Post-Graduate Fellow / Multicultural Focus
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4672
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus position. The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a full-time, one-year term position, starting at $40,000 per year. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a 1 year (August 1 to July 31) Fellowship appointment that reports to the Assistant Director of Diversity, Education, and Training. The program emphasizes learning through participation in various multidimensional roles and functions of college mental health practitioners. Fellows will work alongside psychologists, social workers, mental health clinicians, and psychiatric staff to provide a full range of clinical and outreach services to the Amherst College community. An essential role for the Post-Graduate Fellow will be to support diverse student communities by providing clinical, preventative, and educational services to help students address the mental health and developmental challenges they face in their personal and academic lives.
The Center for Counseling and Mental Health (CCMH) provides a variety of services including individual and group counseling, psychiatry services, case management, mental health promotion and preventative services, consultation, and teaching. These services are designed to help students overcome mental illnesses or learn how to cope effectively with them, improve their academic performance and cognitive functioning, develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the intersections of their identities, create and maintain satisfying relationships, foster a sense of meaning and purpose, and make healthy life and career choices. The Center for Counseling and Mental Health operates within a developmental philosophy and a brief therapy model, and fellowship candidates must demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse student body within these two frames.
In light of the CCMH's deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, this fellowship position will facilitate a unique opportunity for the Fellow to develop and further hone their multicultural clinical and consultation skills, and to contribute to campus outreach programs which support Amherst's student diversity. Amherst College is a highly selective, small liberal arts college with a very diverse student body — 45% of our students are students of color from the US; 10% are international; 40% come from low-income families; 18% identify as LBGTQ+; and 25% have registered disabilities with 2 out of 3 being mental health or learning disabilities. Consequently, the Post-Graduate Fellow will work to provide culturally appropriate clinical, consultation, and outreach interventions which address identity development and intersectionality, the impact of systemic oppression (both historical and acute), trauma related to marginalized identity membership, and its impact on mental health and student success.
Our training program complies with the requisites for APPIC membership, and we host three post-graduate fellows per year. Fellows will receive 2 hours of individual supervision and 1 hour of group supervision per week. Fellows will also participate in weekly staff meetings, weekly clinical team case conference meetings, and training seminars. In accordance with APPIC standards, Fellows will receive formal evaluation, generally twice a year. Mid-year evaluations are written and discussed formally with Fellows, but mutual feedback is encouraged in an informal ongoing manner throughout the year. Year-end evaluations are also written and geared toward supporting Fellows in their transition toward employment. The training program has a due-process procedure in the event Fellows encounter difficulties during their training experience.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include conducting evidenced-based, culturally appropriate intakes and clinical assessments, individual and group counseling, urgent care, on-call services 1 to 2 weeks a semester, and coordinating care with our psychiatric staff and case manager. The Fellow will need clinical skills as a generalist, and will have opportunities to develop specialty skills in working with adolescents and young adults. Fellows will work with students who present with mental illnesses that often emerge in this stage of development (e.g. bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and other major mental illnesses) and with students presenting with normative developmental concerns typically experienced during this period (e.g. identity, relationships, individuation from family). Because more than half the students we serve are BIPOC, international, queer, first-generation, and/or low-income, the Fellow must be interested in, and have some skill in working with identity development and intersectionality, and understand the ways in which systems of oppression affect students' mental health. In addition to clinical services, the Fellow will also engage in and contribute to preventative and educational outreach initiatives. This fellowship position will work to engage historically marginalized communities and communities that typically under-utilize mental health care, with an emphasis on working with BIPOC students. This will include work/connection with our program directors for Mental Health Promotion, Health Education, and identity-based Resource Centers, as well as working collaboratively with a number of other departments across campus. We value wrap-around care, and Fellows must be comfortable working across disciplines.
The fellowship position, along with all the CCMH staff, works toward building and sustaining a center that meets the needs of both individual students and the College community as a whole. We recognize that all of our practitioners bring different gifts and try to assign work from a strengths-based perspective, thus allowing people to grow professionally in ways that best fit their talents and skills. Strong commitments to (1) holistic approaches to student development, (2) understanding current issues facing students of color in historically white institutions (3) interdisciplinary treatment models, (4) the development of on-going, personal and professional multicultural competence, (5) collaboration across the College community and (6) a strong work ethic, are all crucial to succeed in the Fellowship.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Counseling and Consultation
• Provide culturally appropriate individual, group, and couples counseling/psychotherapy to students including assessment, diagnosis, and brief treatment; provide urgent care and crisis intervention; provide consultation to the Amherst College campus community (including students, faculty, administration, staff, and parents-regarding the mental health needs of Amherst students), and also consultation with on-and off-campus health care providers, including Health Services, hospitals, community mental health agencies, and private practitioners, Office of Student Affairs' Student Care, etc. to aid in coordination of care for Amherst College students; maintain up-to-date files, written reports and related data commensurate with current standards of the profession. Will provide on-call services approximately 1 to 2 weeks per semester.
Administrative
• Participation in weekly individual and group supervision, training seminars, clinical case conferences, and team staff meetings.
Qualifications:
Required
• All degree requirements for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology (PhD, PsyD, EdD), or related field from an APA-accredited program OR Masters in Social Work, Counseling, or related field from an accredited program is required and must be completed by August 15, 2024. Receipt of the degree must be verified no later than August 31, 2024.
• Minimum of two years of related professional experience.
• Able to work in a brief treatment model in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and skill in addressing race and racism in a clinical context.
• Outstanding communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and relationship skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Occasional work on weekends and evenings.
Preferred
• Specific training and experience working with diverse populations including, but not limited to: students of color, LGBTQIA students, students of different ethnicities and International status, first generation, low-income, disability, and/or intersectionalities.
• Clinical experience in college or university mental health settings and/or in community mental health.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4938341
Full Time
Post-Graduate Fellow / Multicultural Focus
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4672
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus position. The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a full-time, one-year term position, starting at $40,000 per year. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Post-Graduate Fellowship/Multicultural Focus is a 1 year (August 1 to July 31) Fellowship appointment that reports to the Assistant Director of Diversity, Education, and Training. The program emphasizes learning through participation in various multidimensional roles and functions of college mental health practitioners. Fellows will work alongside psychologists, social workers, mental health clinicians, and psychiatric staff to provide a full range of clinical and outreach services to the Amherst College community. An essential role for the Post-Graduate Fellow will be to support diverse student communities by providing clinical, preventative, and educational services to help students address the mental health and developmental challenges they face in their personal and academic lives.
