Director of Student Activities

Director of Student Activities
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Chicago, IL

Description:  Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership. Through outstanding teaching and personal formation, the school challenges its talented student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and life-long learning and growth.

Job Summary: Saint Ignatius College Prep invites applications for a Director of Student Activities position. He or she works to cultivate comprehensive co-curricular activities that complement and enhance the Jesuit, Catholic mission of the school and helps promote student personal and social growth by overseeing the operation of student events, activities, and club offerings. Working at Saint Ignatius College Prep requires a commitment to the mission and values of the school. 

This is a salaried three-fifths, school-year (10 months plus 2 weeks) in-person staff position, with periodic evening and weekend events throughout the year. The Director of Student Activities reports directly to the Assistant Prefect of Mission.

Responsibilities:

• Support, promote, foster a robust co-curricular culture of clubs and activities within the Saint Ignatius student body

   

  • Oversee approximately 80 unique clubs and student organizations

  • Maintain and communicate the school’s co-curricular policies as related to clubs and activities.

  • Manage Activity Period calendar/schedule and related club initiatives and needs

  • Facilitate space requests for club meetings and activities including and beyond Activity Period

• Oversee the planning and execution of all school dances, pep rallies, and other approved student events

• Coordinate with respective school departments and vendors on event planning and execution

• Recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate all co-curricular moderators

   

  • Maintain and disseminate Moderator Handbook to club moderators annually.

  • Oversee moderator stipends and club budgets

  • Support club moderators in club management, operation, programmatic execution, and challenges

• Observe and evaluate the initiatives of all co-curricular clubs, including but not limited to oversight of the club renewal process

• Plan, program, and budget for the introduction, expansion and/or elimination of co-curricular programs

   

  • Oversee and continue to refine the club application processes

  • Collaborate with club moderators regarding proposals for club equipment and resources

• Support moderators in the planning and execution of club-related field trips, competitions, and overnight trips

   

  • Oversee student approval processes and fee collection

  • Collaborate with club moderators on travel planning and logistics  

• Support student eligibility oversight as related to student participation in club activities and competitions 

• Oversee the management of Student Council.

   

  • Facilitate Student Council meetings with the support of co-moderators

  • Oversee Student Council elections and student campaign processes

  • Support students in program development and implementation

  • Communicate and uphold expectations for Student Council membership

• Participate in applicable committees to support policies and procedures of the school, including but not limited to the School Coordinating Committee

• Communicate and promote club initiatives

   

  • Submit Board of Trustee reports as requested

  • Prepare submissions for the Wolfpack Post 

  • Support promotion of all club related activities and student events

• Participate in the facilitation and implementation of Freshman Advisory Program

• Prepare, submit, analyze and oversee an annual department budget and any club-specific budgets

• Maintain working relationships and communication with the Parent Organization for student events

• Work in collaboration with the Prefect’s Office to develop and promote co-curricular summer programming
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Strong interpersonal relationship skills

• Evidence of leadership, supervisory and organizational skills

• Evidence of good planning skills

• Practicing Roman Catholic, preferred
   

Additional Information:

• Salary is based on qualifications and experience.

• Director of Student Activities responsibilities comprise the school year plus two weeks.

• Employees are expected to work as many hours as their job responsibilities require, which includes evenings and weekends at times.

• This position is eligible for Saint Ignatius College Prep’s excellent benefits package.

• This is not a telecommuting position.

• The Director of Student Activities is expected to be a full-time staff member. Additional responsibilities to comprise two-fifths of his/her role would be determined based on experience and school needs.
   

Salary Range: $40,000-$50,000* 

*This range is respective to the three-fifths nature of the Director of Student Activities role. Full compensation would be determined commensurate with other identified responsibilities (two-fifths) based on skills and experience.

Salary : $40,000 - $50,000