Student Relations Director

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Job Description

The purpose of the Student Relations Director is to develop and assess effective strategies to improve the experiences and successes of students within the college and school. The position is a resource to both students and faculty in the areas of recruitment and retention; general advising; student complaints; student conduct; and academic petitions. The position is designed to provide recommendations and innovative solutions to solve complex student issues.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate general academic advising activities to foster student success

• Manage student conduct student complaints student petitions and student appeals to advance the student experience

• Develop support and assess initiatives designed to increase recruitment and retention for the College and its programs to support program and College growth/sustainability

• Serve as a liaison/resource to the College and the University to ensure consistent and appropriate implementation of relevant policies procedures and practices

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in College Counseling Higher Education Administration or related field

• One year professional experience in advising student affairs and/or recruitment and retention academic affairs or related experience

• Demonstrated ability to engage in the best practices and procedures of student advising/counseling and higher education administration

• Demonstrated skills in collaborating with multiple functional areas to advance student success

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated skill in writing concise accurate and professional reports

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills including data interpretation

• Demonstrated skills in working with diverse student and employee populations

Preferred Qualification

• Knowledge of the theoretical principles of advising/counseling and higher education

• Three years professional work experience at a state college or university in College Counseling Higher Education Administration or related field

• Demonstrated ability to effectively create and deliver professional presentations for large and diverse groups

• Demonstrated ability to work professionally with varied external organizations/entities

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Typically 8:00am-4:30pm M-F along with some weekend and evening hours

Required Documents (Uploaded at Time of Application)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Three (3) professional references

• Unofficial transcript(s)

About

The successful candidate will share St. Cloud States commitment to our mission and in particular the value we place in diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) as outlined in SCSUs Its Time strategic framework. Notably we uphold the advancement of diversity equity and inclusion and engage in intentional actions to address systemic inequities throughout the university and surrounding environment. DEI values practices and strategies are embedded into the fabric of our institution and campus community and they align with the priorities expressed in the Minnesota State systems Equity 2030 initiative. SCSU expects all of its employees to help advance these practices and to contribute to the development of an anti-racist inclusive community.

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays Vacation Time Sick Time six weeks of Paid Parental Leave low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500) a Pension Plan 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts employer paid life insurance short and long term disability as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

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