Assistant Director of Student Affairs, PNCA
Posting Number: R0007233
Location: Portland Campus
ABOUT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY:
Willamette University, founded in 1842,
is a nationally-renowned private university enrolling 2800 students
across five colleges. Our historic campus, adjacent to the Oregon
State Capitol, hosts a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts
college in Salem, Oregon. Our downtown Portland campus is home to
the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). We offer a wide range
of professional graduate programs, including Oregon's top-ranked
MBA program, the Northwest's oldest law school, as well as MA/MFA
programs at PNCA and master's degrees in data science and computer
science.
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benefits package to eligible employees. Our
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POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Dean of Students for Community Care &
Inclusion, the Assistant Director of Student Affairs assists in
overseeing the co-curricular engagement of 400 undergraduate
students and 40 graduate students. In collaboration with the PNCA
Student Affairs team, the Assistant Director's responsibilities are
aimed at creating inclusive environments, events, and initiatives
that support students' sense of belonging, holistic learning,
well-being, leadership development, and engagement that fosters
students' success.
In close coordination with the Residential Life and Housing team on
Willamette University's Salem Campus, the Assistant Director
assumes responsibility for the operation of ArtHouse, an
apartment-style residential facility in downtown Portland that
houses 130 first-year students and includes the supervision of 4-6
Resident Assistants. This is a live-in position and requires some
evening and weekend availability.
The Assistant Director serves as a University conduct officer and
is a member of the Student Care Team, ensuring case management
support and assistance to students in crisis and distress and
serving in an on-call rotation for emergency and response.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Engagement & Community Development
- Advise and support recognized undergraduate and graduate
student organizations and Arthouse Hall Council; meet regularly
with their executive teams.
Oversee student leaders in planning and implementing
events.
Lead and/or assist in the program planning and implementation
of campus-wide events and initiatives such as New Student and
Family Orientation, Family Weekend, Holiday Art Fair, Cultural
Heritage Months, other affinity-based programming, personal
development opportunities, and social events & programs.
Develop community-building and educational initiatives based on
the Student Affairs Division curriculum and PNCA goals that support
student learning, engagement, and belonging.
Develop and support student recognition initiatives and promote
leadership opportunities.
Allocate and maintain student lockers.
Maintain visibility, engage regularly with students, and attend
campus and community programs.
Provide budgetary oversight to assigned budget accounts. Ensure
compliance with institutional budget policies.
Arthouse Facilities Operations & Residence Life
- Assist in overall administration of the residence life and
housing program. Coordinate facility management, housing
operations, and communication with residents with PTLA property
management group.
- Assist in the development and evaluation of housing policies,
procedures, and goals.
- Educate RAs and residents on safety and security concerns and
appropriate emergency response procedures.
- Assumes other duties as assigned by the Director of Residential
Life and Housing and Dean of Students for Community Care &
Inclusion
- Recruit, train, and supervise 4-6 Resident Advisors and Office
of Student Affairs student employees. Provide ongoing feedback and
support to student staff.
- Oversees RA responsibilities in the communication of community
expectations of students and response to behavioral issues.
- Establish a sense of teamwork and collaboration among
RAs.
- Provide team-building opportunities to promote good RA
relations.
Student CARE, Conduct, and Conflict Resolution
- Serve as a Conduct Hearing officer. Investigate incidents,
facilitate Administrative Hearings, determine responsibility,
assign sanctions as appropriate, make appropriate referrals, and
write related conduct letters.
- Mediate conflicts between students, facilitating discussions to
resolve disputes and promote an inclusive and supportive living
environment.
- Support students in distress and help facilitate student
wellbeing
- Serve as a member of the CARE team, responding to CARE Reports
as a case manager to provide support to students experiencing
difficulties.
Crisis Response and Management
- Serve in a scheduled on-call rotation to respond to student
emergencies and crises, providing immediate support and
intervention.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Two years experience working in residence life on a university
campus.
- Demonstrated experience organizing events and programs.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience and comfortability with providing
support to students in distress, mental health challenges, and
interpersonal conflict
- Evidence of cultural sensitivity and competence for effectively
engaging and working within a culturally diverse community
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in college student personnel, higher education
leadership, social work, psychology or related field.
- Experience coordinating and/or organizing projects and programs
in a diverse environment within higher education, preferably
experience working with art students
- Experience responding to and working with diverse, at-risk,
disadvantaged, and historically underrepresented student
populations.
- Demonstrated experience implementing best practices and
strategies in student engagement, development, persistence
retention, campus services, leadership development, and student
success.
- Experience working at an art and design college
- Excellent multi-project organizational management skills.
- Experience providing support to students experiencing academic
challenges, mental health concerns, roommate conflicts, and
personal concerns.
- Experience responding to crisis and/or early intervention
(i.e., on-call for emergency response, conflict mediation,
responding to medical or mental health emergencies, fire alarms,
etc.).
Typical Work Schedule
- Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
- Evening and weekend hours as needed and are common
- This position also serves on a scheduled on-call rotation
Physical Demands & Working Conditions: Typical work is
performed indoors in a normal office environment.
Salary: $54,654 annually
You will need to upload the following documents as part of your
application materials in the "My Experience" section labeled
Resume:
- Cover letter addressing the required/desired qualifications
and presenting any other applicant characteristics which deserve
emphasis
- Current resume
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as received
until the position is filled.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT:
All University positions require that candidates submit to a
criminal conviction record check prior to hire. Conviction does not
automatically preclude candidates from being hired. Nature of
conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the
position.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS:
Please read the following carefully before beginning the online
application process. To be considered for employment at Willamette
University, please complete our online employment application. Your
application and all required attachments -- listed at the bottom of
the page -- must be submitted for each individual job post that you
are interested in applying. Once you submit your application you
will not be able to edit your application.
Apply online at https://willamette.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/willametteuniversityjobs/job/Portland-Campus/Assistant-Director-of-Student-Affairs--PNCA_R0007233
Believing that diversity contributes to academic excellence and
to rich and rewarding communities, WU is committed to recruiting
and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. We seek
candidates, particularly those from historically under-represented
groups, whose work furthers diversity and who bring to campus
varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.
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