Amherst College Hiring for Assistant Director of Community Standards at Massachusetts, United States Full Time

Amherst Campus
Amherst Staff
Regular
Full time
JR3432

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal
arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the
racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body.
The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational
experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty,
administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Assistant Director of
Community Standards position. The Assistant Director of Community
Standards is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $58,771
– commensurate with experience. Given Amherst’s distinction as one
of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the
successful candidate will demonstrate the w ays in which they bring
value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse
community.

The Assistant Director of Community Standards reports directly to
the Director of Community Standards. As a member of the Care &
Accountability Team, the Assistant Director will work to help
create a seamless, consistent, and holistic experience for our
highly diverse community of students. The Care & Accountability
Team’s focus is on the creation of communities that emphasize
comprehensive student development in an environment that is
challenging and supportive. The Assistant Director takes
appropriate actions to support the College’s efforts to create a
respectful, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment for all
students.

The Assistant Director provides support to the Director of
Community Standards and manages a caseload of community standards
violations. The Office of Community Standards works to uphold the
Student Code of Conduct , to promote practices and procedures that
support students’ wellbeing and interdependence, and to encourage
mindfulness related to the wellbeing of the self and of others
living together in community.

The Assistant Director’s work is central to multiple goals of the
Care & Accountability Team. As such, daytime, on-call, and
non-traditional hours including nights and weekends are
required.

Amherst College has a commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion. T he Assistant Director must be able to take appropriate
actions to support the College’s efforts to create a respectful,
inclusive, and welcoming learning environment for all.

Summary of Responsibilities

Community Standards

• Serves as a conduct officer.
• Co-coordinates (under supervision of the Director of Community
  Standards) annual review and revisions of residential living
  guidelines in the Student Code of Conduct .
• Assists with or conducts pre-hearing meetings.
• Assists with the campaign to recruit a diverse group of student
  members of the Community Standards Review Board; provides initial
  and continued training in collaboration with the Director of
  Community Standards and other Community Living staff
• Assists with the design and implementation of educational
  programming centered on community standards and interdependent
  living.
• Assists with the development and delivery of student conduct
  training for Community Development Coordinators (CDCs), Residential
  Engagement & Wellbeing student staff, Orientation Leaders,
  International Student Leaders, incoming students, and/or other
  student organization leaders as requested by the Director of
  Community Standards, all through a lens of equity and
  inclusion.
• Develops and shares knowledge of the Student Code of Conduct
  with other community members.
• Advises, mentors, and supports CDC staff with case
  management.
• Supports the CDCs with the resolution of assigned cases
  including outcome completion, student follow-up, assessment, and
  administrative tasks.
• Co-maintains the Community Standards web page; develop a social
  media campaign.

Student Affairs Generalist

• Serves on campus-wide committees as deemed necessary by the
  Director of Community Standards.
• Effectively engages with our diverse student staff and the
  broader student community to set high community standards. Upholds
  College policies that govern residence hall communities.
• Works with Residential Engagement & Wellbeing colleagues to
  train CDC staff to mediate roommate conflicts and disputes. Manage
  mediations which may become elevated and require more senior
  leadership.
• Attends regular/routine staff meetings within Community Living
  and Student Affairs.
• Participates in regularly scheduled individual meetings with
  students and supervisor.
• Supports the Director of Community Standards and other
  Community Living leaders with community standards advising as
  necessary.
• Participates in a wide range of discussions with regard to
  student and community development planning for the Office of
  Community Living and Student Affairs.
• Submits annual reports to the director each year outlining
  goals, progress, assessment, and developing opportunities.

Student Campus Support and Case Management

• Participates in the second tier of the Administrator-on-Call
  rotation (AOC2) schedule and responds effectively to crisis
  situations by following the AOC Manual.
• Works closely with colleagues in the Office of Community Living
  on crisis work and wellness interventions.
• Participates in behavioral intervention meetings as deemed
  appropriate by the Director of Community Standards.
• Actively participates in the Week-in-Review Meeting designed to
  review behaviors and responses to those behaviors from the previous
  week.
• In addition to Community Living colleagues, works closely with
  Keefe Student Health Center and the Center for Counseling and
  Mental Health to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of
  Amherst students.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Development,
  Counseling or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in behavioral intervention at a
  four-year, accredited residential institution of higher
  education
• Commitment to a practice that focuses on student development
  and community harm mitigation.
• Demonstrated competency in managing sensitive data
• Excellent professional ethics, discretion, and judgment in
  communication and decision making
• Evidence-based commitment to supporting a diverse student
  community. Commitment to fostering inclusive communities through
  leadership and programming.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Google Workspace, especially Google
  Docs and Google Sheets

Preferred:

• Demonstrated proficiency in using Maxient effectively
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of student development theory, demonstrated
  experience is conflict resolution and learning outcomes.
• Prior experience with supervision and demonstrated experience
  with residential student conduct/community standards
  adjudications.
• An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI)
  check.
• Previous experience programming/promoting community living and
  or diversity initiatives.

Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth
and development, continued learning, and career advancement.

Amherst College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated
for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may
apply).

Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly
competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and
faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our
overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the
options to ensure itmeets your total compensation requirements.
Click here for Benefits Information .

Interestedcandidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter
online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs
. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to
clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.
(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the
Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of
applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
position is filled.

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