Assistant Director, Student Life Operations & Assessment

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The Assistant Director is responsible for providing vision, strategic direction, and accountability for student development within the Office of Student Life and will work very closely with all areas in Student Life – Campus Recreation, Community Impact, New Student Experience, and Student Engagement – so our students have the best opportunity to ‘Find their Fit’ at PSU. This position provides leadership for student staff development and training, assessment of Student Life Programs, student travel, sport club development, and adventure recreation programming. The Assistant Director will use assessment and evaluation data to ensure that Student Life students are getting well prepared for life after college while having a transformative experience within our program and feeling connected to the PSU community. The Assistant Director also oversees the development and enhancement of initiatives and experiences to meet the needs and interests of first-year students – especially through our Adventure Recreation Orientation Programs. This position works collaboratively across the university and draws upon student development literature and best practices to ensure meaningful connections for students within Student Life. This position reports to the Director of Campus Recreation & Student Life. This position will develop, implement and provide ongoing reevaluation of Student Life trainings and programming, including longstanding traditions, student run programming, late night programming, and adventure recreation programming.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and assess all Student Life Student Staff Training initiatives, opportunities, and training by collaborating with each of the function areas to determine their needs and working through best practices nationwide to develop dynamic staff training and education opportunities for the Student Life Team. (25%)

• Collaborate and Coordinate programming efforts for Campus Recreation, Community Impact, New Student Experience and Student Engagement to ensure smooth processes across Student Life for all programs and events., Recruit, select, supervise and train, and assess undergraduate HUB Building Staff, consistent with the Student Staff training program, Develop and implement an assessment plan for all Student Life programs and events. (20%)

• Lead Student Life Adventure Recreation Programming, highlighted by the implementation of Adventure Orientation Programming to support retention efforts for the university. (20%)

• Supervise HUB Operations by supervising, hiring, and training all HUB Building Manager Student Staff and support all funtions of The Hartman Union Building with facility management, coordinating events within the HUB. (15%)

• Lead and direct the overall administration and management of the sport club business needs. Serve as facilitator, leader, and resource for sport club leaders and be available to assist student representatives with financial and student travel needs. (10%)

• Lead Student Life Student Leadership Team consisting of members across the Student Life function areas. (10%)

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Effective Communication

• Strong Programming Skills

• Student Development & Advising

• Program Development & Management

• Crisis Response & Basic Needs Support

• Collaboration, Supervision, Team Leadership

• Administrative & Fiscal Management

• Assessment & Data-Driven Decision Making

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration.  Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Plymouth State University offers high-quality baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. Through research and innovative community partnerships, the University contributes to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental development of the North Country and Lakes Region of New Hampshire