STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
Class Code: 1919-16
Date Established: 08-15-88
Occupational Code: 3-3-9
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide supervisory security
coverage through management of security personnel and resources, and by
enforcing fire safety and security laws, regulations and policies.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops, presents,
and manages the budget for the security unit within the agency to which the
position is assigned; recommends items for inclusion into budgets.
·
Interviews applicants
for position vacancies and makes recommendations for candidates to be employed
within the security unit.
·
Appears in court or
at administrative hearings as a representative of the agency to which assigned,
and maintains liaison with local police, county, state and federal law
enforcement agencies as pertains to security matters.
·
Coordinates
investigations into drug and alcohol abuse, personal loss claims against the
state, motor vehicle accidents and other criminal acts occurring on
institutional property.
·
Develops and writes
departmental and institutional policies and procedures, compiles data and
presents reports as necessary; oversees the management of the security payroll,
overtime use and the utilization of leave policies and procedures.
·
Identifies and
reports on hazardous conditions within the institutional complex; regulates the
release of investigative reports to other departments.
·
Monitors activities
of the security unit and the personnel assigned with regard to apprehending,
detaining or arresting violators within the unit complex.
·
Checks grounds and
property at specific intervals and controls parking and traffic on the
institution complex.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of
disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity
for completing work assignments.
This level includes work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in police work,
two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity in law enforcement.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be at least 21 years of age upon
appointment.
2. A thorough character investigation and
reference check will be made before appointment. Candidates who do not have good character or a conviction
free record of serious offenses will be ineligible for appointment.
3. NEW HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL APPLICANTS
ONLY: Employees selected for
appointment must successfully complete a program of training established by the
Police Standards and Training Council prior to completing their probationary
period and thereafter maintain yearly certification. In addition, employees must successfully complete the Mental
Health Worker training program.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of law
enforcement activities and familiarity with the laws pertaining to this
field. Knowledge of laws and
regulations concerning arrest and evidence. Knowledge of modern police methods and procedures. Some knowledge of the principles and
practices of police supervision.
Ability to enforce laws firmly and tactfully and to interrogate subjects
in accordance with standard procedures.
Ability to obtain information through interviews and to maintain
effective working relationships with subordinate personnel and the general
public. Ability to manage a work
unit and to have good working relationships with various employees within the
agency to which the position is assigned.
Ability to understand and follow instructions. Ability to cope with crisis situations using physical force
as needed. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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