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FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STUDENT LIFE - LARIMER CAMPUS
WHO WE ARE
We are the largest community college in Colorado, enrolling close to 28,000 credit students annually. We were one of 30 colleges in the initial American Association of Community Colleges Pathways Project, recently selected as a “Most Promising Place to Work” in Diverse Magazine, and profiled as one of six top community colleges for transfer student success in a recent Aspen Institute publication. We have developed a strong strategic plan focused on improving student graduation and transfer rates and have made significant investments in advising and other student support programs.
We also have a strong commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that matches our student community.
We are guided by the philosophy “One College, Many Communities.” Campuses share many common values, goals, and practices, but are also given the opportunity and flexibility to develop unique cultures and programs that serve individual communities. In addition, we have a clear vision outlined in its strategic plan. For more information, visit the following: www.frontrange.edu and VISION 2020.
WHO YOU ARE
As the Assistant Director of Student Life you will work with the Student Life Director to provide leadership and direction for the Student Life department and staff. This includes direct responsibility for the FRCC New Student Orientation program; oversight of co-curricular student activities, including leadership programming; and Career and Academic Community co-curricular partnerships. You will be responsible for providing inclusive supervision to the NSO staff, assessing the functional areas under your responsibility, and engaging with other departments within Student Affairs to further Student Life partnerships.
SELECTION PROCESS: POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED WITH A PRIORITY DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 12, 2019.
In your application please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Assistant Director, Student Life.
SALARY: Mid $40's/annually
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Direct the design and implementation of Student Life interdisciplinary programming and align these with FRCC's Career and Academic Communities (CAC). This occurs in partnership with the CAC faculty liaisons and involves building collaborative relationships with academic departments across campus. Programming at FRCC involves activities such as identifying program resources and marketing support, risk management, event planning, program assessment, and budget development/implementation.
- Design, plan, organize, and implement New Student Orientation (NSO) for the campus. This includes hiring, training, and supervision of staff, collaborating with faculty, coordinating with other campus Student Affairs offices, and remaining current with best practices and trends within the field of orientation programming.
- Serve on the campus committee that designs and plans welcome week activities. Independently plan and execute welcome week events in alignment with the committee goals.
- Provide on-going supervision to a team of eight PT staff. This includes creating a supportive environment for personal and professional growth, and maintaining on-going relationships with Colorado State University's Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate program faculty and support staff
- Provide leadership and direction for Student Life staff and serve as the department lead in the absence of the Director.
- Manage both Auxiliary and General fund budgets totaling over $60,000. This includes signature authority, tracking expenses, and being responsible for interpreting and following all FRCC fiscal policies and procedures. Collaborate with the Director of Student Life to create the budget annually.
Required Skills
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- EVENT PLANNING SKILLS: Skilled at internationally designing, implementing, and evaluating programs to meet desire learning outcomes.
- ABILITY TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS: Working with a multitude of departments to create meaningful experiences for students.
- KNOWLEDGE OF ORIENTATION PROGRAMMING: Use knowledge of orientation practices to design, lead, and evaluate New Student Orientation.
- COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND EQUITY WORK: Build into orientation and co-curricular programming outcomes that raise awareness of inclusion and equity, and acknowledge the various backgrounds and supports needed by our student body.
- CRITICAL THINKING: Reviews programmatic and office assessments to determine the future direction of programs within your direct oversight. Actively engages in problem solving to overcome obstacles in program execution, staffing issues, or navigating institutional politics.
- ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: Manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and with changing demands.
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: Partners with faculty, staff, and students to design co-curricular programs that appeal to the student body and provide measurable learning outcomes related to the academic curriculum.
- SUPERVISION SKILLS: Understands how to identify learning outcomes for a team and design trainings to meet those outcomes. Actively provides feedback and coaching to supervisees in a holistic way.
Required Experience
REQUIRED EDUCATION/TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Master’s degree in Student Affairs
- 3 years, full-time student affairs experience (student life, orientation, TRIO programs, leadership development, residence life, etc.) in higher educatioN. A 2 year, student affairs graduate assistantship may be substituted for up to one year full time experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION/TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with student activities, orientation, student leadership, or other co-curricular programming in a higher education environment.
- Experience working with community college students.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES:
Front Range Community College is required by the Clery Act of 1990 to notify prospective employees, current employees, students and applicants where to access our Campus Security Report. The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989. This report contains information about:
- Front Range Community College's alcohol and other drug policy
- VAWA policy
- Campus security policies
- Campus/community resources
- Where to find registered sex offender information
- Crime statistics for the previous three calendar years
- Reporting crimes
THE CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT CAN BE ACCESSED IN TWO WAYS:
- By going to the internet website at: Clery Act Information
- Printed copies of the FRCC Campus Annual Security Report are available on request through the Dean of Students Affairs Office and any college Campus Security and Preparedness Office.