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Assistant Director of Residential Life for Care and Community Standards
University Corporation at Monterey Bay
Salary: $68,000.00 - $77,000.00 Annually
Job Number: 2023-00043
Location: CSUMB Main Campus- Seaside, CA
Department: Student Housing Residential Life (SHRL)
Description
Open Until Filled.
We're seeking a dedicated professional for our Assistant Director of Residential Life for Care and Community Standards role. This full-time, benefited position offers perks and benefits beyond our standard compensation package:
- Competitive Salary: Earn market-competitive pay of $68,000.00 - $77,000.00 Annually
- Health Insurance: We prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health insurance program.
- Retirement Plan: Secure your future with our 403(b) Retirement Plan. We offer an exceptional 10% employer contribution with 100% immediate vesting.
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Residential Life, the Assistant Director of Residential Life for Community Standards and Care is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of the department's efforts focused on providing residents and staff members an environment rooted in belonging, inclusion, and community development. The Assistant Director of Residential Life will be charged with the oversight of our residential areas spanning across five communities which may encompass traditional residence halls, suite-style living, and/or apartments. This position is responsible for providing administrative and management support to the Associate Director of Residential Life and to support the Student Housing and Residential Life (SHRL) mission, vision, and values. The primary areas of responsibility are leadership and staff supervision, case management and the housing department's response to students experiencing varying degrees of distress. This will be accomplished through advising the Residential Life Coordinators through their area's conduct and care cases, working directly with students referred for care or reported for allegations of misconduct, and collaboration with campus partners in support of our students.
Examples of Duties
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include. but are not limited to. the following:
Leadership and Supervision:
- Directly supervise, train, develop, and evaluate full-time live-in professional staff members that support on campus residential communities.
- Train professional and student staff (Resident Advisors and Student Assistants) on crisis response and community standards training including prevention strategies, and the philosophy, policies and practices of the system so staff are prepared to effectively respond to issues.
- Serve on the Residential Life team leadership and attend all Residential Life and department meetings deemed appropriate.
- Oversight of all Residential Life team members who report, meet, investigate, and adjudicate allegations of resident misconduct, duty policies and protocols, and reporting expectations.
- Monitor all reports that come in and assign cases to Residential Life staff as needed.
- Provide oversight to the supervision of up to 100 student staff positions such as, but not limited to, Resident Advisors (RAs), and Student Assistants (SAs) spanning across 14 on-campus housing buildings as well as an apartment complex providing over 400+ apartments in East Campus.
- Serve in the Administrator On Call emergency crisis response rotation for SHRL. Assist with emergency, crisis preparedness and response efforts.
- Approve and evaluate all financial expenditures in assigned areas for program budgets and oversight of area program budget process totaling approximately $35,000. Approve and review all professional development fund submittals from direct reports based on department allocation for each fiscal year
- Assist with the ongoing growth and development of multifaceted program development which may include, but is not limited to, Living Learning Communities (LLC), Academic Initiatives, transfer experience, athletics, international programs, graduate and family housing.
Residential Student Care:
- Serve as department lead and case manager to address the needs of students who are having trouble in areas that may include academics, psychological, economic, discipline, family relationships, and/or social adjustment.
- Respond to students in crisis who have been referred for mental health concerns including suicidal ideation or actions and self-harming behaviors. Coordinate contacts for distressed students with Residential Life staff and campus partners as appropriate.
- Meet with professional and student staff regularly to maintain consistency in responding to inappropriate and concerning behavior.
- Manage individualized intake of temporary housing applications and work with Coordinator of Occupancy Management, Coordinator of Housing Operations, and other SHRL personnel to support effective entry and exit.
- Represent the SHRL department as an active member of the Care Team and other student behavior committees on campus. Work collaboratively with the campus Care Manager and Director of Student Conduct to support holistic care efforts for students in need.
- Represent SHRL with CSUMB and off-campus stakeholders related to distressed student support and housing insecurity efforts.
- Facilitate and assist in the resolution of escalating and/or high-level staff and student concerns and emergencies which may disrupt the normal routine of the residential community.
Community Standards:
- Serve as department lead responsible for the administration of the student community standards process for residents within the student housing community (i.e. manuals, training, ongoing review, etc.).
- In partnership with appropriate personnel, develop and lead efforts within the Residential Life team regarding care and community standards policies and procedures, support for referred and impacted students, and coordinated care of resources for students.
