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Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Administrative Posted On: Thu Jul 11 2024 Job Description:

The Assistant Director for Student Behavior and Conduct is primarily responsible for providing leadership in areas related to student behavior and specifically student conduct for the residential system. Additionally, the Assistant Director assists in the overall leadership of a comprehensive 5,500 bed-housing program with 16 full time professional hall directors, 4 Area Coordinators, and 8 members of the Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Leadership Team Members and 250 paraprofessional student staff focusing on student learning, academic achievement, and personal growth. This position reports directly to the Director of Residence Life.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Directly supervise two full-time professional staff who oversee the daily operation of the residence halls.

Manages and oversees the departmental residential judicial system, which addresses all levels of student behavior within the halls. Coordinate the request and approval process for students with an accommodation for an Emotional Support Animal (ESA); communicate departmental expectations to the student regarding animal behavior within the residence halls and meets with students who are in violation of the ESA agreement.

Provide professional and paraprofessional staff training on University and Departmental policies and procedures for residence hall living.

Provide on-going training for professional and paraprofessional staff on changing legal issues affecting students, Residence Life and the student conduct process.

Serve as a liaison to the Office of Student Conduct working in cooperation to address student behavior issues.

Serve as a liaison to the University Police regarding student conduct.

Represent HRL on the Campus Partner Team (Behavioral Intervention Team); which involves accurate record keeping and working together to create action plans for residential students of concern.

Create, maintain, update and audit the electronic conduct reporting and tracking system.

Provide monthly conduct reports that track policy violations, sanctions, student status, etc. and recommend changes to the Leadership Team.

Conduct monthly audit reports of incident reports for each of the residence halls and meet with the Area Coordinators to analyze the reports and strategize opportunities for improvements.

Develop and oversee educational discipline sanctions as they relate to the student conduct process.

Lead the camps and conferences program during the summer; directly supervising

Area Coordinators and Summer Housing Assistants (professional staff members), representing HRL when working with camps and conferences clients, communicating important information to the facilities management and HRL leadership team, and coordinating the arrival and departure logistics.

Assist in formulating and evaluating student conduct and student behavior policies and procedures.

Assist in formulating and implementing strategic planning in student conduct.

Maintain, enhance and evaluate the departmental community standards program; that is implemented throughout the halls.

Develop and implement conflict resolution, mediation training and creative discipline initiatives.

Serve on the HRL Leadership Team, which includes being a part of a decision-making process that affects the department.

Provide intervention and response for crisis and other facilities, safety and security issues through serving in an on-call rotation.

Serve as the primary contact for students of concern within the residence halls, which includes maintaining and tracking action plans for students.

Serve and lead various departmental and campus committees.

Assist with other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Sills Considered Essential for Success:

Must demonstrate the ability to maintain an effective, cooperative working relationship with supervisors, supervisees, co-workers and academic and community partners in keeping with the values and mission of both the department and the university.

Must demonstrate above average oral, written and computer communication skills.

Must demonstrate above average knowledge of student development theory and its application to meet the needs of today's college students.

Must demonstrate leadership, supervisory and managerial skills.

Must demonstrate above average multi-tasking, administrative, and organizational skills.

Must demonstrate above average critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Must demonstrate willingness to serve as a role model and project a professional self-image for residential students, paraprofessional staff members and co-workers in work ethic, initiative, attitude and approach to work.

Must demonstrate willingness to role model acceptance and advocacy of diverse student populations by creating an environment committed to valuing diversity and social justice.

Must adhere to the ethical code of conduct governing the Student Affairs profession.

Must be willing to assume additional responsibilities within the department as needed.

Although most of the positions will function as described, some aspects are subject to change due to the evolving departmental needs.

Knowledge of data gathering analysis and interpretation.

Ability to work collaboratively within the department and with external constituents.

Must demonstrate above average familiarity with legal issues influencing higher education.

Must demonstrate a high level of integrity and practice maintaining confidentiality.

Must be able to work within a department that values initiative, strong work ethic, and teamwork.

Job Requirements:

Possession of a graduate degree in Counseling, College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration or a related field of study.

Minimum of five years of experience in student housing, student affairs or higher education.

Demonstrated experience in student conduct.

Demonstrated knowledge of federal legislation governing student records and experience with victim rights in student conduct proceedings, including Title IX, Violence Against Women Act and Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act

Experience in staff supervision, leadership development, advising, crisis intervention, counseling and hall administration.

Additional Information:

Physical and Mental Abilities:

Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Extended computer usage requiring visual acuity and manual dexterity.

Ability to stand and walk during peak times (hall openings and closings, M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, program attendance, recruitment fairs, etc.).

Ability to lift up to 25lbs.

Working Hours/Travel Requirements:

Periodic evening, overnight and weekend hours.

Occasional travel for recruitment trips, state, regional, and national conferences.

Additional Information:

The salary range is $55,000 to $58,000, commensurate with experience.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Institutional Equity. To request an accommodation, report a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Ms. Ena Demir, Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator via email at ena.demir@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-6867. Ms. Demir is also responsible for coordinating the University's response to complaints related to sex and gender harassment. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU's https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website.

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