Director of Student Life and Programs

Temple College•2600 South First Street Temple, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management, the incumbent is responsible for creating and supporting a high-quality student life experience for all students at Temple College. The Director of Student Life and Programs creates, implements, and facilitates opportunities for co-curricular learning and student leadership development. The Director of Student Life will also promote proactive retention activities and student engagement. The Director of Student Life functions as a student advocate by responding directly to student needs and issues affecting student well-being.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree
five (5) years of directly related work experience.
Knowledge of budgeting.
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures such as managing files and documents, word processing, and other office procedures and terms.
Knowledge of trends, issues and accepted practices relevant to higher education, student affairs, student leadership development, and student well-being.
Knowledge of management principles and practices.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Customer service and orientation skills, continuously finding ways to provide assistance to others.
Communication skills to express information to others effectively.
Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
Ability to exercise good judgment in appraising difficult situations and in making appropriate referrals among and between campus instructional and student services leadership.
Ability to effectively communicate and interact with community, school and College personnel and officials.
Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Ability to foster a productive, cooperative, and non-competitive work environment.
Ability to actively listen and understand what clients are communicating.
Communicate respectfully, constructively, and supportively with co-workers, faculty, staff, students, and visitors across all forms of communication.
Demonstrate commitment to the team by practicing punctuality, respecting deadlines, engaging in collaborative problem-solving, and maintaining honest communication.
Build trusting workplace relationships by acting with integrity, courtesy, and professional responsibility, even during demanding production schedules.
Proactively maintain technical proficiency by participating in approved training opportunities, reading job-related materials, and collaborating with peers.
Meet all required standards of confidentiality.
Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas.
Present a clean, professional appearance suitable for an educational environment with frequent students and community interaction, adhering to all safety wear standards.
As a Temple College Employee, actively support the Caring Campus initiative by engaging in student-centered behavior commitments, providing responsive and accurate assistance to all internal and external community members, and embracing our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Community, and Respect.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Colleague software and student planning.

Responsibilities

Develop and market student initiatives and programming that will promote high-quality student life experiences and holistic well-being
Serve multiple campuses (Temple, Hutto and Taylor) to create student engagement opportunities.
Provide oversight to campus-wide signature student events and programs such as New Student Orientation, Welcome Week, Spring Fling, Fall Festival, Blue Coats, and others as requested by the Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management
Primary point of contact and support for student clubs and organizations.
Coordinate required federal risk-management training for organization sponsors, maintain the Sponsor handbook.
Assist organizations and sponsors with navigating club budgets and college organization financial allocations.
Develop and implement effective handling of student organization processes for student activities and travel.
Coordinate submission and approval of activity forms and organization travel paperwork.
Enforce timely submission of documentation to allow adequate time for approval and campus preparation for events.
Coordinate on-campus tabling from partner institutions.
Stay abreast of campus services, programs, resources, and other opportunities to aid in the retention of all students
Direct students to resources, policies, and procedures to address personal or academic concerns
Assist with addressing and responding to student complaints
Serve as back-up student conduct officer for Associate Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management
Work with faculty, staff, and administration to address and respond to student concerns and needs
Build relationships and partnerships with student service and support offices across campus
Serve as lead for orientation programming
Assist the AVP of Student Services and Enrollment Management with special projects
Assist and support programming hosted by departments within Student Affairs
Work alongside staff from multiple locations and departments to develop programming, to include the Associate Vice President and COO of the East Williamson County Centers.
Perform all other duties assigned.