The Center for Counseling and Mental Health (CCMH) provides a variety of services including individual and group counseling, psychiatry services, case management, mental health promotion and preventative services, consultation, and teaching. These services are designed to help students overcome mental illnesses or learn how to cope effectively with them, improve their academic performance and cognitive functioning, develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the intersections of their identities, create and maintain satisfying relationships, foster a sense of meaning and purpose, and make healthy life and career choices. The Center for Counseling and Mental Health operates within a developmental philosophy and a brief therapy model, and fellowship candidates must demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse student body within these two frames.
In light of the CCMH's deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, this fellowship position will facilitate a unique opportunity for the Fellow to develop and further hone their multicultural clinical and consultation skills, and to contribute to campus outreach programs which support Amherst's student diversity. Amherst College is a highly selective, small liberal arts college with a very diverse student body — 45% of our students are students of color from the US; 10% are international; 40% come from low-income families; 18% identify as LBGTQ+; and 25% have registered disabilities with 2 out of 3 being mental health or learning disabilities. Consequently, the Post-Graduate Fellow will work to provide culturally appropriate clinical, consultation, and outreach interventions which address identity development and intersectionality, the impact of systemic oppression (both historical and acute), trauma related to marginalized identity membership, and its impact on mental health and student success.
Our training program complies with the requisites for APPIC membership, and we host three post-graduate fellows per year. Fellows will receive 2 hours of individual supervision and 1 hour of group supervision per week. Fellows will also participate in weekly staff meetings, weekly clinical team case conference meetings, and training seminars. In accordance with APPIC standards, Fellows will receive formal evaluation, generally twice a year. Mid-year evaluations are written and discussed formally with Fellows, but mutual feedback is encouraged in an informal ongoing manner throughout the year. Year-end evaluations are also written and geared toward supporting Fellows in their transition toward employment. The training program has a due-process procedure in the event Fellows encounter difficulties during their training experience.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include conducting evidenced-based, culturally appropriate intakes and clinical assessments, individual and group counseling, urgent care, on-call services 1 to 2 weeks a semester, and coordinating care with our psychiatric staff and case manager. The Fellow will need clinical skills as a generalist, and will have opportunities to develop specialty skills in working with adolescents and young adults. Fellows will work with students who present with mental illnesses that often emerge in this stage of development (e.g. bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and other major mental illnesses) and with students presenting with normative developmental concerns typically experienced during this period (e.g. identity, relationships, individuation from family). Because more than half the students we serve are BIPOC, international, queer, first-generation, and/or low-income, the Fellow must be interested in, and have some skill in working with identity development and intersectionality, and understand the ways in which systems of oppression affect students' mental health. In addition to clinical services, the Fellow will also engage in and contribute to preventative and educational outreach initiatives. This fellowship position will work to engage historically marginalized communities and communities that typically under-utilize mental health care, with an emphasis on working with BIPOC students. This will include work/connection with our program directors for Mental Health Promotion, Health Education, and identity-based Resource Centers, as well as working collaboratively with a number of other departments across campus. We value wrap-around care, and Fellows must be comfortable working across disciplines.
The fellowship position, along with all the CCMH staff, works toward building and sustaining a center that meets the needs of both individual students and the College community as a whole. We recognize that all of our practitioners bring different gifts and try to assign work from a strengths-based perspective, thus allowing people to grow professionally in ways that best fit their talents and skills. Strong commitments to (1) holistic approaches to student development, (2) understanding current issues facing students of color in historically white institutions (3) interdisciplinary treatment models, (4) the development of on-going, personal and professional multicultural competence, (5) collaboration across the College community and (6) a strong work ethic, are all crucial to succeed in the Fellowship.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Counseling and Consultation
• Provide culturally appropriate individual, group, and couples counseling/psychotherapy to students including assessment, diagnosis, and brief treatment; provide urgent care and crisis intervention; provide consultation to the Amherst College campus community (including students, faculty, administration, staff, and parents-regarding the mental health needs of Amherst students), and also consultation with on-and off-campus health care providers, including Health Services, hospitals, community mental health agencies, and private practitioners, Office of Student Affairs' Student Care, etc. to aid in coordination of care for Amherst College students; maintain up-to-date files, written reports and related data commensurate with current standards of the profession. Will provide on-call services approximately 1 to 2 weeks per semester.
Administrative
• Participation in weekly individual and group supervision, training seminars, clinical case conferences, and team staff meetings.
Qualifications:
Required
• All degree requirements for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology (PhD, PsyD, EdD), or related field from an APA-accredited program OR Masters in Social Work, Counseling, or related field from an accredited program is required and must be completed by August 15, 2024. Receipt of the degree must be verified no later than August 31, 2024.
• Minimum of two years of related professional experience.
• Able to work in a brief treatment model in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and skill in addressing race and racism in a clinical context.
• Outstanding communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and relationship skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Occasional work on weekends and evenings.
Preferred
• Specific training and experience working with diverse populations including, but not limited to: students of color, LGBTQIA students, students of different ethnicities and International status, first generation, low-income, disability, and/or intersectionalities.
• Clinical experience in college or university mental health settings and/or in community mental health.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4938341
Maintenance Technician
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4160
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Maintenance Technician position. The Maintenance Technician is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $21.35 per hour. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Maintenance Technician of Rental Housing supports the residential real estate maintenance operations at Amherst College, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College. The university style portfolio is spread across three campuses and towns, and consists of over 260 units currently valued at $51.7M that range from single family homes to commercial apartment buildings.
The Maintenance Technician performs diversified maintenance duties including troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining the rental housing units and carrying out scheduled and emergency maintenance repairs to residential housing units.
