District Safety Coordinator

id='p33263_37428'>District Safety Coordinator JobID: 33263

Position Type:

School Safety/School Safety Liaison

Date Posted:

8/18/2026

Location:

Melvindale N. Allen Park Schools

District:

Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools Additional Information: Show/Hide

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the Mel-NAP District Safety Team

• Oversee and support the individual Mel-NAP building safety teams

• Oversee threat assessment training (CSTAG) for select district staff

• Ensure each building has a trained CSTAG team

• Ensure each CSTAG team has diverse members (administration, counseling, special education, social work, general education)

• Conduct threat assessments throughout the district

• Be notified of threats to the district, students, staff, and community

• Conduct CSTAG threat assessments at the district level

• Assist in CSTAG threat assessments at the building level

• Provide threat assessment results and recommendations to the superintendent

• Work with law enforcement to conduct joint threat assessments

• Follow prosecuted individuals through the court system

• Identify victims of trauma and assist in obtaining trauma treatments

• Conduct district safety meetings

• Assist with building level safety meetings

• Provide the district emergency line and respond to calls

• Serve as the district's OK2SAY first contact

• Serve as the district's public information officer

• Write public statements

• Assist administration in writing public statements

• Attend training and maintain certification for public information officers

• Serve as a liaison to the media

• Attend superintendent cabinet meetings

• Attend administration meetings

• Serve as district liaison to emergency services

• Melvindale Police Department

• Allen Park Police Department

• Melvindale/Dearborn Fire Department

• Allen Park Fire Department

• Michigan State Police

• FBI

• Department of Homeland Security

• Community Partnerships

• Oversee various district safety/crisis concerns (other than threats) at all three phases of safety

• Primary Prevention: creating policies and training for safety events

• Secondary intervention: address the emergency, follow the safety plan, mitigate the impact, and resolve the emergency as safely, and quickly as reasonable

• Tertiary Intervention: identify those impacted by the safety event and provide supports, including trauma debriefing

• Oversee post critical incident debriefing with the safety team, emergency services, staff, and community, as necessary

• Oversee ALICE training for the district

• Advise on online training modules for district staff

• Provide in person ALICE training for select district staff

• Maintain Certified ALICE Trainer status and updates

• Serve as liaison to ALICE/Navigate360

• Serve as a liaison to the Lockout Company and assist in the installation, training, and usage of the SmartBoot System for the district

• Assist Building Services and Maintenance in assessing and maintaining the physical security, structures of the district and camera systems.

• Provide a presence for assistance and deterrence at each of the district's buildings

• Attend safety conferences to obtain critical updates and information

• Michigan State Police Office of School Safety Academy

• Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference

• North American Active Assailant Conference

• Obtain various trainings relevant to the Safety Coordinator position

• Trauma diffusion from STARR Commonwealth and School specialist from TLC

• Maintain and update multiple, various FEMA training such as unified incident command (UIC)

• CERT

• CBRNE

• RESA bus security training

• Preview and recommend district trainings modules for district staff from Safe Schools and other sources

• Bus driver training

• Anti-bullying

• Suicide prevention/intervention

• Basic threat assessment

• Work with the Special Education Director regarding safety incidents and concerns with special education students

• Assist in providing victim impact statements to the court when necessary

• Review, update, and maintain the district emergency operations plan (EOP)

• Attend trainings

• Receive updates and bulletins

• Review for best practices

• Provide recommendations for additions and changes

• Make submissions to central office for review

• Review the safety aspects of the district code of conduct, policies and procedures for best practices and legal compliance

• Assist the district with recommendations regarding liability in safety issues

• Work with the school district's attorney during safety events

• Work with the district technology department in various aspects

• District cameras

• Electronic card readers

• Digital security

• Digital threats

• Collection of digital and video evidence

• Work with district SROs when applicable

• Facilitate community town hall safety meeting for the school district when necessary

• Answer emails of safety concern from staff, students, parents, and the community

• Assist in running safety drills and providing feedback to front office staff.

• Delivering notices of trespass as needed throughout the district.

• Work with district truancy officers to communicate with families of chronically absent students.

• CPI- Train the trainer

• Assist in supporting front office staff when needed.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelors degree in education.
• Minimum three (3) years teaching experience.
• Teacher leadership experience preferred.
• Admin Certificate preferred.