Project FORT Director (Major Crimes Unit) - Fairfield County, OH : Job Details

Salary: $29.83 - $41.01 Hourly Location : Lancaster 43130, OH Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 00819 Department: MAJOR CRIMES Division: Major Crimes Unit Opening Date: 07/23/2025 Closing Date: Continuous Description Under the direct supervision of the Operating Board, the South-Central Ohio Major Crimes Unit is seeking a Project FORT Director. The Major Crimes Unit (MCU) is a multi-jurisdictional Law Enforcement Task Force serving the citizens of Fairfield and Pickaway Counties, the city of Logan and Ohio University in Athens. The Task Force is uniquely equipped to investigate and arrest those individuals involved in drug-related crimes across the jurisdiction, a mission it has successfully carried out for the past fifteen years. However, the Major Crimes Unit and its Operating Board believe that nontraditional initiatives to combat the opiate problem must be identified and implemented including programs that seek to direct those impacted by addiction to available recovery services, no longer solely focusing on incarcerating individuals who have committed low level drug offenses, as a way to reduce drug abuse. It is the belief of the Major Crimes Unit that the Opiate issue and the resulting fatal and non-fatal unintentional overdoses occurring within Fairfield County require non-traditional progressive approaches to achieve a desired result. The Director will be a vital member of the South-Central Ohio Major Crimes Unit by providing support, leadership and management to the task force and overseeing the state and federal grants which fund the project. Duties

• Implementation of the proposed overdose response team program
• Oversee day to day operations of the overdose team
• Ensure that team members had the appropriate equipment
• Coordinate the disbursement of Naloxone to patient/clients
• Coordinate and manage training for team members and support personnel
• Respond to overdose scenes and gather information related to sources of supply
• Manage team activity to ensure that patient/clients are receiving all available treatment and recovery services that are deemed necessary
• Manage and track all necessary data points as part of the project
• Manage the grant and other sources of funding obtained to facilitate the program
• Attend required meetings in Washington DC related to the grant
• Attend overdose response team project meetings
• Attend necessary participant board meetings
• Assist in the creation and implementation of a public awareness campaign, project marketing, and community outreach events as part of a Community Substance Abuse Education and Prevention program

Qualifications

• Fifteen years or more experience as a Law Enforcement Officer, and currently is a commissioned Peace Officer
• Intimate awareness in the community for which they will serve (Predominantly Fairfield County)
• Leadership experience
• Ability to create and manage budgets
• A strong belief in the proposed project and expected outcomes
• A history of implementing and overseeing new initiatives
• Strong public speaking skills
• The ability to create educational materials related to the project
• Strong existing relationships in the Law Enforcement community throughout the jurisdiction, and across the state
• The ability to prepare detailed reports on program activity and present findings to oversight boards
• A history of collaborating with disciplines outside of law enforcement