Chief of Police

Salary Range

Grade

127

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $ billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

• 20 paid observed holidays
• ) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• Annual professional development growth funding
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program: Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services Diabetes Empowerment Education Program Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Wondronline program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more Pre-Retirement Events
• (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Job Summary

The Chief of Police has oversight over the law enforcement and crime prevention activities of the Maricopa County Community College Police Department, to include developing, planning, and implementing policies and procedures designed to provide a safe and secure environment at all College sites. This classification is assigned at the District level only.

Essential Functions

50% Serves as a knowledge expert inpublic safety, overseeing, reviewing, and providing analyses and recommendations regarding function-specific and district-wide issues.

• Coordinate regularly with College and District administration to align, where permitted under state law, public safety employee policies and procedures with administrative policies and procedures applicable to all MCCCD employees. Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, reviews, and evaluates the work of staff.
• Foster's high-quality service by working collaboratively with College and District leadership and departments to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for students, faculty, employees, and community members.
• Monitors and analyzes district-wide public safety operations; proposes solution-based initiatives to resolve issues.
• Serves as District liaison with federal, state, and local public safety agencies, including interacting with the general public and facilitating positive community relations and internal stakeholders

40% Responsible for initiating agreements and understandings between College Police and local agencies within the scope of the College Police resources.

• Conducts research and develops goals, objectives, and strategies for the continuous improvement and maintenance of operational standards and best practices
• Participates in the development and implementation of tactical, long-term, strategic, management, operational, and financial plans
• Prepares and presents reports on district-wide public safety operations
• Recommends and coordinates public safety professional development and training programs
• Designs, develops, administers, and oversees the implementation of and compliance with policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Directs and oversees the conduct of performance evaluations, training, hiring, discipline, and termination procedures

10% Attends, convenes, and/or facilitates meetings

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in criminal justice, law enforcement or related field and six (6) years of progressively responsible law enforcement experience, which includes two years of police command-level experience (lieutenant or above).

OR

Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in criminal justice, law enforcement or related field and eight (8) years of progressively responsible law enforcement experience, which includes two years of police command-level experience (lieutenant or above).

OR

High School Diploma or and ten (10) years of progressively responsible law enforcement experience, which includes two years of police command-level experience (lieutenant or above).