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for taking appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participating in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Maintenance and repairs
• Troubleshoot and carry out routine repairs in the mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, and carpentry trades which do not require a license
• Prepare vacant units for rental
• Communicate with tenants and contractors in support of department's customer service initiatives
• Assume rotational on-call to address after-hours maintenance emergencies
• Report building deficiencies and safety hazards
Administrative
• Fill out and complete service requests and daily work logs
• Assist the Maintenance Supervisor with the bidding of projects and service contracts, cost estimates and analysis of maintenance needs
• Purchase and maintain shop and vehicle inventory
Qualifications:
Required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• A valid driver's license and successful credentialing is required in order to operate college vehicles.
• 3-5 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
• Strong verbal communication, customer service, problem solving and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, and work independently and collaboratively
• Some work outside normal business hours is required
• Commitment to or experience working with a diverse community
• Successful completion of the pre-employment physical and CORI
Preferred
• Vocational high school diploma, or specialized training in one or more of building trades (mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, or carpentry)
• 5-10 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online athttps://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4593266
Full Time
Maintenance Technician
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4160
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Maintenance Technician position. The Maintenance Technician is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $21.35 per hour. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Maintenance Technician of Rental Housing supports the residential real estate maintenance operations at Amherst College, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College. The university style portfolio is spread across three campuses and towns, and consists of over 260 units currently valued at $51.7M that range from single family homes to commercial apartment buildings.
The Maintenance Technician performs diversified maintenance duties including troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining the rental housing units and carrying out scheduled and emergency maintenance repairs to residential housing units.
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for taking appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participating in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Maintenance and repairs
• Troubleshoot and carry out routine repairs in the mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, and carpentry trades which do not require a license
• Prepare vacant units for rental
• Communicate with tenants and contractors in support of department's customer service initiatives
• Assume rotational on-call to address after-hours maintenance emergencies
• Report building deficiencies and safety hazards
Administrative
• Fill out and complete service requests and daily work logs
• Assist the Maintenance Supervisor with the bidding of projects and service contracts, cost estimates and analysis of maintenance needs
• Purchase and maintain shop and vehicle inventory
Qualifications:
Required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• A valid driver's license and successful credentialing is required in order to operate college vehicles.
• 3-5 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
• Strong verbal communication, customer service, problem solving and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, and work independently and collaboratively
• Some work outside normal business hours is required
• Commitment to or experience working with a diverse community
• Successful completion of the pre-employment physical and CORI
Preferred
• Vocational high school diploma, or specialized training in one or more of building trades (mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, or carpentry)
• 5-10 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online athttps://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4593266
Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4023
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer position. The Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer is a full time, year round position, starting at $195,000 - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer (ACSAO) works directly with the Chief Students Affairs Officer and Dean of Students (CSAO/DOS) to provide leadership in planning and managing the operations of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and participates in setting strategic direction, anticipating and responding to opportunities and challenges, managing resources, formulating policy, and developing critical relationships with students, staff, and faculty colleagues to further the mission and goals of the division. Reporting to CSAO/DOS, the ACSAO is a member of the CSAO/DOS's senior leadership team and serves as a Tier 3 on-call administrator.
The ACSAO is a student affairs leader who thinks deeply about the student experience; relationship-oriented, innovates programs and services to support student success, fosters a culture of equity, inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing, values mentorship and leadership, and inspires the development of staff and students. The ACSAO collaborates with others in Student Affairs and across the College to ensure the availability of the support, resources, culture of wellbeing, and inclusive community that a diverse group of students need to be successful. They actively engage in wide-ranging long and short-term decision-making and planning in collaboration with the rest of the Leadership Team. They participate fully in all discussions and represent their areas as well as divisional culture, mission, and values. They engage with the rest of the college community and specifically with appropriate campus partners regularly to serve the institution and Student Affairs.
This transformational role leads core aspects of a student's life on campus and includes responsibilities at the division-wide level as well as for a number of departments, providing leadership, supervision, direction and support in those areas. The departments in this area have been grouped intentionally to create greater synergy and collaboration within the departments and across all of Student Affairs and includes a team of associate deans that manage the day-to-day operations of Residential Engagement and Wellbeing, Housing and Operations, Community Safety, Student Care, Community Standards, and Student Equity and Engagement, as well as critical roles that are responsible for the finance/HR and communications processes of the division.
The ACSAO works collaboratively with the associate deans and all members of each department to develop short and long-term goals and outcomes for the entire area. They set specific expectations for each department to accomplish these goals and outcomes. They maintain a strong understanding and connection to the trends and best practices in their area and seek to lead their team with the best knowledge and insights available. They also develop and maintain a culture in their area in the best interest of our students and in line with the vision, mission, and values of Amherst College and Student Affairs. This work is critical as divisional outcomes result directly from the work of each of these areas.
The ACSAO will be an active and engaged member of the campus community through attendance at events and meetings and will be known to faculty, staff, and students. They should seek opportunities to interact with our students regularly and build rapport and trust with the student community. The ACSAO partners with several campus divisions and departments including the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Communications, Human Resources, Advancement, Information Technology, Institutional Research, and Finance, etc. They will also be expected to maintain involvement and participation in their relevant national and local organizations, conferences, and events.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategic Management
• Supervise, develop, engage, and evaluate a diverse and professional staff that is well prepared to meet the ongoing needs of our student body. • Explore and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in office systems and structures to maximize coordination and productivity, enhance communication, and promote staff collaboration and professional satisfaction. • Ensure that best practices and compliance are followed while also fostering a working environment that values creativity, rewards new ideas and risk-taking, and considers new and innovative approaches to engage and support students. • Partner with the CSAO/DOS and senior leadership team in Student Affairs policy development and decisions. • Represent Student Affairs on behalf of the CSAO/DOS on campus-wide initiatives and committees, including: Leadership Council, Campus Safety Advisory Committee, Committee on Education and Athletics, and the Emergency Management Team. Serve as student affairs content expert and liaison to other college departments. • Promote excellence through well-defined and measurable goals, inspire and motivate staff through the free flow of information, and continually frame work and projects within the context of Student Affairs priorities and the College's overall strategic priorities. • Represent CSAO/DOS and Student Affairs on campus if/when the CSAO is traveling and/or unavailable. • Provide exemplary support to the Student Life Committee Chair, Board of Trustees, and the College President.
