Assistant Director of Student Engagement: Leadership & Student Organizations
Full Time
Westerville, OH 43081
Posted
Job description
Otterbein University is seeking an
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Student Engagement: Leadership & Student Organizations to design, implement and manage student leadership and activities programing coordinated at the Center for Student Engagement. This includes student organizations and student government, as well as signature event planning and commuter student support. This is a full-time, exempt position.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Organization
s and Activities
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Serves as a consultant to students and student organizations to offer students an opportunity for increased group participation and interaction;
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Provides support in the new student organization petition processes;
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Communicates readily with organizational officers and advisors to inform them of campus events and leadership opportunities;
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Provides support and recommends resources for all Otterbein student organizations.
Student Leadership Responsibilities
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Designs curriculum for leadership trainings (and course)
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Co-manages the Celebration of Leadership and Service awards
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Instructs leadership course offered to students as part of the leadership minor
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Co-manages spring Cardinal Leadership Summit
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Oversees and creates training sessions for all student organization presidents
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Collaborate with Associate Director for Greek leadership training
Student Government Responsibilities
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Serves as the advisor to the Otterbein Undergraduate Student Government;
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Manages the annual election process and training of officers;
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Oversees and supports OUSG committees
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Oversees the annual application and disbursement process of Student Government funds
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Manages Student Government annual budget
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Provides guidance to Student Government leaders on organizational development, program planning, event management, policy interpretation, and fiscal management;
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Conducts assessment on Student Government and related initiatives and report on the results.
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Attends University Senate and Committee meetings
Signature Event Coordination
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Manages logistics and promotions for signature student events hosted by the CSE
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Provides support to campus traditions, including, but not limited to: Homecoming and Commencement
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Collaborates with internal and external partners to implement innovative events
Commuter Student Life Responsibilities
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Oversees the student engagement outreach and support of commuter students;
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Coordinates communication with commuter students;
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Manages the upkeep of the Commuter Student Lounge;
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Coordinates the development of resources to support the commuter student experience;
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Works with the OUSG Commuter Student Senators and other interested students in the engagement of the Commuter Student Association
General Center Responsibilities:
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Assists in the management of the general operations including: strategic planning, transportation and risk-management, supervision of student employees, budget oversight, communications, outreach, public relations, tracking, and assessment;
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Provides support and assistance to the Dean
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Participates in a team approach to coordinating programs within the Department;
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Serves on campus committees as appointed or needed;
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Completes reports and assessment of programs and activities;
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Participates in evening and weekend activities, as needed.
General Student Affairs Responsibilities:
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Works with the Student Affairs staff and faculty to facilitate campus-wide programs and activities;
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Maintains open lines of communication with faculty, students, community partners, and the administration;
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Develops a campus community where all individuals may be best served, taking into consideration the needs, interests and abilities of individual students and student groups;
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Participates in student affairs staff meetings and professional development opportunities;
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Counsels with students having difficulty personally, emotionally, socially and/or academically and makes appropriate referrals when necessary;
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Participates in evening and weekend activities, as needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises student personnel
QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree required, Master strongly preferred; experience in higher education and student life.
Experience working and engaging with students of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
The successful candidate will demonstrate, through examples, support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness with students and staff as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level of difficulty.
Otterbein University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.
UNIVERSITY SUMMARY: Historically progressive and building. That is the hallmark of Otterbein University and those connected to this private university nestled in the picturesque, historic Uptown Westerville district in central Ohio and minutes away from Columbus, Ohio’s largest city. Otterbein has set the pace by providing an educational experience that is progressive, innovative, and inclusive. Students come from towns throughout Ohio, as well as many states and multiple countries, enriching the campus through their individual and collective diversity. As a university that educates students of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, we strive for and value a diverse faculty and staff that reflects our student population and Franklin County.
Otterbein has been selected as one of 23 universities across the US and the first in Ohio to host a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center . Otterbein will work with its own campus community as well as the Columbus City and Westerville City school districts to create positive narrative change about race; promote racial healing activities; and erase structural barriers to equity and opportunity.
For more information about Otterbein University and benefits, please visit https://www.otterbein.edu/about/careers
To help attract a talented team, Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time faculty and staff.
Benefits at Otterbein include:
- Tuition benefit for employee and their dependents
- Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year
- 11 paid holidays plus bonus days
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employee, dependents, or domestic partner
- Disability
- Defined contribution retirement plan
- and much more
ABOUT OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/
ABOUT OTTERBEIN CAREERS and BENEFITS: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/careers/
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