"Associate Dean of Student Affairs"

Job Summary

Under administrative supervision from the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), the Associate Dean of Student Affairs will serve as the Chief Student Affairs Officer and the leading voice in matters pertaining to student success and well-being. This includes, but is not limited to, orientation, leadership development, student support, and student life outside the classroom. Primary responsibilities will be to lead a comprehensive orientation and transition effort; to advance and coordinate student leadership development programs. The Associate Dean provides strategic vision and oversight for all activities and programs of the Office of Student Affairs and carries out WVSOM’s mission to educate the campus community and promote student code of conduct policies. The Associate Dean will work in close collaboration with the Dean to create and coordinate pathways for student support and success and will provide leadership and direction in achieving these goals.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• As a hands-on and highly visible campus leader, the Associate Dean shares with the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean and Associate/Assistant Deans the responsibility for student guidance, support, and general welfare.
• Working with the VP of Human Resources to implement and evaluate systems and structures for reporting discrimination and harassment.
• Work collaboratively with staff in the Office of Admissions who are responsible for supporting pipeline programs.
• The Associate Dean reviews, investigates, address and/or refers potential professionalism cases; ensures operations are in compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and regulations; and serves as a liaison with numerous campus units and organizations to maintain cross collaboration. Convenes all appeals committees.
• The Associate Dean regularly interfaces with faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni by providing training, advice, counsel, and—when appropriate—in the capacity of directly administering and enforcing policies and related sanctions.
• Creates, supervises and implements innovative student activities, programs and budget. Reviews and approves activities, both on and off campus, for all student organizations.
• Provides leadership for faculty and staff in understanding and assisting in meeting student needs and services.
• Provides leadership in developing policies and procedure for the Office of Student Affairs.
• Directly provides leadership and supervision of employees of the Office of Student Affairs.
• Oversees the development and implementation of student services programming for the entire student body effectively, empathetically, diplomatically, non-judgmentally and fairly.
• Oversees student organizations.
• Serves as external liaison for WVSOM with numerous state and national organizations with focus on Student Development and Enrollment.
• Serves on, or chairs, committees as directed by the Dean.
• Serves as a Title IX Coordinator.
• Serves as WVSOM’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training and compliance officer.
• Assists in the development and implementation of institutional events.
• Serves as an active member on the President’s Forum, Dean’s Cabinet, Dean’s Advisory Council, and other campus committees as assigned in support of the strategic goals of the institution.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Position

This is a full-time, non-classified position; it is exempt from FLSA regulations concerning overtime. Not all activities of this position occur within the confines of an 8:00-4:30 schedule and will require evening and weekend scheduling as needed. The weekly schedule for this position will be established between the supervisor and the employee and approved given the needs of the department and the institution. This position has been designated as Essential. This means that when WVSOM is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover and continue operations at WVSOM.

WVSOM is looking for a dynamic person who is student-centric and experienced in working to support students while upholding university policies. Candidate will have an advanced degree (Master’s, EdD, DO, MD, Ph.D., JD, or equivalent) in student development, higher education administration, law, or a related field and a progressive record of five or more years of professional leadership and supervisory experience in student affairs within a college or university setting are required.

Additional requirements include: demonstrated knowledge of student development and student conduct processes, as well as applicable laws; well-developed advising skills; experience adjudicating policy violations; and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Also desired are effective conflict resolution skills, the ability to find mutually acceptable solutions to difficult problems, and the ability to build consensus, find support and reconcile competing interests.