- Develop, implement and review annually educational sanctions to promote restorative justice and community development.
- In the absence of the Associate Director of Residential Life, serve as hearing officer for incidents involving a potential license termination outcome.
- Communicate trends seen with Residential Life staff and support preventative and programming efforts to address student behavior and needs.
- Coordinate the Student Conduct database (Maxient) and Clery reporting for Housing and Residential Life conduct cases.
Campus Partnerships:
- Serve as additional liaison for students and identified SHRL campus partnership populations, including, but not limited to: international students, student athletes, students with disabilities, at-risk students, former foster youth and other identified populations.
- Work collaboratively with the campus Care Manager and Director of Student Conduct to support holistic care efforts for students in need.
- Serve as department liaison, when appropriate, to University Offices including, but not limited to, University Police, Title IX/DHR, Ombuds, Clery Director, Health and Wellness Services, and the Dean of Students Office.
- Assist in completing tracking and calculation of reports of Clery numbers with the Clery Compliance Officer.
- Lead, promote, and encourage department efforts toward participating in campus wide Basic Needs Initiatives, including programming and outreach.
- Serve as liaison for campus partners when working through residential projects, concerns, or agreements and when specific individual concerns arise.
- Work in partnership with Assignments and Customer Service Specialists and Associate Director for Operations and Finance regarding the assignments and early arrival support for campus partner populations.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
- Serve as the primary point of contact and chair of various department committees, as assigned.
- Identify issues or concerns within Residential Life, take initiative to resolve or report them and assist in the identification of potential solutions.
- Keep a strategic focus on partnership building across campus to best support students and SHRL.
- Promote and maintain an atmosphere of excellent internal and external customer service.
- Provide routine data, quantitative and qualitative reports on residential behavioral, distressed concerns and other information as needed.
- Serves as a designated SHRL administrator for the conduct database including report updates and setting up administrative processes (Maxient).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to verbally communicate to exchange information.
WORK LOCATION
- On-Site Position
- Work Location: CSUMB Main Campus - 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Successful candidates will possess a working knowledge of practice, procedure, management, and activities of SHRL Program. This candidate will have substantial understanding of student development theory, group dynamics, and current issues and trends in higher education; an understanding of student development, staff development, leadership development, multicultural issues. This candidate must have the ability to interpret and apply program rules and regulations; ability to initiate and use resourcefulness in planning work assignments; ability to advise students individually and in groups on routine matters and complex matters; ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, administrators, student organizations, and others in committee work. Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills. Use knowledge of due process, CSU and University- wide regulations, housing policies, landlord-tenant law, and contract law.
Must have the ability to sensibly manage emergencies and respond diplomatically and effectively to complaints. Ability to analyze complex situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action; ability to determine appropriate courses of action and proper techniques to utilize while engaged with individuals in personal interactions of an argumentative or sensitive nature; ability to interpret and evaluate descriptions and explanations of problems brought forward by individuals or student organizations; analyze and define the problem, draw valid conclusions and project consequences of various alternative courses of action. Ability and skill to supervise the work of multiple direct reports and effectively recommend personnel actions; strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills; train and evaluate the productivity and performance of employees; and analyze situations and take corrective action. Ability to carry out a variety of professionally complex assignments without detailed instructions.
Working knowledge of the practice, procedures, management and activities of a housing and residential life program.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university
AND
At least two years of experience managing and coordinating residential programs.
Additional experience beyond the minimum requirement which demonstrates that the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for up to two years of the education on a year-for-year basis.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the CSUMB Vision Statement and the core values of mutual respect, collaboration and service orientation, multiculturalism and diversity, community service and institutional excellence.
- Additional experience as live-in staff and master's degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Sociology, or a related field highly desirable; demonstrated supervisory and leadership experience; experience advising student groups
Special Conditions of Employment
The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the University Corporation. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current University Corporation employees who apply for the position.
This position will have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to victims of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, dating/domestic violence, and stalking as required by CSU Executive Order 1095.
The University Corporation at Monterey Bay is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. This position is required to maintain confidentiality as outlined in the Department of Education's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and California's Educational Code Chapter 13 regarding sensitive student issues. Our Equal Opportunity Policy Statement is available here.
