The City of High Point, NC, nationally known
for the High Point Model of Policing, is
seeking a seasoned, assertive and visionary consensus builder to be their next Chief of Police. The successful candidate will be someone who
is an experienced advocate for proactive, evidence and data based approaches to
policing and who fully supports the Focused Deterrence approach that the City of
High Point has embraced since 1998.
Unafraid to innovate, the High Point Police Department prides itself on
its success in bringing down violent crime and domestic violence rates over the
last 18 years while increasing transparency, community engagement and
professional partnerships. The next leader of this low turnover department,
will be shaping the future of policing in High Point with effective succession
planning, taking successful existing initiatives to another level, innovating by
evaluating and implementing appropriate new strategies, and continuing to build
trust in the community. The position is open due to retirement. Police
Department and Position Overview:
The City of High Point operates under a Council/Manager form of
government. The City has approximately 1475 employees working across 23 departments. The new Police Chief will report to the City
Manager. The individual selected for this key role will lead a
Department of approximately 239 sworn and 41 non-sworn employees with an annual
budget of $24.4 M. Employees are divided
among four areas: Office of the
Chief of Police (which includes the Public Information Officer), Major
Deterrence and Crime Prevention, Field Operations North (Special
Investigations, Property Crimes, Traffic Unit and School Resource Officers),
and Field Operations South (Personnel and Recruiting, Training and Animal
Control, and Police Records. The Chief of Police oversees many special programs with
the goal of improving community relations and providing public safety education
such as P2C – where
citizens can look up and print out a police report of an incident in which they
were involved; and Crime mapping, which will map incidents anywhere in the City, HPCAV –
High Point Community Against Violence, a nonprofit organization that partners with the
Violent Crimes Task Force division to reduce violent crime in the City, a
Citizens’ Academy, Ride Along Programs, National Night Out and others. See http://www.highpointnc.gov/police/community_relations/hpcav.cfm
for more information.
Qualifications: The City seeks a law
enforcement leader with a minimum of 15 years progressive law enforcement
experience and at least 5 years of cross-functional and progressively
responsible experience including administrative and command work at rank of Captain
or higher; a BA/BS degree (Master’s degree highly preferred) along with executive
law enforcement training (e.g. FBI National Academy, Administrative Officers
Management Program, LEEP, etc.). Must have current certification as a municipal or
local government law enforcement officer by his/her respective state or with no
more than one year break in full-time sworn service at time of appointment. Please note
that North Carolina has partial reciprocity for current (or with honorable
discharge) military law enforcement certification. North Carolina does
NOT have reciprocity with Federal law enforcement certification.
Salary range and Application
Process:
Current city policy states that Department Directors must reside within
the city of High Point Planning Area as shown on the current officially adopted
City Land Use Plan Map. within 12 months of appointment to
the position. Hiring
range is $92,451.00 - $138,340.00 (beginning salary will be commensurate with
experience). The City offers a highly competitive benefits package. Additional
information about the benefits package is available at www.highpointnc.gov/person/benefits.cfm.
To view the full posting and to confidentially apply
for this position, visit the Developmental Associates application
website (or paste https://www.developmentalassociates.com/client-openings/). All applications must be submitted online via
this application portal). All applicants are encouraged to apply by February 25,
2016. Semi-Finalists will participate in
an assessment
center in High Point on March 31-April 1. All
inquiries should be emailed to highpointhiring@developmentalassociates.com. The City of High Point is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
The
recruitment and selection process is being managed by Developmental Associates,
LLC.
posted cap February 3, 2016
posted cap February 3, 2016
