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Reporting to the Director of Community Standards and Conduct, the Conduct Specialist provides support to the overall advancement of the student conduct administration. This position will serve as a conduct administrator that will investigate, adjudicate and resolve misconduct and academic dishonesty cases. The Conduct Specialist will also be a member of the Behavior Assessment and Intervention Team (BAIT) and meet with students and make campus referrals; facilitate educational workshops, training and outreach sessions for faculty, staff, students and the Discipline Committee; help develop office marketing and branding; assist with keeping the Student Code of Conduct up to date; and maintain confidentiality as required. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the overall advancement of the department’s mission and programs.
• Serve as a University conduct administrator, investigating, adjudicating, and resolving reports of moderate to serious alleged misconduct and academic dishonesty; adhering to code of conduct best practices as well as federal laws, including FERPA
• Member of the Behavior Assessment and Intervention Team (BAIT) – will respond to BAIT reports, meet with students reported to BAIT, and make appropriate campus referrals
• Coordinate the management of cases and incident referrals using the database Maxient
• Develop, schedule, and facilitate educationally-based, formative workshops or other conduct outcomes
• Responsible for working with Student Affairs Media department to develop office marketing and branding
• Assist in the development and delivery of training or other outreach sessions for residence life staff, conduct officers, hearing panel members, or others
• Serve as a resource to the Discipline Committee
• Monitor completion of conduct processes, including tracking assigned outcomes, conduct officer documentation and follow-up with students and conduct officers
• Assists with the regular revision and publication of the Student Code of Conduct
• Assist in the development of educationally-based conduct outcomes and programs that support the holistic development of students

• Work collaboratively with professionals and colleagues in other campus areas.
• Cultivate relationships by serving on committees and actively participating in office/division-wide, and University-wide meetings as required and assigned.
• Assume additional duties and responsibilities that may be assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in college student personnel, student affairs, higher education administration, or related field and 1 year of experience working in student affairs, preferably in student conduct and/or residence life.

• Master’s degree in related field
• Knowledge, skills and experience working with college students in the college or university environment
• Experience Maxient software system
• Experience developing and facilitating training sessions and workshops
• Experience as a University conduct officer
• 1+ years’ experience working in university student affairs, preferably in student conduct and/or residence life

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