Threat Assessment Specialist/Investigator

Primary Purpose: 

Assists the Director for Investigations and School Safety in the development, implementation, and support  of the district level and campus level threat assessment program. This includes monitoring threat  assessment and crisis response activities as well as collaborating with district threat assessment team  members. Assists with investigative matters.  

Qualifications: 

Education/Certification: 

Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in related field.  

Special Knowledge/Skills: 

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.  

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

Assists with developing policies and procedures regarding the threat assessment process and protocols.  

Assists in developing and implementing in-person, virtual, on-going, coordinated professional training for campus threat assessment teams and staff, providing policy, protocol updates, and services provided through the Texas Education Agency, the Texas School Safety Center, and the district,  related to threat assessment and crisis response. 

Serves as a member of the district’s Threat Assessment team.  

Responds to and triages digital threats, through the district’s threat reporting system, by following threat  assessment and crisis response protocols. 

Cultivates relationships with campuses to provide support and technical assistance, follow legislative and  district threat assessment policies, ensuring consistent application of the threat assessment process and  appropriate collection of information. 

Prioritizes and manages or assists in the management of students of the highest concern who have  participated in the threat assessment process and require additional follow-up, including the coordination of  intervention and support services in the student’s home, school, and community to ensure a safe and secure  learning environment for students and staff. 

Works in conjunction with campuses to document the student’s progression, outcomes, and any additional  recommended mental health services that the student and family may require. 

Provides immediate crisis response at the location of the event, on a campus and/or district facility, as needed.  

Assists in coordinating response activities and continued strategic support in partnership with  campus/district administration. 

Coordinates with external partners to present information to district leadership, as requested.  

Provides exceptional customer service experience for all KISD stakeholders with intentional and professional  practices that promote a culture of respect and focus on achieving equitable and safe outcomes. 

Serves as lead for the digital communication device policy and maintains the inventory of equipment used  to secure the devices during the school day. 

Monitors the implementation of the digital communication device policy and inventory of device storage  hardware.  

Maintains confidentiality and complies with FERPA and HIPAA regulations. 

Assigned as needed to investigate reports of misconduct and/or prohibited conduct involving district  professional, exempt or non-exempt employees. 

Investigates allegations of dereliction of duty involving district employees.  

Resolves complaints, issues, and concerns at the lowest administrative level possible per district policies and  procedures.  

Conducts investigations in a timely manner and notifies supervisor of the investigation results.  

Conducts interviews with respect to privacy of the complainant and ensures confidentiality to the greatest  extent possible.  

Uses appropriate and acceptable standards/methods of investigative practices to complete a thorough  investigation.  

Compiles relevant documents, and formulates the official investigative case report, and provides  information to appropriate personnel. 

Perform other duties as assigned.  

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

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Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: 

Tools/Equipment Used: Ability to use peripheral devices, high level language programming concepts, data  management software, and application development tools.  

Posture/Physical Demands: Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping,  pushing/pulling, twisting. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be  met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties  of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel,  and to stand and walk. The employee is required to regularly lift and carry (less than 15 pounds). Specific  vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.  

Motion: Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking,  grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders. 

Lifting: Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45  pounds and over). 

Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an  employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Occasional district-wide travel to  multiple campuses, as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress. 

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all  responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.