Assistant Director of Operations for the Student Center for Belonging and Community
Assistant Director of Operations for the Student Center for Belonging and Community
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Title:Assistant Director of Operations for the Student Center for Belonging and Community
Position Purpose:
The Assistant Director of Operations is an essential member of the Student Center of Belonging and Community (SCBC) which is charged with creating a holistic studentcentered environment that cultivates community and belonging provides resources for students personal and academic success and connects students to opportunities across campus.
The Assistant Director of Operations will work closely with the Associate Dean/Director serving as an
Ambassador for the SCBC. This role is responsible for developing implementing and managing the budget for
overall SCBC programming that promotes an inclusive environment for students. The Assistant Director of
Operations will also recruit hire supervise and support the development of student employees referred to as
Community Navigators; develop and nurture crosscampus collaborations; and design implement and
evaluate annual programs/traditions and all other programs as appropriate and assigned by the Associate
Dean/Director. Lastly the Assistant Director of Operations will manage the SCBC physical space and the dayto
day functions of the center.
Job Duties:
Student Support Program Design/ Implementation
- Collaborate with the Associate Dean/Director to design implement and assess programs
- Advise the Associate Dean/Director on studentrelated issues that may emerge
- Serve as a resource to designated student organizations and liaison to the Advancement Office team
focused on MOSAIC Programming for underrepresented alumni - Collaborate with Coordinator for Events and Social Media on the design marketing and implementation
- of SCBC and campus programming specifically annual programming including Welcome Receptions
Graduation Reception Study Breaks Academic Break Trips etc. - Serve as a Student Support Advisor and an informal mentor to students who frequent the SCBC.
- Assist in compiling data and preparing reports of student support programs and activities.
- Attend and participate in meetings training and professional development activities.
- Oversees SCBC student employees including training supervision and evaluating student Community
Navigators.
Administration and Operations
- Manage all SCBC reservations.
- Manage and maintain physical space.
- Manage operational and programmatic budget with Associate Dean/Director..
- Provide scheduling support to other staff members.
- Be a visible presence in the office.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Bachelors degree in Education Counseling Social Work or relevant field required. Masters degree preferred.
Experience
- Demonstrated experience in the field of student affairs and studentfacing diversity equity and
inclusion. - Demonstrated experience developing and implementing specialized programming and support to a wide range of students from underrepresented groups.
- Demonstrated experience in project management and coordination.
- Previous experience managing and supervising student staff with the higher education context.
- Engagement with the institution and its audiences.
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours including weekend and evening hours.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to working with students of color LGBTQ students and firstgeneration students their families and campus support structures to facilitate their academic cocurricular and personal success and development.
- Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and student privacy as appropriate.
- Effective interpersonal communication and organizational skills and the ability to coordinate resources and
staff within the college community. - Solid understanding of the academic and social challenges experienced by marginalized students in a college environment.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
- Proficiency in basic data management systems computer applications and social media
platforms.
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smokefree workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the NonDiscrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officeror via email at .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines secondlargest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
