Chief School Safety Officer / Risk Manager
Description TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Length of position: Permanently funded, year-round full-time position
Hours: 8:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Chief School Safety Officer / Risk Manager is responsible to lead Texas School for the
Deaf’s(TSD) efforts to ensure student and staff safety by designing, implementing, and
championing emergency operations plans, including policies, procedures and processes that
ensure campus safety.

The position is responsible to ensure that TSD complies with state requirements for
comprehensive safety and risk management reviews, including implementation of school district requirements of the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) and the Texas Legislature.
The position serves as the school’s liaison to local and state public safety agencies and performs
administrative work in the development and administration of Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD)
risk management and loss prevention program, with the goals of identifying, minimizing, and
controlling the exposure to all types of losses, and improving the work environment related to
the health and safety of students, employees and the general public.

The Chief Safety Officer / Risk Manager functions as the point of contact and liaison or
coordinator for all matters pertaining to Risk Management, Health and Safety, Emergency
Management and School Safety. Work is performed under general supervision from the Chief
Financial Officer with wide latitude for independent judgment.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
•Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Public Administration, Risk Management,
Occupational Safety or other field of study from an accredited college or university.
•Experience as a Risk Manager at a Texas State Agency, Federal Agency, Municipal
Government Entity, School, University, or large private sector corporation can substitute
for degree on a year for year basis.
•Two years experience developing and administering policies and procedures related to
school administration or school safety, risk management or loss prevention programs.
•Two years experience evaluating programs, interpreting federal, state and local statutes
and mandates, updating policies, presenting data or subject matter results / reports to
management or end users.
•Intermediate competency in the use of various software programs or applications used to
track, collect, and analyze data; ability to develop basic presentations, subject briefs, and
spreadsheets through MS Office suite (Powerpoint, Word, Excel).
•Sign Language: The applicant does not need to have sign language skills at hire but will
be allowed to participate in periodic sign language classes offered for free at TSD until
reaching a level of INTERMEDIATE.

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED
•Advanced sign language communication skills
•Thorough knowledge of safety and emergency planning
•Risk management / health and safety program experience in an education and / or
residential facility
•Risk management / health and safety program experience in a municipal, state or federal
agency
•Certified Risk Manager or Certified Risk Management Professional designation

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
•Risk Management Program Development
•Develops goals and objectives for the school’s risk management and comprehensive
school safety program (which includes the areas of, health and safety, school safety, and
emergency management and property conservation)
•Develops measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the risk management program
•Develops risk management policies and procedures
•Effectively monitors and updates the School’s Emergency Operations Plan, Active Threat
Plans, Access Control Procedures and Standard Response Protocol templates in keeping
with current state statutes or industry best practices
•Risk Management and Safety Program Implementation
•Operates as the Risk Manager, Safety Director, and Emergency Management Manager
•Interacts routinely with all functions / departments of TSD as well as the State Office of
Risk Management, Texas School Safety Center, the State Fire Marshall’s Office and the
Texas Facilities Commission
•Provides leadership for the district’s Safe and Supportive School’s Program Team (SSSP)
•Closely monitors legislative policies and mandates related to school safety; ensures
adherence to current Governor’s Office, Texas Education Agency, State Office of Risk
Management and Texas School Safety Center directives
•Review school files, reports and programs for compliance with applicable state and
federal laws and the agency Governing Board policies relating to risk management,
property conservation, health and safety, school safety, and emergency management
•Identifies and analyzes perils, risks and hazards to which the agency, its students,
employees, and/or the general public may be exposed, and prepares recommendations
•Provides the Superintendent, Chief Financial Officer and school leadership with reports as
deemed necessary
•Conducts or monitors on-site inspections of school facilities to identify hazards and risk
exposures
•Arranges for tests and evaluation of emergency management plans and drill
assessments; collects and retains documentation for reporting to oversight agencies
•Provides and ensures ongoing staff training on safety, security and emergency
management
•Provides advice and technical guidance to Safety Officers across TSD departments
•Participates as an active member of the School Safety and Security Committee and may
participate as a member of the School Behavioral Threat Assessment Team
•Performs related duties as required.

SALARY RANGE:
$62,004 to $101,556 a year

SUPERVISOR
Chief Financial Officer

Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) Code:
Risk Management Specialist V
For MOS equivalent code go to page 3 of
http://www.hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Safety.pdf