As Assistant Dean of Students, this position coordinates Clery Act compliance, responds to student issues as they arise, and provides oversight as the principle designated school official for international student services.   This position leads University Title IX efforts as the institution's Title IX coordinator through comprehensive institutional programs, training, independent decision making, and advocacy.

This is a regular, full-time position, with a hy-flex work arrangement during the summer months. During the academic year, some evening and weekend work may be required. This position reports to the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Essential Duties Include:

• Coordinate response for student concerns, provide student advocacy, team leadership, and training. Also provide training for campus community members.
• Ensure compliance with all federal regulations regarding Bellarmine's international student and scholar programs.
• Work as a Division of Student Affairs team member to assure comprehensive support for the Division of Student Affairs.  
• Serve as a student conduct investigator and/or advocate in matters unrelated to Title IX.
• Serve as Chief Title IX Officer:
  • Direct institutional comprehensive compliance by assessing institutional policy, developing initiatives, delivering education and training for all campus constituents including oversight of the community of care campaign.
  • Identify institutional risk and exposure related to Title IX compliance, insuring prompt, and equitable response to reports of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual violence, and other sexual misconduct. This includes regular review of the Student Handbook, conduct procedures, and Employee Handbook.
  • Supervise and facilitate a team of deputy coordinators.
  • Oversee investigation processes for complaints of sexual assault, sexual violence, sex/gender discrimination and other sexual misconduct, working collaboratively with human resources, the Dean of Students Office, Public Safety, local law enforcement and external stakeholders.
  • Create and implement the campus Title IX compliance plan in collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Identify and arrange training for advocate services, decision makers, and investigators.
  • Serve as a liaison to external constituents.
• Serve on student affairs on-call rotation once every five to six weeks.  
• Partner with Public Safety Office staff members to compile and submit the annual Campus Safety and Security Report (Clery) utilizing data from the Dean of Students, Residence Life, Public Safety, and local law enforcement. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.  

• Master's degree in college student personnel, juris doctor, or related field required; terminal degree preferred
• Minimum five years of related work experience
• The appreciation for and ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
• Good administrative skills and ability to maintain confidentiality
• High attention to detail
• Good organizational and interpersonal communication skills necessary to handle multiple tasks, while accommodating unexpected needs
• Interest and effectiveness in working with college students and building relationships

 Preferred qualifications:

• Experience conducting Title IX investigations
• Knowledge of federal and state non-discrimination laws and regulations
• Previous experience participating in administrative hearings

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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About Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students, and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges, is one of the top 15 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2018 college rankings, and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Bellarmine is located on a scenic 175-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, KY, which Glassdoor recently recognized one of the nation's top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, and National Geographic calls it a top 10 food city. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 1...0 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply. Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

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