Community Director and Fraternity Life Advisor

Whitman College•Walla Walla, WA

54d•Onsite

About The Position

Whitman College is seeking a Community Director (CD) and Fraternity Life Advisor to join their Student Life staff. This role is responsible for supporting the educational aims of the College by building and supporting strong communities across the campus. The CD will serve as an educator and role model, assisting students in utilizing available opportunities and resources. This position oversees the supervision, administration, and community development for residential facilities and leads programs related to Residence Life and Housing. A key focus is advising the fraternity system, administering conduct processes, and overseeing junior-senior residential areas, including apartments and rental houses. This position reports to the Associate Director of Residence Life.

Requirements

Ability to support and advance the College’s core goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, and access.
Ability to build community among residential undergraduate college students.
Ability to stay organized, set attainable goals, and complete projects without reminders.
Ability to facilitate team building, present training material, and speak to large groups.
Ability to be flexible and be comfortable with ambiguity.
Ability to communicate clearly on difficult topics while being empathetic.
Ability to manage email and text communications and respond in a timely manner.
Ability to work both independently and in a team-focused educational environment and be ready to jump in and take on new projects as needed.
Bachelor's Degree.
2+ years of post-college professional experience.
Experience working with undergraduate residential college communities.
Experience working in Student Affairs.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and meet one of the following criteria: be at least 18 years old with 2 years of driving experience and complete a driver improvement course, OR be at least 19 with 3 years of experience and successfully pass a motor vehicle report (MVR) check.

Nice To Haves

Experience presenting to groups and leading trainings for college students.
Knowledge of Student Development Theory.
Experience with diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, antiracism, and accessibility programming, theories, or analysis.
A Master’s Degree in a related field.
Experience working with college sororities and/or fraternities.
Experience with college/university conduct processes.
Knowledge and use of restorative justice practices.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic vision and mentorship to fraternity student leaders through regular meetings and one-on-ones.
Advise Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), including providing structure and expectations for meetings and projects.
Guide fraternities on key annual projects such as recruitment, retreats, trainings, awards, and philanthropy.
Collaborate with the Sorority Life Advisor on sorority/fraternity joint meetings, trainings, and programming.
Oversee financial processes and resource management for the fraternities, including budget support and review.
Advise on risk management, policy enforcement, and compliance efforts within the fraternity system.
Serve as a liaison to fraternity alumni advisors and fraternity national organizations.
Supervise a team of paraprofessional Community Assistants (CAs) and Fraternity House Managers.
Present and facilitate training and leadership development opportunities.
Provide ongoing team building and develop a sense of group support and learning for student staff.
Participate in paraprofessional staff recruitment and hiring processes.
Develop strategic goals for learning and development within residential spaces.
Arrange and facilitate social and academic events and programs.
Act as a resource for residents requesting program information.
Encourage alcohol and drug education programs.
Encourage residents to respect others’ rights and maintain a safe and secure community atmosphere.
Lead substantial projects and programming initiatives for all on-campus students.
Be generally available to residents and communicate effectively with students, staff, and faculty.
Be supportive of inclusive excellence best practices to best support community members.
Counsel students concerning personal college concerns and refer to other resources when appropriate.
Respond to student wellbeing concerns, including those referred through the College’s CARE Team, and keep clear records in the College’s CARE network platform.
Participate in a weekly on-call crisis rotation shared among 6 Community Director positions.
Inform residents of College functions, resources, and beneficial off-campus agencies.
Attend Community Director team meetings and facilitate student staff meetings.
Open and close residential spaces around college breaks.
Collect and report information on hall maintenance problems.
Maintain accurate and current hall records, including weekly logs, floor plans, key check-out and inventory, space scheduling, expenditure accounts, incident reports, damage reports, and room condition reports.
Keep the Residence Life and Housing Office informed as to all room changes and change requests.
Interpret and enforce College policy in residential spaces.
Meet with students about student conduct violations when instructed to do so.
Be responsive to communications including emails in a timely manner.
Serve on campus committees as requested.
Represent the College to parents and guests.
Serve as a College conduct officer in conduct cases, hearings, and appeals, under the guidance of the Assistant Vice President for Student Life.
Advise students through the conduct process, facilitate conduct hearings as requested, and meet with students for reflective and motivational conversations when policy is violated, as appropriate.

Benefits

1-2 bedroom/1-2 bathroom residence hall apartment
Full meal plan
Flexible work schedule
Option to take one course per semester depending on space available
Opportunity to attend and submit proposals for professional conferences
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment and long term disability insurances with the capability to elect additional voluntary coverage
403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan with a matching contribution after eligibility requirements are met
20 accrued vacation days
12 accrued sick days
13 paid holidays
Employee tuition waiver for two Whitman courses per semester
Employee Assistance Program
Relocation assistance for eligible employees