Student Conduct Coordinator - Hearing Administrator - Community Standards

University at Albany•Albany, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of the Dean of Students provides Great Danes and their support network with inclusive, innovative, and impactful support services and education to promote successful scholarship through specialized resources, consultation, and, when appropriate, advocacy to help them navigate the University at Albany. Our Office serves as an umbrella for Community Standards (along with off-campus resources), Disability Access and Inclusion Student Services (DAISS), Supplemental Support Services, and Veteran and Military Student Services (VMSS). We strive to improve equity through access, develop an empowered community, promote the holistic well-being of our Great Dane community, and enhance our units and staff. The Student Conduct Coordinator, Hearing Administrator is primarily responsible for the oversight, coordination, and facilitation of Student Conduct Hearings to resolve student conduct referrals referred for formal adjudication. These referrals may be generated from or related to University Police, Residential Life, Title IX, other campus constituents, and off-campus partners. The incumbent primarily works on weekdays during business hours as the institution prescribes. Still, they may be required to participate in weekend and after-hours events and activities in certain circumstances. As a staff member in the Office of the Dean of Students (DoS), the incumbent assists with office management, which includes tasks like serving as a Professional of the Day (PoD). The PoD may be required to assist the front desk staff and respond to emails in the Dean of Students office email inbox. Additionally, as a DoS staff member, the incumbent will participate in activities, meetings, training sessions, and other events that contribute to the goals and mission of the office at large. As a staff member in Community Standards, the incumbent must monitor the unit's inbox(es) and contribute to the unit's goals, objectives, and success.

Requirements

Ability to work and make sound decisions under stressful circumstances.
Ability to de-escalate stressful or contentious situations.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Experience presenting to audiences of various sizes.
Ability to excel in a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role.
Baccalaureate degree from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
Minimum of two years of full-time professional experience working in Student Affairs or a similar student service capacity in Higher Education

Nice To Haves

Two (2) or more years of experience adjudicating student conduct cases and/or annually serving and regularly participating as a Hearing Board member for student conduct cases, including Title IX and sexual misconduct cases.
Baccalaureate degree in Higher Education, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, or a related area from a college or university accredited by the US Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization.
Analytical skills, demonstrated by experience analyzing complex evidence and facts, adjudicating student conduct cases, and/or writing clear, organized, evidence-based student conduct hearing decisions.
Experience in crisis or incident management.

Responsibilities

Hearing Facilitation for conduct hearings, including sexual misconduct, with student respondent.
Conducting pre-hearing preparation to review case files, address conflicts of interest, and review pre-hearing requests; facilitating meetings with involved parties to discuss the formal student adjudication process and procedures, their rights and responsibilities, and how to prepare for the hearing matters referred through Community Standards, including sexual misconduct cases.
Administering post-Hearing duties by sending Hearing decisions to appropriate parties, explain appeal rights and processes, and ensuring the maintenance of records in compliance with institution policy.
Serve as the liaison between Community Standards and external departments or units to receive and review referrals for formal adjudication, assess the need for appropriate resolution and need for interim action, or referrals for other resources of support.
Responsible for the development and implementation of Hearing Board recruitment strategy and assist the Student Conduct Coordinator (Supervision Support) with training all Hearing Board members, advisors, and appeal officers.
Provide support to the Student Conduct Coordinators and Assistant Dean to assist with referrals assessed as low-level violations and referrals for alternative resolution.
Serving as Hearing Facilitator for all sexual misconduct (Title IX hearings) in cases with employee respondents.
Conducting meetings with involved parties to discuss the formal sexual misconduct adjudication process and procedures for employees, their rights and responsibilities, how to prepare for the hearing.
Serving as a Hearing Chairperson, maintaining the order and facilitation of the hearing in compliance with policy, and drafting comprehensive written rationales for review by Human Resources.
The incumbent will partner with supervising staff and the Office of the General Counsel to review written rationales for clarity and consistency.
Serve as the liaison between the Office of the Title IX Coordinator and Human Resources to receive and review referrals for formal adjudication against employees.
Responsible for the development and implementation of an Employee Review Board specific to sexual misconduct investigations, recruitment strategy, and training all Employee Review Board members and others necessary for the process.
Serving as a Hearing Chairperson for hearings with student or employee respondents in all sexual misconduct cases.
Responsible for the oversight and management of the Hearing to ensure decorum, compliance with policy and rules, and to manage the overall order of the Hearing.
Leading hearing deliberations by guiding the Hearing Board to systematically review and evaluate evidence and testimony, enforce the appropriate standard of proof, facilitate consensus in outcome, and compiling drafts of comprehensive written decisions for the Hearing Board.
The incumbent will partner with supervising staff and the Office of the General Counsel to review written decisions for clarity and consistency.
Supports and maintains student disciplinary records per the Records Retention & Disposition policy and process.
Primarily responsible for responding to requests for disciplinary records from students and third parties per FERPA.
Represents the Office of the Dean of Students by serving as Co-Chair of the University at Albany Ex-Offender Admissions Review Committee and reviews admissions applications in compliance with institutional and regulatory expectations.
Supports Community Standards by participating in administrative tasks, including committees, responding to the Community Standards inbox, and assisting Student Conduct Coordinators with any related tasks as needed.
Facilitates, attends, and represents the Office of the Dean of Students and Community Standards at fairs, functions, town-gown related events, and events to educate participants about the services and assistance offered.
Other reasonable duties as assigned