Please note: University Corporation employment is separate and distinct from CSU Monterey Bay or State of California employment. University Corporation employees are not employees of either CSUMB or of the state of California.
All employees must be eligible for employment in the U.S. The University Corporation is not a sponsoring agency for any positions.
University Corporation at Monterey Bay positions are "at-will" employment.
CSUMB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus.
The campus leadership has committed the resources needed to achieve an engaged, safe, and in-person experience. The health and safety of our community remain our highest priority, and we are confident that existing public health measures provide for a safe environment capable of delivering a complete college experience on the CSUMB campus. Being an Otter means caring for each other and doing your part to protect your community.
In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Cal State University, Monterey Bay Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at https://csumb.edu/clery.
Sensitive Positions - This position has been designated as a sensitive position with:
- responsibility for the care, safety and security of people (including children and minors), animals and CSU property
- authority to commit financial resources of the university through contracts greater than $10,000 access to, or control over, cash, checks, credit cards, and/or credit card account information responsibility or access/possession of building master or sub-master keys for building access; access to controlled or hazardous substances
- access to and responsibility for detailed personally identifiable Level 1 confidential information about students, faculty, staff or alumni that is protected, personal or sensitive as defined in the CSU Information Security Data Classification Standards
- control over campus business processes, either through functional roles or system security access
FERPA:
- This position is required to comply with confidentiality requirements outlined in the Department of Education's Family Educational Rights and Privacy and California's Educational Code Chapter 13 regarding sensitive student issues.
Clery Act:
- This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). The position is required to participate in training at the direction of the Clery Director and must also promptly report allegations of reportable crimes according to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, its accompanying regulations; the California State Education Code, Chapter 15.5, of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, Section 67380; and the California State University system-wide policy, Code EO 1107. CSAs are employees whose job duties fall into one of the following categories:
- Work in a campus police or security department
- Are responsible for campus security
- Are designated as the contact for reporting criminal offenses
- Have significant responsibility for student and campus activities
Special License or Certifications and Conditions:
- Must possess and maintain a valid license to drive in the State of California, pass the Defensive Training Class, and be insurable under the University's liability coverage.
- May require occasional evenings and/or weekend work.
Questions can be sent to: hr_corporation@csumb.edu.
Compensation and Benefits:SALARY AND BENEFITS
The University Corporation is committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive program that rewards efforts that are appreciated by your colleagues, students, and the customers we serve. Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department's fiscal resources. Our salary schedule is available here.
The annual salary range for this position is $68,000-$77,000. Classification: Grade 6 Management. This is an exempt position and as such is not eligible for the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Corporation offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits, contributory retirement plan, TSA (403b), and other benefits. Please review our benefits guide (Download PDF reader) for details about sick time, vacation, and holidays.
The Corporation also offers access to CSUMB's Faculty & Staff Meal Plans, which offers convenience, value, flexibility, to our all-you-can-to-eat dining commons, showcasing eight brand new dining concepts for an affordable price.
The University Corporation at Monterey Bay also provides access to affordable campus housing: https://csumb.edu/corporation/employee-housing
Although CSUMB is located in a high-cost housing area, Schoonover Park rental homes are affordably priced. Monthly rent rates include cable television, garbage service, and sewer. Convenient floorplans, attractive interior appointments, and numerous community amenities make Schoonover Park Rental Homes an exceptional value. Schoonover Park is near the main campus, yet a tranquil world away. The community lies nestled in the secluded beauty of rolling coastal hills three miles east of campus. Living in one of the most desirable areas of California, you will enjoy the natural splendor and cultural abundance of the Monterey Peninsula. Quality of life begins with your home in Schoonover Park and extends through every aspect of your California coastal lifestyle. https://www.schoonoverparkapartments.com
How to Apply:All prospective applicants must apply online. You must complete the entire application for submission. We only accept applications for the open positions listed. Please do not fax or mail in a printed version of the electronic applications or a resume in lieu of an application. If you are having difficulty applying or need assistance, please call (831) 582-3389. All positions are open until filled. The completed online application and resume must be submitted by 5:00 pm PST on the priority screening date. Applications received after this date will be reviewed at the discretion of the Corporation.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The Corporation is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action employer seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. We value and celebrate diversity in all its forms and strive to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. We consider qualified applicants for employment for their anticipated contributions and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/csumb/jobs/4299801/assistant-director-of-residential-life-for-care-and-community-standards
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