Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director
Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director
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Job Description
Cornell University is committed to increasing the enrollment of military veterans in our undergraduate programs and to enhancing the support available to our student veterans to help them thrive at Cornell. As the Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director you will play a critical role in building these supports with a dynamic team of colleagues from offices across the university. You will have an immediate and direct impact on our undergraduate student veteran population providing comprehensive advising overseeing student veteran educational programming and creating community among student veterans. The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director reports to the Executive Director for Academic Student Success Programs.
The Opportunity
The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director in collaboration with the Executive Director of Academic Student Success Programs and campus stakeholders is responsible for assisting with and implementing the vision goals and objectives related to undergraduate student veterans services and programs. In this role you will provide programming and recognition activities for the broader student veteran and militaryconnected community as well as informing campus leaders on policies practices to support the student veteran community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the main point of contact for undergraduate veteran students including those enrolled as active military and military reservists assisting them with their transition to navigation of and graduation from Cornell
- Assist student veterans in obtaining educational financial social services and other benefits available through federal state and local legislation
- Advocate for veteran students providing programming referrals and access to information and campus resources
- Provide input to campus colleagues on the creation and use of policies and procedures to support the Cornell University military and veterans community
- Assemble and lead a campuswide student veterans resource group providing training updates and resources for colleagues to effectively support veteran students
- Establish and maintain relationships with student veteran resource partners both internally and externally to build community and foster a sense of belonging for student veterans on campus
- Develop implement and oversee student veteran educational programs such as the Veteran Summer Bridge Program and Veterans Seminar providing programmatic support tailored to veteran student needs
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of support programs and advising for veterans making recommendations to optimize and enhance existing support and proposing new initiatives
- Work with student groups advising various student veteran organizations and coordinating recognition and appreciation events for veterans
The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director will be a creative thinker independent worker and nimble networker who is skilled at building relationships across units and with a variety of stakeholders in support of the success of our student veterans. This position requires evening and weekend hours and accessibility as student needs arise. This is an extraordinary opportunity to be an innovator at Cornell as you create resources build and strengthen networks and maintain and establish programs for our undergraduate student veterans.
This position is located in Ithaca NY and it is fully onsite.
What We Will Need
For full consideration applicants must include both a resume and cover letter with their application.
- Bachelors degree in education training counseling or a relevant field with at least 3 years of experience in student support initiatives in higher education or a similar setting or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Familiarity with the US Armed Forces VA education benefits VA services and/or advising student veterans
- Knowledge of military and veteran student trends educational benefits for veterans resources for veterans and the transition from the military to higher education
- Strong interpersonal analytical data analysis critical thinking professional judgment and oral and written communication skills
- Selfdirected and selfmotivated individual capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision while managing multiple situations
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks follow through meet deadlines and make professional decisions
- Ability to work independently collaboratively across multiple offices and in a team environment
- Flexibility and accessibility particularly in responding to and attending to student needs
- Demonstrated work ethic that reflects integrity ethics sound professional judgment and an appreciation for diversity equity and inclusion
- Ability to handle sensitive matters with good judgment and discretion
- Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.
If you have all those things great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have but its ok if you dont.
- Masters degree
- 5 years experience in a collegiate veterans services office Student Affairs Social Work or a related field.
- Experience supervising employees particularly student employees and work study students including hiring and evaluation.
- U.S. Armed Forces veteran or previous work with Military Services.
Rewards and Benefits
- Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options generous retirement contributions access to wellness programs and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: leave provisions include health and personal leave three weeks of vacation up to 2 floating holidays and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving and the day after and an end of the year winter break from December 25January 1.
- Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuitionfree Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program.
Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.
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Cornell Universitys history of diversity and inclusion encourages all students faculty and staff to support a diverse and inclusive university in which to work study teach research and serve. No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving but not limited to such factors as race ethnic or national origin citizenship and immigration status color sex pregnancy or pregnancyrelated conditions age creed religion actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person) arrest and/or conviction record military or veteran status sexual orientation gender expression and/or identity an individuals genetic information domestic violence victim status familial status marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified disabled individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act have rights in the application process and in employment under federal law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.
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Director
Employment Type
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