Director of Student Activities & Campus Life Berkeley City College

Job Description Summary
Under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services or designee the Director of Student Activities & Campus Life has administrative responsibility for providing and coordinating opportunities for leadership development. The Director works in collaboration with faculty and staff to develop a student leadership program. The incumbent serves as an advisor to the college student government and clubs to encourage the development of student groups with extracurricular and co-curricular student engagement programs e.g. student activities special student-led conferences and cultural event series. The Director is also responsible for developing and administering an ombudsman service and adult reentry collaboration with the staff of Admissions and Records the Welcome Center Financial Aid Special Academic Support programs and Outreach Services the incumbent coordinates in-reach orientation activites and student engagement. The Director works collaboratively with Counseling Faculty Foundation Skills Committee and participating academic departments and assists in the coordination of the Freshman Year Experience program. They may be asked to work closely with Veteran Affairs staff. The incumbent also develops monitors and manages the units budgets and exercises supervision over students and staff. Other responsibilities include preparation development monitoring and management of student government budgets. WORK SCHEDULE This is a full-time 12-month position. Administrators are expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week and are expected to work during normal business hours of the District unless otherwise approved by his/her supervisor. This position is subject to evening and weekend hours.

Desirable Qualifications
Knowledge of: o Learning theory and student characteristics for leadership development. o Philosophy and objectives of the community college. o Principles of individual and student group development theory and applications. o Effective communication skills. o Sound conflict resolution techniques. o Legal and regulatory climate in California community colleges. o Principles and practices of event and risk management principles of student discipline legal aspects of higher education team development strategies. o Smart technology using computers multimedia and modern office equipment and technology used in education. o Budget processes. o Equal Employment Opportunity hiring and evaluation procedures; local state and federal employment regulations. Ability to: o Plan administer and supervise a wide variety of programs and staff. o Exercise independent judgment. o Communicate clearly both orally and in writing. o Demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for a diverse population. o Work in an atmosphere of collegial decision-making; demonstrate consensus-building skills. o Apply sound leadership and management techniques. o Learn interpret and implement relevant sections of the Education Code Board Policy and state and federal mandates. Demonstrated ability to prepare and administer budgets. Knowledge of policies laws and practices pertaining to student government and student activates on a community college campus. Demonstrated ability to train and supervise student personnel. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrators faculty students and the general public. Ability to supervise stimulate and coordinate the operation of various activities; listen to and record students desires accurately and effectively; assist students and faculty involved in a variety of co-curricular activities. Demonstrated ability to analyze situations and make decisions in procedural matters without immediate supervision. Ability to prepare effective promotional and informational publications and materials. Ability to provide coaching and mentoring in student leadership and development. Knowledge and experience in designing programs and services that are based in current research on student learning and student development theories. Program development organization implementation and evaluation skills. Understanding of the needs and interests of community college students. Leadership mentoring modeling and communication skills. Conflict resolution skills. SUPERVISION EXERCISED Provides direct leadership for Student Government Student Clubs Student Center campus organizations ombudsman services/internal relations and adult reentry services. Supervises students and how student activities are conducted. May also supervise classified and short-term temporary employees.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university. 2. Five (5) years of formal training internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrators assignment. 3. Knowledge and proficiency in the operation and use of personal computers utilizing various software applications (i.e. work processing spreadsheet and database management software) including the Internet. 4. Understanding of sensitivity to and respect for the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds of Peralta Colleges.