Regional Security Coordinator (One Church Team)

Summary:The Regional Security Coordinator's primary responsibility is to assist the Director of Safety and Security in assessing and managing risk while implementing safety and security programs for Pinelake Church so that its vision can be accomplished through the mission. This position helps in the development and implementation of safety and security practices, ensures compliance with local, state and federal rules and regulations, develops volunteers, and provides training. This role ensures safe and secure environments at Pinelake campuses, with specific focus on the Oxford and Starkville campuses, as well as Pinelake sponsored camps, One Church events, property assets, servant leaders, and staff. General Responsibilities:

Works in coordination with the overall goals and objectives of Pinelake Church.

Assists other staff members, when needed, to support teamwork and contribute to the successful completion of their objectives and strategies.

Basic personal responsibilities:

Maintain a vital and growing personal walk with the Lord through committed Bible study, prayer, and meditation.

Maintain proper priorities in your home including your spouse and children (if married and/or with children).

Faithfully support the ministries of Pinelake by maintaining wise stewardship measures over the resources entrusted to you.

Maintain active participation in a small group.

Continually purse Pinelake's value of emotionally healthy spiritually by faithfully and fervently loving God and others from an honest heart and a purified soul.

Exemplify a pursuit of health, humility, honesty, honor toward others, hunger for growth, and being led by the Holy Spirit.

Perform duties and responsibilities in a manner to glorify Christ and further the mission and ministry purposes of Pinelake Church (Colossians 3:23-24).

Attend at least one regular weekly worship service and is present on the church campus during all other regular weekly worship services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists in maintaining the overall Safety and Security of Pinelake Church attenders, servant leaders, staff, equipment, facilities, and confidential information.

Plan and conduct safety and security assessments of church properties and implement corrective action in conjunction with the Director of Safety and Security. Assessments will be conducted in keeping with accepted security and safety industry standards particularly as they relate to places of worship.

Develop, train, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in accordance with the Mississippi Church Protection Act, the Mississippi Medical Emergency Good Samaritan Act, and any other Federal, State, or Local regulations for responses to threats such as severe weather; fire; theft; false allegations; verbal, written, or physical threats against the church, its staff, or its attenders; accidents and medical emergencies; and the ongoing protection of vulnerable individuals. These procedures will include applicable checklist, notification rosters and follow-up actions.

Develop a network to obtain intelligence updates of possible threats and appropriate responses by developing partnerships and contacts with city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies, emergency managers, fire services, in each community Pinelake serves.

Identify hazards, determine risk, develop control measures, implement risk mitigation processes, and assess outcomes.

Assists each ministry with the development of its specific emergency response activities.

Assists in the efforts of recruiting and training servant leaders for the Security and Medical Response Teams for assigned campuses.

Investigate accidents and incidents involving staff or servant leaders in support of church activities or any events occurring on church property. Maintain records of all such events.

Coordinate organizational drills for assigned campuses and ensure they occur on schedule with the appropriate evaluations; including, but not limited to: fire, disaster, abduction/hostage, bomb threat, inclement weather drills, and active shooter.

Develop and administer regularly scheduled training events for all servant leaders.

Provide training for new staff during orientation and ongoing training to the staff regarding safety and security SOPs, best practices and lessons learned for experiences that will enhance preparedness.

Identify, select, and monitor the performance of all security and surveillance equipment.

May assist in duties outside of their assigned campus(es) at the direction of the Director of Safety and Security.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have a current Mississippi Enhanced Carry Permit and/or meet the Retired Law Enforcement Officer Certification requirements as directed by the Mississippi Church Protection Act.

Must be able to pass the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's State Basic Firearms Course with a minimum score of 90%.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a comparable safety and security field.

Our Story :The story of Pinelake Church began in February of 1971 in Brandon, Mississippi in a mobile chapel in a rural area near the Ross Barnett Reservoir. By God's grace and power, our faith family has grown into a dynamic church spanning five cities throughout our state Clinton, Madison, Oxford, Brandon (the Reservoir), and Starkville. Weekly, we serve over 12,000 people, but we delight in celebrating stories of life change one person at a time.