Director, Student Life

Reporting to the Executive Director Student Success the Director Student Life is responsible for leadership of strategic initiatives and delivery of services relating to cocurricular and extracurricular student engagement programs student transitional support services and athletics and recreation programming. The Director provides oversight for multiple service area managers in several key Student Affairs service areas including new student orientation peer mentorship and student engagement programs settlement services (including offcampus housing supports immigration advising international student engagement and community connections services) and varsity athletics and recreational programs. The Director leads the development implementation and evaluation of programs events and support services for students that support their integration into the College and local community and that facilitate their active engagement with college life. The Director will ensure the values and practices of equity diversity and inclusion particularly for individuals and student groups that face systemic and individual access and inclusion barriers are embedded into programs and services. The Director is a key member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team and works with Academic Faculties and other internal and external community partners on initiatives related to the transition of students as active and engaged members of the community. The Director will provide paninstitutional leadership consultation and advice to College leadership on these issues and ensure alignment with institutional policies and strategic plans.

What Youll Be Doing

• Providing leadership and direction to supervisory/managerial staff with responsibility for the following portfolios: Student Transitions & Community Connections and Athletics & Recreation:
• Ensuring service delivery excellence program development continuous improvement reporting and compliance for programming relating to new student orientation student engagement and leadership development offcampus housing and settlement services international student supports and varsity athletics and recreational programming;
• Providing leadership direction and support in the area of vision & strategic planning in all matters related to student transition and engagement initiatives events and programming as well as settlement and immigration advising services and athletics programming;
• Advising on program evaluation continuous quality improvement and alignment with the strategic direction of Student Affairs & Sheridan;
• Supporting service area managers and holds accountability for financial and human resources including overseeing leadership recruitment onboarding orientation training and development;
• Recommending best practices in performance management employee coaching and mentoring and advises on employee relations matters including grievances;
• Developing and reviewing budgets including costing activities monitoring variances approving expenditures and manages multiple grant funding envelopes;
• Representing Student Affairs with a broadbased understanding of the role and priorities of Student Affairs and how its supports impact the student experience and success;
• Collaborating with Student Affairs leadership ensuring that equity diversity and inclusion is embedded across all service areas;
• Promoting a coordinated student support model and delivering a stepped care approach to service;
• Providing leadership guidance and acting as a consultant on paninstitutional strategic initiatives relating to student orientation transition settlement and engagement;
• Informing senior leadership and stakeholders about emerging trends and anticipated future needs of students influencing organizational decisionmaking;
• Performing other related duties and initiatives as required.

About You

You have a commitment to advancing equity diversity and inclusivity recognize and value the diverse and intersectional identities of our community and promote a sense of belonging.

You are a selfdirected natural leader with a highly collaborative spirit which combined with your keen interpersonal and conflictresolution skills empowers you to build positive and collaborative relationships lead develop and motivate staff create and maintain a positive organizational culture.

You exercise sound judgment diplomacy discretion and sensitivity to confidentiality and privacy and are able to handle stressful situations make decisions negotiate and handle all levels of conflict in a time sensitive environment.

You are committed to academic excellence and student success and attuned to the development of students including academic and psychosocial development.

You have familiarity with student service areas of direct supervision new student orientation housing student life student transition international student support athletics & recreation.

You have a sound understanding of the challenges emerging trends and issues affecting student learning and development student persistence and barriers to learning engagement leadership accessibility and student health and wellness.

Your keen change leadership skills enable you to lead and manage change in a postsecondary environment successfully.

You have demonstrated commitment to evidencebased practice and ongoing assessment and the ability to build a framework for an evidencebased culture.
You are sensitive to and have a deep understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

• Masters degree in Education Social Services or Business or related field;
• 5 to 7 years of progressive leadership experience in postsecondary education or social services environment including strategic planning/direction and operational management of budget and staff. (Equivalency to be considered).
• Experience with the following:
  • Supervising managerial and direct service staff
  • Budgeting
  • Working with diverse groups of community partners
  • Student life student leadership and development student programming student organization advising or other student affairs experience
• Awareness of Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities

Who We Are

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in peoples strategic plan Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future ( charts a path towards a new groundbreaking model of higher education that reshapes postsecondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses were making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

To learn more please visit: Why Work at Sheridan

Other Details
Department: Student Affairs
Primary Work/Campus Location: HMC (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid Onsite at least 3 days/week
Reference #: J
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NO
Salary Range: $126723 $158403
Application Deadline: May 25 2025

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations Anishinaabe Nation HuronWendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us those who are here and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students faculty and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity antiracism and inclusion. As such we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized including those who identify as First Nations Mtis and/or Inuit/Inuk Black members of racialized communities persons with disabilities women and/or 2SLGBTQ.

Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation please contact Human Resources.

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments if applicable.