Director for Wellbeing, Accessibility & Student Success

University of Wisconsin Stout•Madison, WI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Enrollment & Student Success, the Director for Wellbeing, Accessibility & Student Success provides strategic leadership for systemwide initiatives that advance holistic student success, retention, and completion through integrated academic and career advising, health, mental health, accessibility, and well-being strategies. This role combines responsibility for student success leadership and staff supervision with subject-matter expertise in student mental health, well-being and accessibility. The Director collaborates closely with Universities of Wisconsin Administration (UWSA) leadership and campus partners to develop policies, programs, and practices that promote inclusion, belonging and student thriving for all students across diverse university contexts.

Requirements

Earned master’s degree in higher education, counseling, psychology, public health, or a closely related field.
Five years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs, student well-being, accessibility, and/or student success in higher education.
Demonstrated leadership in developing and implementing well-being, accessibility and/or other student success initiatives.
Knowledge of contemporary issues related to student mental health and well-being, disability/accessibility services, and student success.
Experience supervising professional staff and facilitating cross-functional collaboration.
Strong analytical, communication, and strategic planning skills.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree in a related field.
Experience working in a multi-institution or system-level higher education environment.
Advanced knowledge of population-level student mental health and well-being strategy.
Advanced knowledge of wholistic student success models and practices.
Demonstrated success advancing initiatives that support positive outcomes for all student populations.
Experience with data-informed decision-making, assessment, and grant-funded initiatives.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership for systemwide well-being, accessibility and student success initiatives aligned with enrollment, retention, and completion goals.
Recruit, supervise, mentor, and evaluate professional staff supporting student success, including those with expertise in academic advising and career development, health and well-being, disability/accessibility services, student basic needs and support for special populations including former foster youth and veterans.
Support the AVP in fostering a systemwide culture focused on equitable access, inclusion and belonging, holistic student success, and data-informed policies and practices in service of enrollment, retention and completion goals.
Lead planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of initiatives addressing mental health, student well-being, disability/accessibility, student basic needs and student success.
Serve as a systemwide resource on student mental health and well-being policy and best practices.
Advance a comprehensive, public-health–informed approach to student mental health and well-being that supports prevention, early intervention, treatment, and crisis response resources and initiatives.
Integrate student mental health and well-being considerations with broader student success priorities such as basic needs, financial support, inclusion and belonging, and campus safety.
Advise executive leadership on complex, sensitive, and evolving issues related to student mental health, well-being, disability, and accessibility.
Collaborate with UWSA and UW university stakeholders to develop and implement policies, plans, and practices that support student well-being, accessibility and success.
Serve as a liaison and trusted resource to senior student affairs officers, deans of students, counseling center directors, health center directors, disability services directors, behavior intervention teams, alcohol/drug prevention coordinators, fostering success coordinators and other campus leaders.
Represent the Universities of Wisconsin on internal and external committees, advisory groups, and professional organizations related to well-being, accessibility and student success.
Prepare briefings, reports, and talking points for senior leadership, Regents, and legislative audiences as needed.
Partner with UW Administration and UW university stakeholders to develop metrics and evaluate the effectiveness of well-being, accessibility and student success initiatives.
Lead or support systemwide assessment and reporting efforts related to counseling services, disability services, fostering success programs, and other student success programs and activities.
Identify funding opportunities and lead or contribute to grant development to expand resources supporting well-being, accessibility and student success.
Support development and management of budgets aligned with systemwide and divisional priorities.
Ensure compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and employment requirements.
Promote effective communication, healthy team processes, and accountability within the unit.