Job Details

Program Director - Student Learning & Leadership

Position Number: 6358254
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Program Director - Student Learning & Leadership
Lubbock
41607BR
University Student Housing

Position Description
The Program Director for Student Learning & Leadership has primary responsibilities in Supervision, Administration, Student Development and Institutional Support, and On-Call/Emergency Response. The Program Director for Student Learning & Leadership is responsible for providing high-level academic development and leadership engagement administrative functions for their assigned areas. This position may require evening and weekend duties. The Program Director for Student Learning & Leadership is supervised by the Director for Student Engagement within the Residence Life area.

Note: All positions are considered a part of the larger team. In the event of a vacancy, staff may be asked to fulfill a role or have other job duties added to their position to meet the needs of staff and the department. Every effort will be made to recruit and fill positions as quickly as possible to allow staff to return to the duties for which they were originally hired.

Major/Essential Functions
Supervision (30%)

Recruit, train, directly supervise, and evaluate the Program Manager for Student Learning and Residence Life Coordinator for Student Leadership.
Contribute to and monitor the professional development of area staff.
Provide indirect supervision and support to Residence Life Professional and Student Staff, particularly related to academic support and student leadership initiatives.
Conduct one-on-one meetings with direct supervisees and indirect staff as assigned.
Train and advise Residence Life Staff on student outreach and reporting for area initiatives.

Student Learning & Leadership Institutional Support (35%)

Provide direct support of Student Learning Programs (ex: Learning Communities, Professing Excellence Program).
Provide direct support for Student Leadership Programs including student organizations and complex councils.
Provide Complex Council Advisor support and organization and implementation of Complex Council retreat(s).
Assist Director in the implementation of the Academic Improvement Program designed to support staff and student leaders who do not meet minimum GPA requirements.
Assist Director in the implementation of Residential Curriculum for all in-hall staff and Student Engagement Curriculum.
Assist in the implementation of the Carol of Lights annual banquet.
Assist in the facilitation, execution, and assessment of the University Student Housing Scholarship Program.
Coordinate care package and linen programs through student leadership organizations.
Cultivate and maintain academic partnership which support tutoring within the Residence Halls.
Provide administrative oversight of departmental databases for Residence Life functions.

Administration (25%)

Provide administrative oversite for area functions including but not limited to budget management, residential curriculum, payroll approval, Maxient and student of concern reporting, and other departmental databases and systems.
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Assess and report on the effectiveness of area initiatives.
Serve as an internal stakeholders for departmental initiatives including, but not limited to in-hall operations, staffing operations, summer operations, and off-campus housing.
Serve as chair for the Residence Life Major Events Committee.
Advise, chair or serve on departmental or ResLife committees or liaison opportunities, as assigned.

On-Call/Emergency Response (10%)

Serve as a member of the Residence Life Leadership On-Call Team throughout the academic year, university breaks, and summer for a residential population of 8000 students.
Be available to a call-to-duty status to assist with residence hall and campus emergencies.
Communicate appropriately with emergency personnel, University Student Housing, and other campus officials as needed.
Support professional staff in responding to crises and providing follow-up.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in the area of specialization or closely related field. Four years of related administrative and technical experience. Additional job related education may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs or related field. Three or more years progressive residence life experience or experience in a field related to the functional area of the position; Two years of experience supervising full-time staff.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Minimum Hire Rate
4186.00

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.