Associate Director of Student Engagement
Under the supervision of the Director of Student Engagement, the Associate Director of Student Engagement helps create a vibrant community for student engagement by providing advising support, training, and resources for student organizations, newly registered student groups, and faculty/staff advisors. The Associate Director of Student Engagement serves as an integral member of the Student Engagement and Student Affairs staff and supports departmental/divisional initiatives. The Associate Director of Student Engagement serves as the liaison to the Conference & Events Office regarding student activities and space needs.
Essential Functions: In collaboration with the Director of Student Engagement, the Associate Director provides vision, leadership, and direction for a dynamic campus life program that supports intellectual, personal, and social development for all students. This position is responsible for leadership development, initiating, coordinating, executing, and evaluating a full array of programs, services, and activities that engage the student body.
Key Responsibilities:
- Train student organizations in planning and implementing student programming throughout the year;
- Regularly update digital signs, social media accounts, and the website;
- Oversee the operations of all clubs and organizations on campus;
- Serve as a resource for campus activities, guiding students and staff on event planning policies, including calendar clearance, contracts, agents, budgets, and facilities. Create and disseminate event guidelines to the campus community;
- Coordinate and produce the campus involvement fair, Clubapalooza;
- Support campus programs such as Purple Pride Week, Spring Week, Senior Week, Orientation, and Welcome Weekend;
- Coordinate and develop the Curry LEAD Awards for clubs and organizations;
- Assist in developing recognition and assessment programs for student employees;
- Coordinate with the advisor of Student Government Association on their Elections, including nominations and marketing efforts (Fall/Spring);
- Assist in managing the budgets of clubs and organizations, including collaboration with the Student Government advisor on oversight of SGA's budget;
- Provide training, support, and collaboration opportunities for club advisors;
- Develop and implement training programs for clubs and organizations in event planning, funding processes, elections, and more;
- Supervise 2-3 student Clubs/Organization Assistants and the SGA Budget Manager who assist with club and organization management;
- Promote and support diversity and inclusion initiatives within all OSE programs;
- Manage and distribute the Office of Student Engagement's weekly newsletter, "The Purple Press," to students, faculty, and staff;
- Serve as a supervisor for Orientation Coordinators and Orientation Leaders;
- Assist with training programs and retreats for Orientation student staff;
- Assist in organizing and running Summer Orientation and Welcome Weekend events;
- Manage and enhance the Modern Campus Involve platform for clubs, overseeing funding requests, purchases, events, and elections;
- Supervise evening and weekend programs and activities as required or assigned;
- Communicate relevant college policies, procedures, and philosophies to student organizations in an advisory role, assisting groups in setting goals and objectives for each semester;
- Evaluate the campus climate in collaboration with the Director to identify focus areas for the office;
- Serve on the on-call point person rotation for Curry Up & Go trips, providing support and handling any issues that arise during the trip.
*This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and expectations which may evolve. *
Additional Functions:
- Collaborates frequently with campus partners including but not limited to: Athletics, Residence Life and Housing, Buildings and Grounds, Public Safety, Conference and Event Services staff, PAL, SAIL, and the Diversity Center;
- Performs other duties as requested or assigned;
- Some nights and weekends are required;
- Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy.
Job Requirements:
Essential Characteristics:
- Highly engaged, self-directed individual who can direct and manage multiple competing priorities and drive several projects forward at once.
- Ability to work with many constituencies and build effective relationships with faculty, administrators, and students.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with high attention to detail.
- Exhibits strong initiative-taking, creative thinking, and problem-solving necessary for working under pressure in a complex institutional environment.
- Successful performance in this position demands consistently demonstrating uncompromised performance characteristics.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree in student Personnel, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, or a related field is required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of Banner Operational System
- Knowledge of Modern Campus Involve
Preferred Qualifications:
- A master's degree in student Personnel, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
- 1-3 years of experience in Student Engagement or related Student Affairs setting is preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership, organization, management, and platform skills; an ability to oversee a wide variety of activities; attention to detail and ability to work independently.
- Solid experience in program development, implementation, and assessment.
- Commitment to a diverse and multicultural program in department programs.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong professional and ethical standards on which to serve as a role model to a diverse student constituency.
- Ability to build working relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
- Ability to maintain flexibility and work well in a fast-paced environment, including working nights and weekends as necessary.
Salary Range:
$55,000 to $58,000 annually
Additional Information:
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, Curry College will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
At the College's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the College, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
Employment in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment background checks.
Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination
Curry College (the "College") does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that we administer, as required by Title IX and its federal regulations, including in admission and employment.
The College's nondiscrimination policy may be found at:
https://www.curry.edu/about-us/community-resources/employment/notice-of-non-discrimination; the College's grievance procedures for Title IX complaints may be found at:
https://www.curry.edu/assets/Documents/Student-Life/handbook.pdf (pp. 96-125).
Individuals who wish to make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, or those with information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination under Title IX may contact the Title IX Coordinator, the Office for Civil Rights, or both. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its federal regulations to the College may be referred to either or both offices listed below:
Juan Hernandez, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Belonging: Office 121, King Academic Administrative Building, 55 Atherton Street Milton, MA 02186. (617) 979-3516, juan.hernandez@curry.edu.
Office of Civil Rights ("OCR")-Boston: US Department of Education, 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-3921. (617) 289-0111, OCR.Boston@ed.gov.
To apply, visit http://curry.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=181458
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Curry College
Nov 24, 2024