Director for Student Accountability
Job Summary:
Additionally, the Director will serve as the Office of the Dean of Student’s liaison between Housing and Residential Education and Commuter Services. The Director will provide cross-departmental leadership to ensure that student accountability processes are being appropriately applied, monitored, and reviewed, while also providing trainings on the student accountability process. The Director will work with the ODOS team and other campus stakeholders to create processes that adhere to national best practice standards.
- Assists in the development, administration and revision process (as appropriate) of departmental policies and procedures and student accountability policies and processes consistent with University community standards and professional best practices.
- Supports the appointment of hearing board members and provides leadership and training
for staff, faculty, hearing boards, and others on appropriate resolution of student
accountability matters. - Maintains student accountability records in accordance with all Federal laws and University
policies and monitors and ensures compliance with Federal and State laws
including the Clery Act, Title IX, and Drug Free Schools. - Support the work of the chair of the University’s Behavioral Intervention Team with administrative units to address and resolve issues including threat assessment strategies.
- Oversees communication with students, faculty, staff, parents, attorneys, and others regarding student accountability matters.
- Provides consultation for students with problems, questions, and/or concerns regarding sexual assault, stalking situations, physical assault, harassment, problems with faculty and staff, etc.
- Serve as after business hour support for on-call staff through the AD on-call rotation,
as
part of the ODOS/HRE department response team in the case of an emergency.
Thorough response to critical inquiries or needs from families, students,
staff, faculty, alumni, and other campus constituents is an expectation along
with knowledge of legal issues pertinent to housing. - Directs student programming and learning outcomes in the area of student accountability
designed to improve student development while achieving institutional
objectives. - Provides educational programming and outreach for the University community including during new student orientation.
- Prepares/oversees the preparation of departmental publications, statistical and periodic reports.
- Represents the Office of the Dean of Students on University-wide and Divisional committees as well as University and external agencies as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related area, or equivalency (one
year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); eight
years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership,
human relations and effective communications skills required.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions
of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences:
- Master’s Degree preferred
- Evident of progressive leadership in Student Affairs
- Knowledge of and experience with federal, state, and local law and regulations pertaining to students such as the Clery Act, FERPA, and Title IX
- Strong Interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills
- Able to exercise sound decision-making and judgement
- Strong problem solving and oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated experience with and/or commitment to working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of a welcoming environment
- Computer literacy
Pay Rate Range: $90,000
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