Student Services and Operations Management
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for student advocacy and support programs that lead to individual and collective student success. • Maintain a highly engaged, trustworthy, accessible relationship with students and a visible profile throughout the campus community. • Demonstrate a deep passion for working with, and advocating for, students. • Serves on rotation as a Tier 3 Administrator On-Call and Community Standards Hearing Board Chair • Excellent communicator with strong public relations skills and the ability to reach all constituents, including students, faculty, parents, alums, and senior staff - effectively • Manage crises and complex situations while demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the wellbeing and support of students and staff. • A proven track record of experience and knowledge about crisis management and emergency preparedness in higher education and experience working with conflict resolution, emotional support, and advocacy. • Strong knowledge of and experience with student conduct policies and complex cases involving individual students and student groups. • Committed to continuing a student-centered, educational approach to learning and engagement throughout programs and services; knowledgeable about mental health issues and laws impacting campus professionals and students. • Remains calm, constructive, and sensitive to multiple constituents in response to crises while leading others during those critical times. • Develop and manage the annual $2M+ budget and planning process for Student Affairs • Work collaboratively with the CSAO to write Board of Trustee Reports, Annual Reports of Student Affairs, and collect and analyze data that informs and advances the work of the division.
Qualifications
Required:
• Required: master's degree in college student personnel, higher education, counseling, psychology, or related fields, and significant leadership experience in a college or university setting with a focus on student advocacy and support programs. • 8-10 years progressively responsible management experience • Ability to establish policy, motivate talented colleagues, and manage internal operations in a collegial setting. • Solid understanding of technology including relational databases, the Microsoft Office suite of programs, Google Calendar, Workday, and external web applications. • Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills • Scrupulous accuracy and attention to detail, as well as the ability to exercise sound independent judgment. • Self-starter with demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team-based environment, utilizing strong project management and problem-solving skills; independently manage multiple, diverse, and competing priorities while meeting deadlines. • Commitment to working with a diverse and inclusive community • Prioritizes working collaboratively with a team of colleagues and representing OSA in various contexts ● Ability to handle highly confidential information with respect and discretion. • Experience working with a diverse community.
Preferred:
• The successful candidate will have experience working with diverse populations (including students and department staff), and a demonstrated, active commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. In addition, experience in crisis intervention and response, student conduct, and conflict resolution engaging students, faculty, staff, and families is required. The ACSAO will be a strategic, collaborative leader who can infuse emerging trends and best practices into a complex unit of offices, programs, services, and initiatives to meet students' needs. Further, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated supervisory experience and an analytical mindset embracing the use of data to make informed decisions.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs . Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4388770
Full Time
Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4023
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer position. The Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer is a full time, year round position, starting at $195,000 - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer (ACSAO) works directly with the Chief Students Affairs Officer and Dean of Students (CSAO/DOS) to provide leadership in planning and managing the operations of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and participates in setting strategic direction, anticipating and responding to opportunities and challenges, managing resources, formulating policy, and developing critical relationships with students, staff, and faculty colleagues to further the mission and goals of the division. Reporting to CSAO/DOS, the ACSAO is a member of the CSAO/DOS's senior leadership team and serves as a Tier 3 on-call administrator.
The ACSAO is a student affairs leader who thinks deeply about the student experience; relationship-oriented, innovates programs and services to support student success, fosters a culture of equity, inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing, values mentorship and leadership, and inspires the development of staff and students. The ACSAO collaborates with others in Student Affairs and across the College to ensure the availability of the support, resources, culture of wellbeing, and inclusive community that a diverse group of students need to be successful. They actively engage in wide-ranging long and short-term decision-making and planning in collaboration with the rest of the Leadership Team. They participate fully in all discussions and represent their areas as well as divisional culture, mission, and values. They engage with the rest of the college community and specifically with appropriate campus partners regularly to serve the institution and Student Affairs.
This transformational role leads core aspects of a student's life on campus and includes responsibilities at the division-wide level as well as for a number of departments, providing leadership, supervision, direction and support in those areas. The departments in this area have been grouped intentionally to create greater synergy and collaboration within the departments and across all of Student Affairs and includes a team of associate deans that manage the day-to-day operations of Residential Engagement and Wellbeing, Housing and Operations, Community Safety, Student Care, Community Standards, and Student Equity and Engagement, as well as critical roles that are responsible for the finance/HR and communications processes of the division.
The ACSAO works collaboratively with the associate deans and all members of each department to develop short and long-term goals and outcomes for the entire area. They set specific expectations for each department to accomplish these goals and outcomes. They maintain a strong understanding and connection to the trends and best practices in their area and seek to lead their team with the best knowledge and insights available. They also develop and maintain a culture in their area in the best interest of our students and in line with the vision, mission, and values of Amherst College and Student Affairs. This work is critical as divisional outcomes result directly from the work of each of these areas.
The ACSAO will be an active and engaged member of the campus community through attendance at events and meetings and will be known to faculty, staff, and students. They should seek opportunities to interact with our students regularly and build rapport and trust with the student community. The ACSAO partners with several campus divisions and departments including the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Communications, Human Resources, Advancement, Information Technology, Institutional Research, and Finance, etc. They will also be expected to maintain involvement and participation in their relevant national and local organizations, conferences, and events.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategic Management
• Supervise, develop, engage, and evaluate a diverse and professional staff that is well prepared to meet the ongoing needs of our student body. • Explore and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in office systems and structures to maximize coordination and productivity, enhance communication, and promote staff collaboration and professional satisfaction. • Ensure that best practices and compliance are followed while also fostering a working environment that values creativity, rewards new ideas and risk-taking, and considers new and innovative approaches to engage and support students. • Partner with the CSAO/DOS and senior leadership team in Student Affairs policy development and decisions. • Represent Student Affairs on behalf of the CSAO/DOS on campus-wide initiatives and committees, including: Leadership Council, Campus Safety Advisory Committee, Committee on Education and Athletics, and the Emergency Management Team. Serve as student affairs content expert and liaison to other college departments. • Promote excellence through well-defined and measurable goals, inspire and motivate staff through the free flow of information, and continually frame work and projects within the context of Student Affairs priorities and the College's overall strategic priorities. • Represent CSAO/DOS and Student Affairs on campus if/when the CSAO is traveling and/or unavailable. • Provide exemplary support to the Student Life Committee Chair, Board of Trustees, and the College President.
