Director, Student Intervention and Community Standards

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Job:

Director, Student Intervention and Community Standards

Job Description:

Reporting to the Vice Dean, Campus Life and Student Experience, the Director, Student Intervention and Community Standards will lead a unit that holistically manages student support initiatives including student conduct and case management. Working with campus colleagues, the Director is responsible for managing, processing, and adjudicating all academic and behavioral misconduct governed by the Barnard Code of
Conduct. In administering these processes, the Director safeguards the integrity of the College’s conduct system and manages institutional risk by ensuring that every matter is resolved through fair, consistent, and fundamentally sound process; that all student-facing communications of the unit accurately reflect applicable policy; and that conduct findings and outcomes are supported by a documented rationale in the record. The Director will be charged with developing strategy and resources that will have a continued positive effect on the Barnard student experience. The Director will identify and deploy national best practices within the field of student affairs, to develop and maintain consistent policies and processes that are fair, equitable, and student-centered.

This is a 12-month position and some evening and weekend work will be required.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Serve as the College’s primary student conduct administrator, overseeing the College’s student conduct processes, including academic and social/behavioral misconduct across the College.
● Collaborate with colleagues to establish, update, and implement policies and procedures relating to the College’s Student Code of Conduct, Honor System, and all other academic and behavioral policies applicable to all enrolled students. Consult with the Office of the General Counsel as needed to ensure policies are in compliance with local, state, and federal law regulatory guidance, including FERPA, the Clery Act, Hazing, and
applicable civil rights obligations.

● Ensure procedural integrity in every conduct matter: identify and apply the correct governing policy and ensure that prescribed procedural language in all notices, outcome letters, and student-facing communications are consistent with that policy; document the rationale supporting each finding and outcome sanction in the case record; and ensure
outcomes sanctions are proportionate to the underlying conduct and consistent with institutional precedent.
● Provide leadership in coordinating and promoting signature initiatives, high-impact practices, support programs, and cross-divisional partnerships leveraging Barnard’s resources for students.
● Oversee the Division’s case management efforts, including centralizing support for students of concern, and students preparing to take or returning from a leave of absence. Guide the College Case Manager and Leaves & Returns Coordinator in relevant work, including collaboration with colleagues that manage various aspects of a student’s enrolled status.
● Hire, train, and continually develop a high-performing team of professionals. Provide leadership and oversight for the Student Intervention and Community Standards team and for their work with colleagues throughout Barnard College, and, as appropriate, Columbia University. The Director is accountable for the accuracy, procedural soundness, and quality of all conduct-related work product issued by the unit, including
work executed by supervised staff at the Director’s direction.
● Directly supervise the Associate Director for Student Intervention and Community Standards, College Case Manager, and Leaves & Returns Coordinator. Provide structured training and ongoing professional development for supervised staff on conduct procedures, applicable policy, fundamental fairness, and due process standards.
● Adhere to established College protocols for escalation and review of disciplinary matters. Maintain a standing collaborative relationship with the Office of General Counsel and the Nondiscrimination and Title IX office. Plan, conduct, and/or supervise fair, thorough, and impartial fact investigations, including identifying relevant witnesses, gathering and
evaluating evidence, assessing credibility, and preparing investigative findings.
● Establish and provide leadership for a Behavioral Intervention Team. Provide intake support for student issues and crises, and work with colleagues in Human Resources, Community Safety, and other College departments to ensure intake, response, and support for personnel matters.
● Maintain case records in data management database (currently Advocate system); serve as system administrator for the database; main