Assistant Director, Student Employment

 

Job Title: Assistant Director, Student Employment

Department: Student Financial Services

Campus Location: Main Campus

FLSA Status: Exempt/ Salaried

Position Type/ Work Schedule

• 2080 Hours per year
• 12 Months per year
• 40 Hours per week (Estimated)

About Us

At Colorado College, 2,300 students learn and live on our beautiful 99-acre campus in downtown Colorado Springs. We attract top students seeking new perspectives with an array of experiential learning opportunities possible only in an immersive learning environment. Here, students take only one class at a time to facilitate deep exploration of a topic. We call this the Block Plan. This unique approach allows members of our campus community to share a rhythm of experience as we work together to fulfill our mission. 

Job Summary

In this role, you'll be at the heart of Colorado College’s student employment programs, driving the effective use of fiscal and human resources. You'll lead the student employment program, ensuring compliance and supporting approximately 1,000 student employees, making a tangible impact on their campus experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the answering of correspondence (emails, phone calls, and appointments) related to hiring, supervising, and terminating student workers; foster and maintain working relationships with employers of student employees. First point of contact for student employee supervisors. Conduct supervisor changes.
• Approve hiring activities (job descriptions, posts) and create and maintain student job records in the campus-wide Banner software and monitor compliance with institutional timesheet policies. Serve as the main E-Verify administrator for the CC Financial Aid Office and submit E-Verify reviews for all student employees in a timely manner to the Department of Homeland Security. Complete I-9 maintenance throughout the year, while aiding international student employees to include the use of Verifent.
• Administer the state and federal work study programs, ensuring full utilization by monitoring community service usage, completing utilization reports, and reconciling funds in advance of audits and FISAP requests. Ensure timely payment of wages due to student employees and troubleshoot payroll or timesheet problems.
• Collaboratively develop and maintain program policies/processes that guard the College’s compliance with relevant labor and immigration laws as well as maintain relevant documentation. Serve as project manager for student employment projects, including system implementation/maintenance. Maintain the webpage.
• Directly support the student employees serving as Student Employment Assistants. Ensure efficient client service by cross-training the financial aid administrative assistant.
• Ensure timely payment of wages due to student employees and troubleshoot payroll or timesheet problems.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: 3 years of experience in a related field

One year of relevant work experience may be substituted for one year of required education (OR) one year of relevant academic coursework beyond the minimum requirement may be substituted for one year of required professional experience.

Other Position Details:

• Does not supervise others
• Position will not drive CC vehicles

Application Instructions:

• Continuous Recruitment - for full consideration, apply by: May 22, 2025
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range:

• $56,485 to $67,337 per year

What We Offer:

As part of the total compensation for Staff and Faculty roles, we offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time - accrual of 7.34 hours of vacation per pay period (176 hours, 22 days per year) and 4 hours of sick time per pay period (96 hours, 12 days per year)
• Paid seasonal breaks and holidays (20 days per year)
• 403(b) retirement plans where employees contribute 5% of pay and CC contributes 10%
• Tuition benefits for employee and eligible dependents
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits including free access to the sports center, swimming pool, arts and crafts, outdoor programs, and financial consultants

 Special Instructions to Candidates:  

The anticipated search timeline is as follows: the