serving as a trusted adviser to College leadership and work
closely with partners throughout Student Affairs and across Bates,
including Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance, Community
Standards, Residence Life, Human Resources, Facilities,
Environmental Health and Safety, Communications, and
Athletics.
24/7 campus safety operations and incident response
Communications and dispatch
Emergency management and crisis preparedness
Access control and campus security systems
Parking, transportation, and shuttle services
Crime prevention and safety education
Clery Act compliance and related reporting
responsibilities
Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM)
responsibilities
CALEA accreditation and continuous improvement
Administrative and campus-policy investigations
Coordination with law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other public
agencies
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public administration,
emergency management, higher education, student affairs, or a
related field rquired.
- Masters's degree in similar fields preferred.
Experience
- At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in
campus safety, law enforcement, emergency management, public
safety, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated supervisory and leadership experience, including
responsibility for personnel, performance management, training,
policy implementation, and complex operations.
- Experience supporting or leading operations that require 24/7
staffing, on-call response, or crisis decision-making.
- Working knowledge of the Clery Act and current higher education
safety and emergency management practices, with the ability to
apply other relevant federal and state requirements.
- Demonstrated experience with budgets, operational planning,
public safety technology, policy and procedure development,
performance measures, and continuous improvement.
- Progressively responsible leadership experience in a college or
university setting, particularly within a non-sworn or
community-centered campus safety model preferred.
- Experience with CALEA or another recognized professional
accreditation program preferred.
- Training or substantial experience with NIMS/ICS, emergency
operations centers, exercises, continuity planning, and
after-action improvement preferred.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a
culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Ability to lead a community-focused, non-sworn safety program
and coordinate effectively with law enforcement, fire, emergency
medical services, and other public agencies.
- Demonstrated competence in de-escalation, trauma-informed
response, conflict management, and relationship-centered problem
solving.
- Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, facilitation, and
public communication skills, together with sound judgment,
discretion, emotional intelligence, and crisis composure.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication
skills.
- Strategic thinker with strong operational execution
skills.
- Experience developing training programs and organizational
initiatives.
D. Stafford & Associates is conducting this search on behalf of
Bates College. Candidates should submit application materials
through the D. Stafford & Associates search portal:
Apply Here
Review of applications will begin September 18 and close on
November 13, 2026
To discuss specifics about the position, contact Darryl Madden at
searches@dstaffordandassociates.net
For assistance with the application process, contact Kim Braun at
kbraun@dstaffordandassociates.com
Benefits: Bates College offers competitive salaries,
excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with
potential for an additional 3% match, sick leave, 24 days of
vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care
subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities
& more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and
smoke-free workplace.
Hiring Range: The anticipated salary range is
$110,000–$130,000, accompanied by a comprehensive Bates College
benefits package. Placement within the range depends on experience
and other factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity
and providing an educational and work environment free from
discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability,
genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected
statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the
administration of its education policies and programs, or in the
recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all
applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and
regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors,
visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and
complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII,
Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to
Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at
glexow@bates.edu .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts
college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around
the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person
through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative
residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence,
Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race,
religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates
prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for
responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the
forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology —
that are transforming higher education and the world into which our
students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent
of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn
graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550
staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn
community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of
approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre,
traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with
an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic
business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles
north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
Advertised: Sep 15 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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