voluntary Deferred Compensation Program, as well as a supplemental retirement program through TIAA-CREF, We also offer an on-campus fitness center.

Health Benefits:
Medical, dental, life and long term disability insurance benefits are provided as currently administered under the Public Employees Benefits Board.

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