Details
Posted: 29-Jul-22
Location: Rochester, New York
Salary: Open
Overview:
The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership provides meaningful co-curricular opportunities for students to engage in activities that cultivate involvement, leadership development, and self-exploration. These experiences and programs build community and connection, facilitate transition and belonging, and promote transformational learning.
As a member of the Student Engagement and Leadership team, the assistant director oversees student club and organization management and provides training for their advisors. They are responsible for managing operations for the Donald E. Bain Campus Center, Michaelhouse game room, and the performing arts spaces in Murphy Hall. The assistant director is also responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating student campus center managers and mascots.
Job Responsibilities:
Job responsibilities include:
Clubs and Organizations (60%)
- Responsible for oversight of all activities of clubs and organizations
- Help students establish new and continue to strengthen organizations through the recognition process
- Provide support to SGA recognized clubs and organizations (approximately 70 groups) including contract negotiation and budget planning
- Develop and implement new organization orientations and annual mandatory student organizations trainings. Important topics to include: event planning, budgeting, student org travel, and risk management
- Advise the SGA Finance Committee which oversees the club and organization budgets
- Help assure club and organization event success
- Assist with purchasing and contracts
- Ensure supervision
- Verify reservations
- Coordinate advisor annual training and ongoing training series each semester
- Develop and maintain written/online resources for advisors
- Advise Commuter Council and provide opportunities for commuting students' engagement
- Coordinate semesterly Involvement Fests
- Manage the Cardinal Hub
- Develop and implement student award and recognition activities including the Cardinal Awards
- Develop club conduct process with the Director of Student Conduct
Manage Student Spaces and Student Staff (30%)
- Supervise the daily operations of the Donald E. Bain Campus Center, game room, and performing arts spaces, including room reservations and access to spaces
- Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate student staff including managers and Cardinal mascots
- Complete personnel paperwork and forms, including timesheets
- Manage reservations for Cardinal appearances
- Meet regularly with student employees
- Serve as the department's representative to the College's Office of Reservations and Events
Core Responsibilities (10%)
- Serve as a point of contact for students and their families
- Be able to address questions about event planning, budgeting, and College policies
- Serve as a campus resource, promote understanding of and engage campus in conversations related to engagement, belonging, and leadership
- Assist team with program planning, logistics, and staffing for departmental and divisional events and initiatives, such as New Student Orientation, Family Weekend, and Commencement
- Attend departmental and division meetings
- Participate on campus committees as directed
- Assume other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
Education / Experience:
Required Education and Experience:
- Master's Degree in Student Personnel Administration or related field
- At least 2 years of experience working in Higher Education with a demonstrated focus on student clubs and activities
Preferred:
- Experience in advisor training
Competencies / Skills:
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives independently
- Established pattern of high attention to detail
- Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Experience with student activities
- Multicultural competence and the ability to work effectively with a diverse student body
- Effective human relations skills and a thorough understanding of student development
- Strong desire to build relationships with students, colleagues, and college partners
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to engage one-on-one and in public forums
- Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Demonstrated history of working with integrity and sound judgment, as well as the ability to make difficult decisions
Supervision of Employees:
- Direct supervision of student workers and graduate student interns
Work Hours:
This is a twelve-month position. St. John Fisher College offers a benefit package that includes: health benefits, paid vacation time, and a competitive salary.
Special Conditions for Eligibility:
Priority consideration will be given to applications received on or before August 11, 2022.
EEO Statement:
It is the policy of St. John Fisher University to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with the applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in each locality in which the University has employees.
The University does not discriminate against applicants or employees in hiring, promotion, termination or the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, perceived sex, gender identity, gender expression, the status of being transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military status, veteran status, predisposing genetic, characteristics or genetic information, arrest or conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Title IX Coordinator is the designated University official with primary responsibility for coordinating compliance with Title IX and related federal and state laws. The Title IX Coordinator, Meg Flaherty, Ph.D., can be reached by phone (585-385-8232), email (
[email protected]), in-person in Campus Center 206, or outside of business hours by contacting the Office of Safety and Security (585-385-8111).
