What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director (Student Life Specialist), Student Life position at Indiana University Bloomington?
Job Summary
The Undergraduate Program at Kelley School of Business is seeking an Assistant Director of Student Life to join a team dedicated to student development and to providing enriching educational experiences beyond the classroom for more than 10,000 high-achieving undergraduate business students. The Student Life team works to support 80 registered student organizations, Kelley Student Government, and academic related co-curricular experiences. The candidate must be committed to providing equitable and safe space for staff to work and students to thrive.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Responsible for designing and administering student life initiatives geared at increasing student engagement and involvement, fostering wellness and development, building community, and improving the student campus experience. Student life initiatives are primarily related to campus student or social organizations, adjustment opportunities, learning centers, and affinity or thematic groups.
- Frequently interfaces directly with students and collaborates with staff in own department and other departments on shared student life goals.
- Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at improving student engagement and involvement outcomes at the program, department / division, or campus level.
- Directly provides leadership to Camp Kelley Lakeside, a first-year program for incoming Direct Admit students.
- Interfaces directly with students, attending student life events and programs and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student life initiatives and objectives.
- Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as student organization leaders, on shared student life goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student life initiatives.
- Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student life initiatives against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
- Provides guidance to student organizations regarding operations, budget, leadership, activities, recruitment, registration, policies, and compliance.
- Promotes leadership and student development through advising of individual student leaders and volunteers.
- Contributes to formation, interpretation, and implementation of student organization policies.
- Plans and coordinates communications for student life initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
- May serve as an advisor for Kelley Student Government.
- May provide guidance to other Student Life Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.
- Serves as a member of the Student Life team and is classified as Student Services (SA) / Student Life Specialist / Career.
General Responsibilities
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
Preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
Preferred
SKILLS
Required
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
In addition to typical office work, the Assistant Director will engage in medium lifting requirements, including moving boxes of supplies for programs, 25-50 pound boxes for orientation, facilitating food service, and setting furniture for special events.
Work Location
This is an in-person position
Benefits Overview
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Job Classification
Career Level : Career
FLSA : Exempt
Job Function : Student Services
Job Family : Student Life
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Posting Disclaimer
This posting is scheduled to close at 11 : 59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission, as required by Title IX. Questions or complaints regarding Title IX may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the university Title IX Coordinator. See Indiana University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.
