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rrAssociate Director of Campus Safety and Transportation

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rBennington College

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rJob Type: Full Time

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rLocation: Bennington, Vermont, United States

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rThis position will start July 1, 2024

Bennington College invites applications for an Associate Director of Campus Safety and Transportation. The Associate Director is responsible for helping to create and maintain a safe, welcoming, and inclusive living, learning and working environment while serving as a supportive resource for community members in need of services. Grounded in a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the Associate Director is responsible for positively impacting campus through building community and relationships, promoting accountability, and maintaining the safety and security of College properties, facilities, students, staff, faculty, and visitors. The position reports to and works in partnership with the Director of Campus Safety in all facets of the work and acts as one of the Director\'s designees, when needed.

The Associate Director is primarily responsible for oversight/management of student transportation and management of associated staff drivers and serves as the College\'s Fleet Coordinator, managing the safe and efficient functioning of College transportation vehicles. Additionally, this position is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of the entire Campus Safety team on designated shifts.

The Associate Director works with various academic and administrative areas of campus to create a community of care and to promote safety and wellbeing. Bennington\'s Campus Safety approach is one of harm and risk-reduction, and is focused on finding the learning moments possible in any given interaction and honoring student growth and development. This approach is applied to all aspects of student engagement including all policy enforcement and general service requests.

The administrative work schedule is Thursday through Monday and a minimum of 3 nights a week with on-call duties to ensure layered and regular support for the Campus Safety team and the broader campus community. Occasional support for 2nd and 3rd shift required.

The position works with students, faculty, staff, and all College departments. External relationships include, but are not limited to Bennington Rescue Squad; Vermont State Police; Bennington Police; N. Bennington Fire Department; Bennington Fire Dept; Green Mountain Community Network (GMX) Fire Marshals; Liquor Inspectors and other agencies, transportation network, as well as guests/visitors and the public.

Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability communities as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building community that promotes student and employee success and community cohesiveness. Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College\'s approach to pluralism and inclusivity-both as fields of inquiry and practice-is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.

Responsibilities

Work with the Director and Assistant Director to support the mission and goals of the Campus Safety Department. Uses appropriate judgment to promote a philosophy of care and safety.

Assist with managing the daily operations of the Campus Safety Department with particular attention to Transportation Services and Transportation Infrastructure. Provide supervision to all Campus Safety team members during shifts.

In absence of the Director (or when instructed), assume the responsibilities of the Director of Campus Safety.

Create and monitor weekly Transportation schedules and ensure the Campus Safety Department is appropriately staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Manage the van reservation program and the College\'s approved driver list. Become familiar with reservation requests, update van reservation log, assign driver coverage and communicate status of reservation to requestor. Prepare reserved vehicles for checkout and complete inspection upon return.

Ensure proper care of vehicles and equipment including taking reports of deficiencies, maintaining a Vehicle Maintenance Log, executing repair orders, and retaining appropriate documentation. Ensuring that all motorized vehicles in the Campus Safety fleet, ranging from golf cars, cars, to passenger vans, are in safe working order.

Maintain preventative and regular maintenance records for all of the Campus Safety fleet