EDUCATION:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of the required education, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of experience as a Lieutenant with the District or four years of sworn officer experience in a management position in a law enforcement agency within the last five years.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Good visual field and depth, color, and hue perception.
• Hear normal voice-range frequencies.
• Agility, strength, and stamina to make apprehensions and to protect self from attack
  PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload it as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university coursework at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations, visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876

The Deputy Chief of Police plans, organizes, and directs the activities of a bureau or a specialized assignment of the School Police Department involved in school operations, patrol, investigations, or administrative services.

The typical duties for this position include:

• Cultivating community connections with stakeholders; organizing, planning, and leading community policing events and forums; building sustained partnerships with the public and government entities; and providing meaningful dialogue and community-informed communications aimed at producing productive and durable collaborations.
• Developing long-range planning goals for the department, recommending changes in policies, procedures, and regulations, and overseeing department personnel activities, training, and assignment of sworn personnel.
• Developing and maintaining school police department procedures and methods for protecting District property and personnel related to school operations, patrol, investigations, and support services.
• Evaluating and analyzing operational efficiencies and effectiveness and making appropriate recommendations.
• Developing and conducting in-service training and staff development programs for department personnel, including the coordination of training at California Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA P.O.S.T.) approved academies.
• Training new Police Officers, Senior Police Officers, Police Detectives, Sergeants, and Lieutenants.
• Overseeing projects, conducting audits, preparing reports and correspondence, supervising, and reviewing the work of subordinate staff.
• Acting as a liaison with local and national law enforcement agencies and organizations dealing with school safety, modern law enforcement management, and mutual aid situations.
• Participating in a variety of meetings with the Superintendent of Schools, Board of Education committees, District personnel, school faculty, and local community members and groups, including law enforcement agencies, to respond to the policing needs of the District and to exchange information relating to law enforcement methodology.
• Preparing budget requests and participating in District meetings concerning financial issues.
• Coordinating highly sensitive investigations and the dissemination of confidential information.
• Conducting surveys and studies to determine District law-enforcement needs and recommending specific actions to prevent antisocial or illegal activities.
• Responding to the scene of major incidents or emergency situations and assuming command and control of the situation and personnel.
• Participating in the School Police Department’s collective bargaining negotiations to develop formalized collective bargaining agreements.
• Overseeing projects and administrative matters.
• Acting for the Chief of Police in the event of absence.
• Overseeing the internal investigation of alleged employee misconduct, including fact-finding, analysis, and recommendations regarding disciplinary action.
• Representing the department in disciplinary and grievance proceedings.

Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website: https://bit.ly/4jPeleH