Director of Police Services

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen's non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage at www.evergreen.edu/equalopportunity or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) 867-5371, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505.

• Establish a mission and vision, plans, goals, and objectives consistent with the mission of the college.
• Ensure that the department provides effective community-oriented public safety and emergency response while enforcing laws, regulations, and rules.
• Establish a culture of inclusive excellence that contributes to an equitable college experience.
• Maintaining current knowledge of best practices in the field of crime prevention, law enforcement, and emergency preparedness.

• Serve as the appointing authority for all personnel matters related to hiring, training, evaluating, and disciplining department employees.
• Develop the departmental budget and effectively managing fiscal resources.
• Develop and maintain all department policies, standard operating procedures, and directives.
• Prepare, maintain, and oversee records, reports, and correspondence in compliance with college business practices and local, state, and federal laws.
• Ensure compliance with the Clery Act (including providing data for the Annual Security Report), Title IX, SAVE Act, and other related laws and regulations.

• Ensure the department is responding to emergencies, preventing crime, and safeguarding college facilities and assets.
• Build and sustain relationships with stakeholder groups, including students, faculty, and staff.
• Develop and maintain effective, collaborative, and proactive relationships with local, state, and Federal law enforcement agencies and colleagues.
• Develop and coordinate college-wide crime prevention programs, including identifying and implementing creative and effective means to communicate information to students and families, faculty, staff, visitors, and the general public.
• Develop and ensure the delivery of department training programs to further professional knowledge and skills of staff, with particular attention to training in implicit bias awareness, cross-cultural communication, crisis response and de-escalation, and service to historically underrepresented and underserved communities.
• Provide on-call response and guidance during evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Performing the duties of a police officer when needed.

• Work cooperatively with staff responsible for Student Conduct, Title IX, and Residential Life.
• Serve as a member of the Students of Concern and the Sexual Misconduct Response Network workgroups charged with identifying and supporting students at risk.
• Serve as a member of the Crisis Intervention Team charged with assessing situations and mitigating risk of harm to self or others when individuals are identified for these behaviors.
• Serve as a member of designated committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Skill and ability to provide leadership and strategic vision to a police department to advance a safer, more secure, and welcoming environment.
• Knowledge of guardian and community policing philosophies and ability to put these philosophies into practice in a college environment.
• Knowledge of and ability to manage service provision of public safety, emergency response, dispatch and communications, crime prevention, and law enforcement.
• Excellent management and leadership skills, including the ability to hire, train, evaluate, and address performance issues.
• Knowledge of applicable law enforcement rules, policies, and procedures.
• Skill and ability to direct and manage personnel and resources in emergency, unpredictable, unusual, stressful, and/or dangerous conditions.
• Skill and ability in responding to complaints, settling disputes, resolving grievances amid conflicts, and/or negotiating with others while performing policing and management duties.
• Skill and ability in verbal, written, and interpersonal communication, including the ability to communicate complex information and ideas clearly to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to use good judgment and excellent reasoning and decision-making skills to identify alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to issues or problems.
• Knowledge of implicit bias, cross-cultural communication, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and issues relevant to historically underserved and underrepresented populations; ability to apply this knowledge to policing.
• Knowledge of federal, state, case law, and best practices for officers engaging in using and avoiding the use of force.
• Knowledge, skill, and ability to use specialized police equipment, techniques, and instruments, including firearms.
• Skill in budget development and managing fiscal resources and knowledge of costs associated with personnel, equipment, and supplies, training, etc.
• Knowledge of policies and practices distinct to a college, such as Student Conduct Code, Title IX, Clery Act and Annual Security Report, Campus SAVE Act, etc.
• Skill and ability to represent the college and establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with diverse internal and external constituents, including students, employees, the public, and external law enforcement officials.
• Ability to maintain a degree of fitness that allows participation in stressful, physically demanding, and/or confrontational situations.
• Skill and ability with standard office equipment, computers, and applications, including Microsoft 365, integrated databases, and communication applications.
• Advanced understanding of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Comprehensive Emergency Management Programs (CEMP).

• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in law enforcement administration, including at least five years in a supervisory role.
• Law enforcement experience in community policing.

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in law enforcement administration at the lieutenant level or equivalent.
• Experience in a higher education setting or an environment requiring substantial interface with a young adult population.

• Must provide proof of identity and employment eligibility within three days of beginning work.
• Prior to an official offer of employment, a Declaration Regarding Sexual Misconduct form must be submitted to the college per RCW 28B.112.080. The college will contact current and past employers to verify this information. Applicants who provide inaccurate information in their declaration will be disqualified and, if the inaccuracies are discovered after the applicant has been hired, it shall be grounds for termination.
• Must meet the eligible driver requirements: 1) Valid U.S. driver's license, 2) 18 years old or older, 3) Two or more years of fully licensed driving experience, and 4) Clean driving record with none of the following within the past 2 years: Any suspension/revocation of license for reckless driving, hit and run, leaving an accident scene, failure to appear, DUI or other vehicle-related felony; or for multiple traffic offenses (2 moving violations/infractions in 12 months/3 moving violations/infractions in 24 months) resulting in a Conditional Status driving record or subsequent suspension/revocation of license.
• If extended a conditional offer of employment, submit to and successfully pass a background check, polygraph test, psychological evaluation, and medical examination.
• Must submit to and successfully pass a background investigation as defined by RCW 43.101.095.
• Must possess a Basic Law Enforcement Academy certificate issued by the State of Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJCT) or must qualify for and pass the CJTC equivalency course and examination within six months of hire.
• Must have no felony convictions.
• Must successfully complete handgun and patrol rifle qualification courses.
• Must possess or obtain a valid basic first-aid card within twelve months of hire.
• Must possess or obtain a valid breathalyzer certificate within twelve months of hire.
• Must possess or obtain a valid radar operator certificate within twelve months of hire.
• Must have the ability to work day, evening, and graveyard shifts, weekends, holidays, and during emergency situations.