Assistant Director for Title III

Description

Guided by student development theory and an eight-dimension student wellness framework, the Assistant Director is responsible for student experiences and academic operations practices that promote positive academic, retention, graduation, placement, and personal satisfaction outcomes by planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, activities, and events that engage and develop students from new student orientation to degree or program completion. The position requires high student contact and high visibility. This role also assists and supports the supervisor with matters related to the daily operations of the Student Success Center, critical departmental functions such as success and academic coaching, and maintaining positive relationships with campus collaborators that serve key aspects of the institution, such as athletics and admissions.

The position requires predictable evening and weekend hours to supervise or participate in student, staff, and University programs, events, services, and experiences. In compliance with federal and state disability laws and consultation with Human Resources, employees receive reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties associated with the position upon request and evaluation. At the employee’s request and in consultation with the disabilities support office (ADA office), employees receive reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties associated with the position. This has the potential to be a live-in position as it has emergency on-call rotation responsibilities.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Position Specific Responsibilities

 

1.       Assisting with oversight and support of the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) Grant.

o   Supporting the director with federal reporting guidelines, such as the Annual Performance Review

o   Supporting the director with managing the budget and reconciling expenses

o   Supervising the Peer Mentor Certification Program

o   Assisting with the development, implementation, and evaluation of Title III activities and projects

o   Assisting with other objectives as needed for operational priorities

 

2.       Entering engagement and activity data into internal measurement documents based on requirements.

 

3.       Advocating for, communicating on behalf of, publicizing, and representing the project with university leaders, within the university community, and externally among the local town and the national higher education community. 

 

4.       Providing student success coaching to a caseload of undergraduates in need of services due to risk factors for early attrition and/or non-completion. 

 

5.       Supervising professional staff (e.g., assisting with recruitment coordination, selection, training, evaluation, and continuous professional development).

 

6.       Serving as a liaison to appropriate University departments (e.g., Business Office, Center for International Education, Public Safety, Admission, Athletics, Alumni Office, etc.)

 

7.       Assisting with supporting, as needed, the Bias Intervention Team (training provided).

 

8.       Assisting the supervisor with tasks, activities, and initiatives as assigned and related to maintaining positive relations with campus collaborators.

 

9.       Serving as the responsible administrator in the absence of the Project Director.

 

10.   Participating in the Student Affairs emergency on-call rotation efforts (training provi