Student Services and Operations Management
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for student advocacy and support programs that lead to individual and collective student success. • Maintain a highly engaged, trustworthy, accessible relationship with students and a visible profile throughout the campus community. • Demonstrate a deep passion for working with, and advocating for, students. • Serves on rotation as a Tier 3 Administrator On-Call and Community Standards Hearing Board Chair • Excellent communicator with strong public relations skills and the ability to reach all constituents, including students, faculty, parents, alums, and senior staff - effectively • Manage crises and complex situations while demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the wellbeing and support of students and staff. • A proven track record of experience and knowledge about crisis management and emergency preparedness in higher education and experience working with conflict resolution, emotional support, and advocacy. • Strong knowledge of and experience with student conduct policies and complex cases involving individual students and student groups. • Committed to continuing a student-centered, educational approach to learning and engagement throughout programs and services; knowledgeable about mental health issues and laws impacting campus professionals and students. • Remains calm, constructive, and sensitive to multiple constituents in response to crises while leading others during those critical times. • Develop and manage the annual $2M+ budget and planning process for Student Affairs • Work collaboratively with the CSAO to write Board of Trustee Reports, Annual Reports of Student Affairs, and collect and analyze data that informs and advances the work of the division.
Qualifications
Required:
• Required: master's degree in college student personnel, higher education, counseling, psychology, or related fields, and significant leadership experience in a college or university setting with a focus on student advocacy and support programs. • 8-10 years progressively responsible management experience • Ability to establish policy, motivate talented colleagues, and manage internal operations in a collegial setting. • Solid understanding of technology including relational databases, the Microsoft Office suite of programs, Google Calendar, Workday, and external web applications. • Strong interpersonal, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills • Scrupulous accuracy and attention to detail, as well as the ability to exercise sound independent judgment. • Self-starter with demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team-based environment, utilizing strong project management and problem-solving skills; independently manage multiple, diverse, and competing priorities while meeting deadlines. • Commitment to working with a diverse and inclusive community • Prioritizes working collaboratively with a team of colleagues and representing OSA in various contexts ● Ability to handle highly confidential information with respect and discretion. • Experience working with a diverse community.
Preferred:
• The successful candidate will have experience working with diverse populations (including students and department staff), and a demonstrated, active commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. In addition, experience in crisis intervention and response, student conduct, and conflict resolution engaging students, faculty, staff, and families is required. The ACSAO will be a strategic, collaborative leader who can infuse emerging trends and best practices into a complex unit of offices, programs, services, and initiatives to meet students' needs. Further, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated supervisory experience and an analytical mindset embracing the use of data to make informed decisions.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs . Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4388770
Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR3708
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center position. The Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center is a full-time, year-round position starting at $ 61,545 - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
Amherst College invites applications for the position of Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center to advance the center's mission to further conversations around gender and sexuality across campus by providing opportunities for leadership development, intentional programming, and space for community building that centers the support and empowerment of Amherst's LGBTQ+ community. The QRC celebrates the beauty of gender and sexuality diversity through utilizing an intersectional approach to all our work, uplifting the experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) communities, while countering systems of racism, heterosexism and cissexism.
Reporting to the Director of Gender and LGBTQ+ Equity and Engagement, the Assistant Director will supervise the student staff, day-to-day operations, student-led programming, as well as manage critical center communications platforms. The Assistant Director will work in collaboration with the Director of Gender and LGBTQ+ Equity and Engagement to develop, implement, and assess signature programs and initiatives, including the Trans Connection Project, Trans Empowerment Series, The Free Closet, Queer and Trans History Month, Serving Tea, Trans Day of Visibility, Pride Month, etc. The Assistant Director of the QRC will work collaboratively on shared projects and initiatives with the constitutive departments of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources— composed of Amherst's six identity/affinity-based resources center departments, including: the Center for International Student Engagement, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, Class and Access Resource Center, Multicultural Resource Center, Queer Resource Center, and the Women's & Gender Center. The Assistant Director will work with various campus partners and stakeholders to fulfill the department's mission through educational, social, and cultural programming that centers and affirms the various communities the Center serves.
The Assistant Director will take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. Flexibility to work nights and weekends is required.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Management, Operations, and Supervision
• Management of the day-to-day operations of the Queer Resource Center
• Serve as a constitutive member of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources Team
• Engage in strategic planning and assessment of QRC operations, resources, and programming
• Consistently evaluate operational efficiencies and opportunities to streamline processes
• Supervise, and support of the skill and content knowledge development of a team of 6-8 student staff
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and train student staff in collaboration with Director
Program Development, Facilitation, and Assessment
• Coordinate educational and social programs that enhance critical understanding of sexuality and gender, equity, and homophobic and transphobic violence to the Amherst College community
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and assessment of signature and traditional programming, including Trans Connection Project, Trans Empowerment Series, The Free Closet, Queer and Trans History Month, Serving Tea, Trans Day of Visibility, Pride Month, etc
• Collaborate at the divisional and institutional level to develop and facilitate campus programs, workshops, training, and other opportunities that support the mission of QRC
• As a member of the OICR Team, co-create, develop, and implement programs that examine the intersections of historically and presently marginalized identities, their communities, and the various dynamics and developments both domestically and globally
• Contribute to the development, and implementation of department-wide assessment program covering both programmatic work of department and department-managed resources
Student Support and Development
• Meet with and advise students on support resources at and beyond the college
• Work collaboratively with Case Management and Counseling Center and other key campus partners to ensure support systems and programming for students
• Provide leadership and organizational development education to student organizations engaged in work related to the mission of the QRC
Content Development and Communications
• Oversee QRC newsletter communications
• Manage the creation of promotional materials
• Maintain the website to include more dynamic resources for students
• Develop, maintain, and assess social media programs, with student staff input and implementation
Qualifications:
Required
• Bachelor's degree in critical area studies (i.e. Black Studies, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, etc.), Social Justice Education, Social Work, Higher Education, and/or related fields
• 1-3 years of progressive experience working with students historically/presently students excluded from in higher education, specifically those who identify as LGBTQIA+
• Demonstrated commitment and competence in contemporary challenges and issues of historically and presently marginalized and underrepresented students, specifically those who are LGBQ+, and any folks who identify at some distance from the gender they were assigned at birth, whether they identify as trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, agender, questioning, and/or experiences gender outside of cisness, and/or is exploring gender
• At least 1 full year of demonstrated experience with student supervision and development
• Effective and clear communication, both verbally and written
• Program development, implementation, and assessment experience
• Experience with content management on multiple mediums and platforms, i.e. poster design, social media account management, website editing, email marketing programs, etc
• Demonstrated efficacy working with diverse teams
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Google Suite for Education, Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Preferred
• Training, workshop, intergroup dialogue, and/or circle facilitation, design, and delivery experience
• Knowledge of student development theory and demonstrative incorporation of said theory into practice
• Demonstrated commitment to a student-centered approach in practice, especially with building relationships with underrepresented students
• Familiarity, basic competence, or more with Adobe Design Suite software, and/or Canva Design Platform
• Knowledge of and/or proficiency in non-English language(s)
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply).
