What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Unity Center position at Rhode Island College?

Position Status & Special Application Instructions

Posting Number

NC00714

Benefits Eligible?

Section

Student Success

Number of Positions Available

Anticipated Start Date or Semester

Posting Date

01 / 23 / 2025

Position Status

continuing

Union Status

End of Temporary or Limited Position

Priority given to applicants who apply by

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions / Information for Applicants

Posting Details

Classification Information

Salary Grade / Rank

14NC

Proposed Starting Salary Range

76,159 - $79,967

Benefits

Full-time employee benefits include :

Comprehensive Health Benefits and Rewards for Wellness Incentives
Generous Paid Time Off
Family / Parental Leave
Tuition Waivers at RIC, CCRI & URI
Retirement Plan
Long-term Disability Coverage
Variety of voluntary add-on’s

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FLSA

Exempt

Branch of Service

non-classified

AA / ADA Statement

As an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and to expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.

Position Information

Position Title

Director of Unity Center

Career Ladder Eligible?

Career Ladder Path

Department Name

Unity Center

Full Time / Part Time

full-time

Scheduled Work Week / Hours / Area

35 Hours / Week

Monday-Friday

8 : 30am-4 : 30pm

Academic or Calendar Year

calendar

Number of Employees Supervised

10-14

Position Overview

For thirty years, the Unity Center has been a warm and welcoming space that affirms and promotes equity for historically marginalized and disenfranchised students. It is at the forefront of providing services, support, fellowship, and advocacy for students with diverse backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. The Unity Center serves as a brave space on campus for all students to engage in meaningful and critical conversations that challenge systems of oppression.

Primary Purpose

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Students, the Director of the Unity Center will serve a key member of the team in the Dean of Students Office. The Director of the Unity Center will oversee the mission, vision, strategic planning, and operations of the Unity Center. The Unity Center serves as a brave space on campus for all students to engage in meaningful and critical conversations that challenge systems of oppression and affirms and promotes equity for students that have been historically marginalized and disenfranchised. It does this by working with campus and community partners to create a warm and welcoming climate where all students belong and have equitable opportunities and outcomes; offering transformative workshops for student centered spaces; and initiating restorative practices where there has been conflict. The Unity Center houses identity-specific resources for students of color, LGBTQ students, students that experience gender disparity, students with compromised citizenship status, first generation students, international students and students seeking interfaith services. Because trauma and conflict often go hand in hand with many of these communities, the Unity Center is also home to RIC’s restorative practices, and conflict resolution services.

Essential Duties

Supervise and mentor staff, graduate assistants, student workers, interns, and volunteers affiliated with Unity Center.

Develop, manage, and facilitate student employment program with clear development goals for students.

Keep Unity Center operations current and relevant, and align programmatic work with national best practices, local initiatives, and regional / sector priorities.

Initiate and join collaborations and coalitions across campus to increase inclusive and equitable practices.

Work closely with faculty and staff to ensure quality and expertise-based information. Innovate ways to collaborate across the academy and practice.

Oversee the design, content, and maintenance of the Unity Center social media.

Design and implement strategic plan for student recruitment and retention, as it pertains to the Unity Center foot traffic and program attendance, as well as institutionally in respect to issues of equity and inclusion.

Knowledge to help students navigate college policies and procedures that are related to the work of the Unity Center. Make recommendations for new policies.

Sit on the executive committee for Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion (DDI)

Work closely with student leaders to design and model peer education and student driven activism.

Develop, facilitate and oversee mediation, restorative justice, and conflict resolution services / program, including a peer-to-peer component.

Responsible for data collection, tracking, and reporting.

Work closely with Chaplain and partnering local religious organizations

Create pathways for students to engage in governance, policy, and committee work on campus that directly relates back to equity, in partnership with Student Community Government

Work well with students in crisis and be able to direct them to appropriate services and resources. Sit on Bias Incident Reporting Team and CARE Team

Support Orientation efforts.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Associate Dean of Students.

Work evening or weekend hours as needed.

The College requires that all applicants and employees be able to perform the above essential duties of the job and will explore reasonable accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities in accordance with ADA requirements.

Occasional Duties

Perform other tasks as they evolve and are delegated by the Associate Dean of Students.

Work occasional evening or weekend hours.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Knowledge of equity-based issues, local and national best practices for organizing and mobilizing, and community-based resources.

Knowledge of current and immediate issues facing queer, BIPOC, immigrant communities and frontline communities.

Ability to represent a diverse campus community positively and effectively with prospective students, parents, faculty, staff, and the public.

Commitment to the principles of ethics, equity, and justice.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other college leaders.

Ability to provide quick and measured response to crisis in order to navigate campus policies and student development landscape.

Background in conflict resolution, mediation, and / or restorative justice practices.

Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks and to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent organizational skills, planning skills, and the ability to work independently.

Demonstrated ability to maintain open and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, administrators.

Ability to work evenings and weekends as required.

Clear and consistent communication.

Ability to thrive in a team-building atmosphere.

Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in a relevant field.

Five years’ work experience related to identity-work and student development.

Experience and interest in pedagogy of student development practices with a lens of equity, restorative practice, and liberation.

Experience cultivating community-based resources.

Experience in recruitment, retention, college completion, and building lasting relationships.

Experience managing a team.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctoral degree.

Bilingual in English / Spanish (fluent in speaking and writing).

Environmental Conditions

The employee is not exposed to known adverse environmental conditions.

Salary : $76,159 - $79,967

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