Location: Roxbury, MA
Category: Full Time Staff
Job Type: Full Time
Posted On: Fri Feb 6 2026
Job Description:
Roxbury Community College's Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety serves as the chief administrative officer and the representative of Roxbury Community College's Police & Public Safety on campus and in local community. The chief is responsible for leadership in maintaining public safety on campus, progressive community police engagement, and racially just policing as well as directing the enforcement of all federal, state, and local laws.
Supervision: Oversees a department that includes the Deputy Chief of Police/Assistant Director of Public Safety, Contract Security and campus police officers when staffed.
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Job Requirements:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops and maintains the Roxbury Community College Police & Public Safety mission and the policies and procedures in support of that mission, which is aligned to the College mission.
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Supervises departmental operations and directs departmental planning necessary to provide comprehensive law enforcement and public safety services.
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Engages in recruitment of a diverse police department, oversees ongoing staff development and training, as well as staffing, hiring, disciplinary action, evaluation, and promotion.
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Responsible for managing and appropriately allocating the police department budget; analyzes, monitors and evaluates staffing utilization against budgeted staffing base.
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Promotes an interactive, positive relationship between the College Police & Public Safety Department and other departments or offices of the College, students, parents, faculty and staff with the goal of building trust and strong working relationships between the department and the community.
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Plans and develops strategies in conjunction with the Deputy Police Chief for the preparation and response to College emergency management.
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Serves as a member of the College Behavior Intervention Team.
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Develops and reviews department policy ensuring compliance with state and national accreditation standards and best practices.
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Develops and sets measurable goals for pro-active community engagement.
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Analyzes crime trends and incident reports; develops program utilizations of personnel to offset the trends; maintains department crime statistics, including the compiling and filing of the annual security report to the Department of Education (Clery Act) and monthly summary reports to the Massachusetts State Police Certification Unit.
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Oversees security concerns of College buildings and property, including security technology and routine security inspections.
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Collaborates with other College leaders, to develop policies and procedures for and to carryout effective, unified responses to emergencies, planned and unplanned events and community needs; issues crime and emergency alerts as appropriate; acts as responsible authority for the department in emergency response situations; and participates in supporting College-wide emergency response efforts.
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Develops campus outreach, education, and prevention programs related to public safety. Advises campus administrators of legal and liability issues related to campus safety.
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Develops and administers departmental budget in support of fiscal initiatives
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Serves as liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement as well as local fire department and emergency management agencies (MEMA and FEMA)
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Manages the Security and Emergency Management Plan, oversees the conduct of training on the plan and conduct of exercises.
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Accountable for ensuring that affirmative action, equal opportunity, and diversity are integrally tied to all actions and decisions in areas of responsibility.
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Ensures all CJIS requirements are met and the system is maintained.
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Other duties as assigned.
Special Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
On call responsibility required; valid license to operate a motor vehicle; must successfully undergo a comprehensive background investigation, physical examination, psychological examination; eligible to obtain and maintain Commonwealth of Massachusetts License to carry a firearm.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Possess a Bachelor's Degree and experience suitable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position. Master's Degree preferred.
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Possess at least five years of progressively responsible leadership experience in campus safety and protection or other law enforcement with at least three years of experience in a related supervisory position.
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Experience and knowledge of law enforcement policies and procedures, crime prevention, investigations, training for law enforcement personnel, life safety programming.
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Knowledge of budget operations and management specific to a public safety agency.
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Demonstrated commitment and understanding of fair and unbiased policing.
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Ability to adapt policies and procedures to police reform measures on the local, state, and federal level.
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Demonstrated ability to address community concerns in a compassionate, forthright manner and to be visible on campus and to participate in the life of the campus.
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Possess an understanding of mental health issues, as well as the value of having officers trained as mental health officers and being front-line contacts in this area.
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Be a graduate of a MPTC certified Police Academy and be eligible to be appointed as a Special State Police Officer (SSPO) pursuant to MGL Chapter 22, Section 63 and meet the provisions of MGL Chapter 6E.
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Possess or ability to possess a Massachusetts License to Carry Firearms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience and knowledge of higher ed security and law enforcement.
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Knowledge of and experience with higher education principles, practices and procedures.
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Documented professional competence as a public safety administrator in higher education.
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Understanding of social media platforms and their use in for community engagement, crisis management, and law enforcement
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Understanding of the accreditation/certification requirements pursuant to the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
Additional Information:
Salary Compensation: $110,000-130,000.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act requires all institutes of higher education to disclose campus policy statements and crime statistics. Our annual report is available at www.rcc.mass.edu/clery.