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4217873
Full Time
Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR3708
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center position. The Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center is a full-time, year-round position starting at $ 61,545 - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
Amherst College invites applications for the position of Assistant Director, Queer Resource Center to advance the center's mission to further conversations around gender and sexuality across campus by providing opportunities for leadership development, intentional programming, and space for community building that centers the support and empowerment of Amherst's LGBTQ+ community. The QRC celebrates the beauty of gender and sexuality diversity through utilizing an intersectional approach to all our work, uplifting the experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) communities, while countering systems of racism, heterosexism and cissexism.
Reporting to the Director of Gender and LGBTQ+ Equity and Engagement, the Assistant Director will supervise the student staff, day-to-day operations, student-led programming, as well as manage critical center communications platforms. The Assistant Director will work in collaboration with the Director of Gender and LGBTQ+ Equity and Engagement to develop, implement, and assess signature programs and initiatives, including the Trans Connection Project, Trans Empowerment Series, The Free Closet, Queer and Trans History Month, Serving Tea, Trans Day of Visibility, Pride Month, etc. The Assistant Director of the QRC will work collaboratively on shared projects and initiatives with the constitutive departments of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources— composed of Amherst's six identity/affinity-based resources center departments, including: the Center for International Student Engagement, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, Class and Access Resource Center, Multicultural Resource Center, Queer Resource Center, and the Women's & Gender Center. The Assistant Director will work with various campus partners and stakeholders to fulfill the department's mission through educational, social, and cultural programming that centers and affirms the various communities the Center serves.
The Assistant Director will take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. Flexibility to work nights and weekends is required.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Management, Operations, and Supervision
• Management of the day-to-day operations of the Queer Resource Center
• Serve as a constitutive member of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources Team
• Engage in strategic planning and assessment of QRC operations, resources, and programming
• Consistently evaluate operational efficiencies and opportunities to streamline processes
• Supervise, and support of the skill and content knowledge development of a team of 6-8 student staff
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and train student staff in collaboration with Director
Program Development, Facilitation, and Assessment
• Coordinate educational and social programs that enhance critical understanding of sexuality and gender, equity, and homophobic and transphobic violence to the Amherst College community
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and assessment of signature and traditional programming, including Trans Connection Project, Trans Empowerment Series, The Free Closet, Queer and Trans History Month, Serving Tea, Trans Day of Visibility, Pride Month, etc
• Collaborate at the divisional and institutional level to develop and facilitate campus programs, workshops, training, and other opportunities that support the mission of QRC
• As a member of the OICR Team, co-create, develop, and implement programs that examine the intersections of historically and presently marginalized identities, their communities, and the various dynamics and developments both domestically and globally
• Contribute to the development, and implementation of department-wide assessment program covering both programmatic work of department and department-managed resources
Student Support and Development
• Meet with and advise students on support resources at and beyond the college
• Work collaboratively with Case Management and Counseling Center and other key campus partners to ensure support systems and programming for students
• Provide leadership and organizational development education to student organizations engaged in work related to the mission of the QRC
Content Development and Communications
• Oversee QRC newsletter communications
• Manage the creation of promotional materials
• Maintain the website to include more dynamic resources for students
• Develop, maintain, and assess social media programs, with student staff input and implementation
Qualifications:
Required
• Bachelor's degree in critical area studies (i.e. Black Studies, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, etc.), Social Justice Education, Social Work, Higher Education, and/or related fields
• 1-3 years of progressive experience working with students historically/presently students excluded from in higher education, specifically those who identify as LGBTQIA+
• Demonstrated commitment and competence in contemporary challenges and issues of historically and presently marginalized and underrepresented students, specifically those who are LGBQ+, and any folks who identify at some distance from the gender they were assigned at birth, whether they identify as trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, agender, questioning, and/or experiences gender outside of cisness, and/or is exploring gender
• At least 1 full year of demonstrated experience with student supervision and development
• Effective and clear communication, both verbally and written
• Program development, implementation, and assessment experience
• Experience with content management on multiple mediums and platforms, i.e. poster design, social media account management, website editing, email marketing programs, etc
• Demonstrated efficacy working with diverse teams
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Google Suite for Education, Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Preferred
• Training, workshop, intergroup dialogue, and/or circle facilitation, design, and delivery experience
• Knowledge of student development theory and demonstrative incorporation of said theory into practice
• Demonstrated commitment to a student-centered approach in practice, especially with building relationships with underrepresented students
• Familiarity, basic competence, or more with Adobe Design Suite software, and/or Canva Design Platform
• Knowledge of and/or proficiency in non-English language(s)
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply).
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted.(Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4217873
Director for Student Engagement and Leadership
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR3939
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Director for Student Engagement and Leadership position. The Director for Student Engagement and Leadership is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $68,905 per year - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
Reporting to the Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Students (CSAO/DOS), the Director for Student Engagement and Leadership will oversee the Student Engagement and Leadership Office and supervise a diverse team of professional and student staff within the Office of Student Affairs at Amherst College. Including the associate director for engagement and leadership, assistant director for student engagement and leadership, orientation and new student coordinator and the office manager. The Director will make strategic decisions and steward a vision and resources in ways that further Amherst College's commitment to providing all students with a transformative and unparalleled experience. The director oversees departmental operating accounts totaling over $350,000 and the AAS's account totaling over $1.2 million in student fees annually.
