Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Standards and Civility

University of Dayton•Dayton, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Standards and Civility provides strategic leadership for the University’s accountability, community standards, conflict resolution, and restorative practices efforts. The position advances a student-centered, educational approach to accountability, grounded in the University’s Catholic, Marianist values. The Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, assessment, and continuous improvement of the student conduct system, including formal and informal resolution pathways, student organization conduct processes, alternative conflict resolution, and community-based responses to harm. The Director promotes ethical development, community responsibility, civility, and student learning through equitable and developmentally informed practices. The position provides leadership for restorative and alternative resolution initiatives, including facilitated dialogue, mediation, restorative conferencing, conflict coaching, and educational interventions, all designed to strengthen relationships and, where appropriate, repair community harm. The Assistant Dean collaborates extensively with campus partners to support student well-being, risk management, behavioral intervention, and institutional response efforts. The position also leads strategic assessment efforts related to student conduct trends, equity in conduct outcomes, student learning, and campus climate. The Director supervises professional staff and hearing bodies; develops policies and procedures aligned with federal law and professional standards; and serves as a key educator and consultant to students, faculty, staff, and families regarding student accountability, conflict engagement, and community expectations.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, JD or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in student conduct administration or a related student affairs functional area.
Experience administering equitable student conduct or accountability processes in a higher education setting.
Experience conducting complex investigations involving student organizations, behavioral concerns, discrimination, harassment, or interpersonal conflict.
Experience facilitating alternative conflict resolution processes such as mediation, facilitated dialogue, restorative conferencing, conflict coaching, or informal resolution.
High degree of knowledge of relevant federal and state regulations, including FERPA, the Clery Act, Title IX, the DFSCA Act, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and other statutes affecting higher education conduct systems and due process.
Commitment to student development, inclusive excellence, equity-minded practice, and culturally responsive engagement.
Experience supervising professional staff or graduate assistants.
Strong interpersonal, facilitation, crisis response, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to navigate highly sensitive situations with sound judgment, empathy, discretion, and professionalism.
Experience utilizing assessment, data analysis, or reporting to inform practice and decision-making.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading restorative justice or restorative practices initiatives in higher education.
Formal training in mediation, restorative justice, facilitated dialogue, conflict coaching, or alternative dispute resolution.
Demonstrated experience implementing equitable conduct practices and assessing conduct outcomes through an equity lens.
Knowledge of CAS Standards, ASCA Knowledge & Skills competencies, restorative justice frameworks, and contemporary student conduct best practices.
Experience collaborating with Behavioral Intervention Teams, CARE teams, threat assessment teams, or multidisciplinary student support structures.
Experience with student conduct database systems, case management software, and assessment/reporting platforms.
Demonstrated success developing educational outreach, prevention initiatives, and campus-wide training related to community standards, ethical decision-making, conflict engagement, and student accountability.
Experience working effectively within mission-driven, faith-based, or values-centered institutions.
Ability to promote inclusive excellence in the workplace.

Responsibilities

Overseeing the administration, assessment, and continuous improvement of the student conduct system, including formal and informal resolution pathways, student organization conduct processes, alternative conflict resolution, and community-based responses to harm.
Promoting ethical development, community responsibility, civility, and student learning through equitable and developmentally informed practices.
Providing leadership for restorative and alternative resolution initiatives, including facilitated dialogue, mediation, restorative conferencing, conflict coaching, and educational interventions.
Collaborating extensively with campus partners to support student well-being, risk management, behavioral intervention, and institutional response efforts.
Leading strategic assessment efforts related to student conduct trends, equity in conduct outcomes, student learning, and campus climate.
Supervising professional staff and hearing bodies.
Developing policies and procedures aligned with federal law and professional standards.
Serving as a key educator and consultant to students, faculty, staff, and families regarding student accountability, conflict engagement, and community expectations.