Assistant Director, Veterans Resource Center (Student Services Professional IV)

Job Title

Assistant Director, Veterans Resource Center

Classification

Student Services Professional IV

Auto Req. ID

560482

Salary Range

Classification Range $6,320 - $9,014 per month

(Hiring range depending on qualifications, not anticipated to exceed $6,320 - $6,994 per month)

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; occasional early morning, evening and/or weekend hours.                                            

Why CSUF

California State University, Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) is a leading public university committed to student success, academic excellence, and inclusive excellence. The university fosters a collaborative environment that supports teaching, research, and service while promoting innovation and professional growth. Cal State Fullerton is both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and a recipient of the Seal of Excelencia (2021 and 2024) from Excelencia in Education. Joining Cal State Fullerton means becoming part of a community dedicated to advancing student achievement, career success, and economic mobility.

Department

The Veteran’s Resource Center within the Division of Student Affairs at Cal State Fullerton supports military-connected students academically, personally, and professionally. We continuously engage with our students to meet them wherever they are and to guide them along their path toward success. We believe that only through unity can we hope to meet the varied needs of our students, which is why our center is and will continue to be an inclusive space for all. We seek an exceptional individual to join our team as the Assistant Director, Veterans Resource Center (Student Services Professional IV). The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude and an active, energetic mind characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to inclusivity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

Duties and Responsibilities

It is an exciting time to join Cal State Fullerton as we are an in-demand comprehensive University that is driven to shape the future of education and foster a vibrant community of students, faculty, staff, and administrators who uphold values of inclusive excellence, free speech, and an environment free from discrimination. We are continuously seeking individuals from a variety of career disciplines that share in the University’s mission and core values. We warmly welcome you to consider joining the Titan Community where minds expand and opportunities flourish.

The Assistant Director for the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) works in collaboration with the VRC Director to deliver and integrate student support services specifically tailored to students who are active duty, national guard, reservist, prior service members (veterans), and military-family members. The Assistant Director, under the supervision of the Director, serves as an integral part of the center by leading and implementing campus-wide and student affairs initiatives and success efforts. In collaboration with members of the VRC team, the Assistant Director works collaboratively to design and coordinate programs that academically support veteran and military-connected students, promote access and retention, enrich the college experience, and enhance student development.

Responsibilities include leading, designing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating student support services, high-impact practices, and co-curricular learning and assessment efforts. In addition, the Assistant Director recommends courses of action regarding sensitive and complex student issues and concerns and serves as a liaison for student-related issues. Reports to the Director for the daily responsibilities of the role. Further, the Assistant Director works hand in hand with the Director to recommend university-wide policies that pertain to veteran and military-connected students to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management, Engagement and Student Success.

The Assistant Director contributes to and/or designs VRC publications, retention management initiatives, and college climate assessment efforts. Contributes to a wide variety of initiatives for the Division of Student Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management. Other duties as assigned.

Inclusive Leadership Statement

Inclusive Leadership Statement is required below, please be sure to address the following as a minimum. Please add additional information as you see necessary and applicable:

• What does inclusive leadership mean to you.

• A description of your experiences working with individuals with a different perspective.

• A description of how issues of inclusivity have impacted y