Director of the Class and Access Resource Center

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial socioeconomic and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Director of Class and Access Resource Center position. The Director of Class and Access Resource Center is a fulltime yearround position starting at $71689 commensurate with experience. Given Amhersts distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Identity and Cultural Engagement the Director oversees staffing budget daytoday operations and programming of the Class & Access Resource Center (CARC) and supports the overall mission of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources and the Office of Student Affairs division. The center serves as an important resource to the campus community in building and supporting identity development and community engagement. The Director works in collaboration with the Office of Identity & Cultural Resources (OICR) Queer Resource Center Center for International Student Engagement Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and the Womens & Gender Center Multicultural Resource Center as well as with other campus partners including the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Dean of the Faculty Alumni & Parent Programs Advancement etc. through educational social and cultural programming that centers and affirms the various communities the Center serves: The Director upholds the mission of the CARC to provide education support and advocacy to and on behalf of firstgeneration lowincome transfer and military veteran students. Through programmatic initiatives resources and services the Director fosters personal social and academic success for these student populations and provides space for students to explore social class identities with an intersectional lens. In addition the Director serves as an advising resource for college access (Questbridge etc. and affinitybased groups. The Director actively supports a diverse workforce and contributes to the Colleges initiatives to foster a respectful inclusive and welcoming work environment. This role requires flexibility to work occasional nights and weekends as needed. The Director is required to work in person occasional late nights and weekends as needed.

InternalExternal Interaction/Communication:

The Director frequently interacts/communicates with members of the Student Affairs administrative team directors of offices reporting to the Senior Director and Cultural Engagement Dean of Students and Chief Student Affairs Officer. The Director also conducts complex operational interactions/communications including analyzing developing negotiating and problem solving inside and outside the College.

Decision Making: Determines how to carry out job responsibilities; makes operational decisions following established guidelines/procedures/policies; participates in a collaborative approach making recommendations to management to establish guidelines/procedures/policies.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

Management Operations & Supervision:

Manages the daytoday operations of the Class & Access Resource Center.

Hires onboards and supervises student staff

Assist with hiring onboarding and supervising professional staff within OICR Serves as a core member of the Office of Identity & Cultural Resources Leadership Team.

Serves as a key member of the Office of Identity & Cultural Resources Leadership Team

Engages in strategic planning and assessment for the Class & Access Resource Center

Collects analyzes data and prepares annual reports

Oversees budget planning and monitors expenditures

Continuously evaluates operational efficiencies and identifies opportunities to streamline processes

Assesses resource allocations and makes recommendations for necessary support systems

Oversee and assist OICR professional staff in managing communications efforts through the website social media newsletters and other channels

Programs & Initiatives:

Develops academic and cocurricular educational programming within the center and in partnership with other campus organizations to build community provide education and create skillsbuilding opportunities to synthesize social academic personal political and career developmentrelated learning and maximize the Amherst experience.

Designs and leads campus programs workshops and training sessions that align with the mission of the center

Cocreate and implement leadership programs and collaborate with divisional and institutional stakeholders.

Participate in crossdepartmental initiatives focused on identity social class and community building.

Encourages involvement from faculty staff alumni and community members through intellectual social and cultural programming

Supports the promotion and integration of engagement mentorship and leadership programs in partnership with campus stakeholders

Plans and executes initiatives that foster cultural awareness across the campus community

Collaborates at both divisional and institutional levels to develop multicultural programming workshops and training that advance intersectional and interdisciplinary commitments to inclusive excellence

Develops and coordinates initiatives programs and support services to support firstgeneration lowincome and nontraditional student populations (transfers and veterans) transition to Amherst College.

Collaborates with campus partners including but not limited to cultural resource centers academic centers (writing and quantitative) Loeb Center Financial Aid Counseling and Admissions to coordinate workshops and programs to help students who are part of these communities access and maximize the Amherst experience.

Collaborate with New Student and Family Programs to execute Transfer Student Orientation programs (Fall/Spring).

Collaboration with the program director of the Meiklejohn Fellows Program to provide resources and support services for firstgeneration and lowincome students.

Collaborate with Admissions to support the recruitment and retention of transfer students.

Implements in collaboration with campus partners policies directly connected to supporting firstgeneration lowincome transfer and veteran students.

Develops assessment protocols to evaluate social and resourcebased programs

As a member of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources collaborates to cocreate develop assess and implement programs resources and services that highlight the intersections of identity and community.

Collaboration:

Serve as a resource and collaborate with campus offices and Five College campus

Participate in campuswide committees and working groups as needed

Engage with diverse academic administrative and offcampus stakeholders to support the mission of the Class & Access Resource Center (CARC) as well as broader diversity and inclusion efforts

Collaborate with Case Management Counseling and other partners to ensure comprehensive support for students

Qualifications

Required:

• Masters Degree
• 35 years of related experience
• 45 years of progressive experience working with diverse student populations including BIPOC firstgeneration lowincome and nontraditional students in higher education and student affairs.
• Proven experience in crosscultural program development and implementation advising and/or student services.
• Experience in designing delivering and evaluating student programs with a focus on leadership development.
• Demonstrated strong project management organizational communication and interpersonal skills.
• Extensive experience in program development implementation and evaluation.
• Strong leadership abilities.
• Proficient in crosscultural awareness and competence with effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Successful completion of required reference and background checks (including CORI)

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Higher Education Administration Student Affairs Counseling Social Justice Leadership or a related area.

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