They will imagine and execute on new possibilities for student engagement and community building, service, student leadership, and develop systemic ways to develop, implement and assess successful student-centered policies, practices, and initiatives. The director is responsible for ensuring that the office creates programs and productions that build community, foster a sense of belonging, center wellbeing, and facilitate campus-wide discourse via organizational and leadership programs, the arts and multiple student media publications and platforms. The director is responsible for oversight of a diverse and exciting assemblage of programs, services, and spaces. Including the Keefe Campus Center, New Student Orientation, serves as the direct advisor to the Association of Amherst Students (AAS), WAMH 89.3 FM radio station, Olio yearbook, Amherst Student Newspaper, and Campus Activities Board. Additionally, supports, advises, and provides training and leadership development for a diverse group of student leaders and over 100 student groups. This position will serve as a key collaborator with a broad range of College offices.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the Student Engagement and Leadership Office.
• Develops and implements the overall strategic vision of the office.
• Hires, on-boards, and supervises the team of professional and student staff that work for the office.
• Provides oversight, strategic guidance, and support to a dynamic team of professional and student staff that see organizations as transformative learning environments vital to the educational mission of the College, and offer students opportunities to engage as leaders that make a difference.
• Initiates all aspects of organizational planning for the Student Engagement & Leadership Office in concert with Student Affairs.
• Serves as a campus leader and subject matter expert regarding topics of student engagement, student activism, student leaders/organizations, campus climate and protest response, and regularly provides consultation and guidance related to issues management on these topics.
• Conducts organizational design analysis and planning to optimize individual and organizational effectiveness and develops staff training and development programs.
• Oversee the operating budget for the Student Engagement and Leadership Office, the allocation and spending of the Student Activities Fee, Keefe Campus Center and Powerhouse operating budgets, and other gifts or endowments specific to Student Engagement and Leadership.
• Create long- and short-term plans and evaluation of student engagement strategies and programs
Student Organization Engagement and Leadership
• Establishes effective working relationships with individuals and departments to facilitate the dissemination of information and promote supportive and helpful relationships with students, staff, and faculty, while recognizing the need for sensitivity to a diverse student population.
• Develops and executes on innovative and creative ideas to promote and support leadership engagement, student development, and sense of belonging amongst the student body.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with students, student leaders, student activists and student organizations, and contributes to a vibrant and welcoming campus experience for all students by being involved, visible, and engaged in all aspects of campus and student life.
• Centers equity, access, and inclusion frameworks in all student programming and engagement efforts.
• Continually assesses student needs and interests, as well as remains abreast of current trends and best practices in the field of student affairs (and adjacent fields) related to student leadership, engagement, identity development, civic engagement, mental health/wellbeing and sense of belonging.
• Utilizes relevant data, scholarship, and student development (and other relevant) theories/models when planning and developing programs and services designed to foster and support student learning and growth.
• Maintains high level oversight of all training, advising, support with event planning, fiscal resources, budget planning, policy analysis and administrative support for the various organizations and spaces within the office.
Program Planning and Campus Partner Collaboration
• Develops and implements systems of assessing the quality and effectiveness of all programs and establishes ongoing quality improvement methods.
• Creates and implements systems to improve quality and manage risk, including staff professional development programs, regular assessments of student satisfaction, and methods for engaging with students about campus climate and the student experience.
• Leads internal and external committees and task forces related to special projects/initiatives focused on student leadership, engagement and belonging.
• Serves as campus lead for protest and demonstration engagement and response.
• Prepares reports, presentations and other related materials for CSAO/DOS and campus stakeholders.
• Represents the Student Engagement and Leadership office and the Division of Student Affairs on key campus, system-wide and external committees and task forces.
• Collaborate with the College's Conferences and Special Events office to maintain student-centered space usage and scheduling policies for student programming and event spaces
• Oversight over reservable spaces utilizing the EMS scheduling software. Including the Keefe Campus Center, Powerhouse, Fire Pits, etc.
• Provides oversight and ensures programming is in place for summer, holiday, winter/J-term breaks.
Qualifications:
Required
• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, public administration/policy or related field.
• Highly experienced in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, assessment, and evaluation in advancement of organizational goals within a complex institution of higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex information, problems, and processes in an objective manner and formulate conclusions to provide a sound basis for establishing priorities, selecting appropriate courses of action, and making recommendations.
• A high degree of political acumen regarding sensitive and highly visibility issues; ability to establish and manage delicate balances that must be achieved among competing variables and interests in a diverse, and complex university environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, and developing professional staff, including skills related to team building, coaching and performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and develop trust with college students, student leaders, student activists and student organizations.
• Knowledge and applied praxis of effective models/philosophies in higher education and student affairs, and of student development theories related to leadership and engagement; sense of belonging; free speech expression; protest and demonstration response; and issues of diversity, equity and social justice.
• Excellent interpersonal, cultural fluency and conflict resolution skills. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive issues and information.
• High level of acumen related to understanding, interpreting, and applying College regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to deliver clear, informative, and persuasive presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong oral communication skills with ability to work effectively in group processes. Excellent writing skills to produce clear and concise reports, policies, procedures, and general correspondence, as well as to convey support and care in the wake of campus, local, national, or global incidents that impact students and the campus community.
• Experience with fiscal management, budget development and oversight of multiple fund sources, including student fees and referenda.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, commitment to, and experience working with, members of African, Black & Caribbean; Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander; Chicanx/Latinx; Native/Indigenous; South West Asian & North African; Disabled; Neuro Diverse; Trans & Non-Binary; Queer; Undocumented and other historically marginalized or underrepresented communities.
Preferred
• 8-10 years of experience in student affairs work, student leadership development, and or student activities/engagement.
• Demonstrated expertise with crisis management, crisis intervention and case management on college campuses.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online athttps://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4210329
Full Time
Director for Student Engagement and Leadership
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR3939
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Director for Student Engagement and Leadership position. The Director for Student Engagement and Leadership is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $68,905 per year - commensurate with experience. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
Reporting to the Chief Student Affairs Officer and Dean of Students (CSAO/DOS), the Director for Student Engagement and Leadership will oversee the Student Engagement and Leadership Office and supervise a diverse team of professional and student staff within the Office of Student Affairs at Amherst College. Including the associate director for engagement and leadership, assistant director for student engagement and leadership, orientation and new student coordinator and the office manager. The Director will make strategic decisions and steward a vision and resources in ways that further Amherst College's commitment to providing all students with a transformative and unparalleled experience. The director oversees departmental operating accounts totaling over $350,000 and the AAS's account totaling over $1.2 million in student fees annually.
