Support Services Division Captain

SUMMARY

In support of the university's mission and objectives, the Captain of Support Services serves as a command-level administrator responsible for strategic leadership, operational oversight, regulatory compliance, communications systems, technology systems, records management, support services, and logistical operations of the Department of Public Safety.

Administrative Leadership and Compliance

• Directs administrative support services and front desk operations to ensure effective customer service and operational efficiency.
• Directs and ensures institutional compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
• Assists with budget planning, purchasing oversight, and fiscal accountability for assigned operational areas.
• Prepares and reviews operational reports, statistical summaries, surveys, and administrative documentation.
• Directs departmental records management activities, including retention, release, and lawful destruction of records in accordance with applicable laws and retention schedules.
• Directs property and evidence management functions, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, chain-of-custody standards, and departmental procedures.
• Maintains departmental memberships and collaborative relationships with public safety, emergency management, and higher education professional organizations.
• Serves as a liaison between the university and external law enforcement, emergency management, municipal, and public safety agencies.
• Assists in the development, review, and implementation of departmental policies, procedures, directives, and operational standards.
• Serves as a Christian role model for administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, and the university community.
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion in handling sensitive information and records.

Division Oversight

• Directs the daily operations of the Communications Division.
• Directly supervises the PBA Card Manager, Clery Compliance Coordinator, and provides administrative oversight for division operations.
• Reviews and approves dispatcher schedules, staffing plans, and operational coverage needs.

Training and Personnel Development

• Manages dispatcher onboarding, field training, in-service training, and continuing education programs.
• Coordinates and approves communications-related training initiatives for departmental personnel and external stakeholders.

Communications Systems and Technology

• Directs CAD operations, dispatch procedures, communication protocols, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, and functionality of the university's mass notification systems.
• Evaluates, recommends, and oversees communications-related software, hardware, and operational technologies.
• Maintains, programs, inventories, and monitors departmental radio systems and communication devices.
• Coordinates repair, maintenance, and operational readiness of emergency call boxes and related communications infrastructure.

Access Control and Security Systems

• Provides oversight for access control operations, electronic security systems, and key control management.
• Supervises the Access Control Specialist/Key Custodian position and related operational responsibilities.

Technology, Surveillance, and Operational Support Services

• Video Surveillance Operations
• Directs the operation and management of the university's video surveillance systems.
• Oversees monitoring operations, video retrieval processes, evidence management procedures, system configuration, and alert management functions.
• Assists in developing camera placement strategies, operational coverage priorities, and surveillance policies.
• Coordinates user training and operational procedures related to surveillance systems.

Technology and Systems Management

• Researches, evaluates, and recommends public safety technologies, software platforms, security systems, and operational equipment.
• Assists with implementation, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle planning for departmental technologies and systems.

Logistics and Inventory Management

• Directs procurement, inventory management, issuance, accountability, maintenance, and replacement of uniforms, equipment, radios, supplies, and operational resources.
• Maintains inventory control systems to ensure operational readiness, accountability and fiscal stewardship.
• Conducts inspections and audits of departmental equipment and operational supplies.

Operational Support

• Coordinates logistical support and resource allocation for special events, emergency operations, and departmental initiatives.
• Manages purchasing activities and vendor relationships in accordance with university policies and budget guidelines.

University Collaboration and Risk Management

• Collaborates with university leadership and risk management personnel on safety initiatives, threat assessments, emergency preparedness planning, incident mitigation strategies, and institutional risk reduction efforts.

Other Duties

• Performs other related duties, special assignments, and emergency response functions as assigned or required.