They will imagine and execute on new possibilities for student engagement and community building, service, student leadership, and develop systemic ways to develop, implement and assess successful student-centered policies, practices, and initiatives. The director is responsible for ensuring that the office creates programs and productions that build community, foster a sense of belonging, center wellbeing, and facilitate campus-wide discourse via organizational and leadership programs, the arts and multiple student media publications and platforms. The director is responsible for oversight of a diverse and exciting assemblage of programs, services, and spaces. Including the Keefe Campus Center, New Student Orientation, serves as the direct advisor to the Association of Amherst Students (AAS), WAMH 89.3 FM radio station, Olio yearbook, Amherst Student Newspaper, and Campus Activities Board. Additionally, supports, advises, and provides training and leadership development for a diverse group of student leaders and over 100 student groups. This position will serve as a key collaborator with a broad range of College offices.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the Student Engagement and Leadership Office.
• Develops and implements the overall strategic vision of the office.
• Hires, on-boards, and supervises the team of professional and student staff that work for the office.
• Provides oversight, strategic guidance, and support to a dynamic team of professional and student staff that see organizations as transformative learning environments vital to the educational mission of the College, and offer students opportunities to engage as leaders that make a difference.
• Initiates all aspects of organizational planning for the Student Engagement & Leadership Office in concert with Student Affairs.
• Serves as a campus leader and subject matter expert regarding topics of student engagement, student activism, student leaders/organizations, campus climate and protest response, and regularly provides consultation and guidance related to issues management on these topics.
• Conducts organizational design analysis and planning to optimize individual and organizational effectiveness and develops staff training and development programs.
• Oversee the operating budget for the Student Engagement and Leadership Office, the allocation and spending of the Student Activities Fee, Keefe Campus Center and Powerhouse operating budgets, and other gifts or endowments specific to Student Engagement and Leadership.
• Create long- and short-term plans and evaluation of student engagement strategies and programs
Student Organization Engagement and Leadership
• Establishes effective working relationships with individuals and departments to facilitate the dissemination of information and promote supportive and helpful relationships with students, staff, and faculty, while recognizing the need for sensitivity to a diverse student population.
• Develops and executes on innovative and creative ideas to promote and support leadership engagement, student development, and sense of belonging amongst the student body.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with students, student leaders, student activists and student organizations, and contributes to a vibrant and welcoming campus experience for all students by being involved, visible, and engaged in all aspects of campus and student life.
• Centers equity, access, and inclusion frameworks in all student programming and engagement efforts.
• Continually assesses student needs and interests, as well as remains abreast of current trends and best practices in the field of student affairs (and adjacent fields) related to student leadership, engagement, identity development, civic engagement, mental health/wellbeing and sense of belonging.
• Utilizes relevant data, scholarship, and student development (and other relevant) theories/models when planning and developing programs and services designed to foster and support student learning and growth.
• Maintains high level oversight of all training, advising, support with event planning, fiscal resources, budget planning, policy analysis and administrative support for the various organizations and spaces within the office.
Program Planning and Campus Partner Collaboration
• Develops and implements systems of assessing the quality and effectiveness of all programs and establishes ongoing quality improvement methods.
• Creates and implements systems to improve quality and manage risk, including staff professional development programs, regular assessments of student satisfaction, and methods for engaging with students about campus climate and the student experience.
• Leads internal and external committees and task forces related to special projects/initiatives focused on student leadership, engagement and belonging.
• Serves as campus lead for protest and demonstration engagement and response.
• Prepares reports, presentations and other related materials for CSAO/DOS and campus stakeholders.
• Represents the Student Engagement and Leadership office and the Division of Student Affairs on key campus, system-wide and external committees and task forces.
• Collaborate with the College's Conferences and Special Events office to maintain student-centered space usage and scheduling policies for student programming and event spaces
• Oversight over reservable spaces utilizing the EMS scheduling software. Including the Keefe Campus Center, Powerhouse, Fire Pits, etc.
• Provides oversight and ensures programming is in place for summer, holiday, winter/J-term breaks.
Qualifications:
Required
• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, public administration/policy or related field.
• Highly experienced in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, assessment, and evaluation in advancement of organizational goals within a complex institution of higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex information, problems, and processes in an objective manner and formulate conclusions to provide a sound basis for establishing priorities, selecting appropriate courses of action, and making recommendations.
• A high degree of political acumen regarding sensitive and highly visibility issues; ability to establish and manage delicate balances that must be achieved among competing variables and interests in a diverse, and complex university environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, and developing professional staff, including skills related to team building, coaching and performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and develop trust with college students, student leaders, student activists and student organizations.
• Knowledge and applied praxis of effective models/philosophies in higher education and student affairs, and of student development theories related to leadership and engagement; sense of belonging; free speech expression; protest and demonstration response; and issues of diversity, equity and social justice.
• Excellent interpersonal, cultural fluency and conflict resolution skills. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive issues and information.
• High level of acumen related to understanding, interpreting, and applying College regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to deliver clear, informative, and persuasive presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong oral communication skills with ability to work effectively in group processes. Excellent writing skills to produce clear and concise reports, policies, procedures, and general correspondence, as well as to convey support and care in the wake of campus, local, national, or global incidents that impact students and the campus community.
• Experience with fiscal management, budget development and oversight of multiple fund sources, including student fees and referenda.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, commitment to, and experience working with, members of African, Black & Caribbean; Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander; Chicanx/Latinx; Native/Indigenous; South West Asian & North African; Disabled; Neuro Diverse; Trans & Non-Binary; Queer; Undocumented and other historically marginalized or underrepresented communities.
Preferred
• 8-10 years of experience in student affairs work, student leadership development, and or student activities/engagement.
• Demonstrated expertise with crisis management, crisis intervention and case management on college campuses.
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
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