Director of Student Support and Advocacy

2 weeks ago

Springfield, Illinois, United States George Mason University Full time
Job Summary

The George Mason University Student Support and Advocacy Center is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to serve as the Associate Director. The Associate Director will provide direct supervision to the areas of sexual and interpersonal violence and substance use and recovery, and will assist with staff development, co-lead Center assessment efforts, and provide representation on university-wide committees.

Responsibilities
  • Supervise full-time staff, graduate and undergraduate student employees, and volunteers
  • Directly supervise the Assistant Director for Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response, Assistant Director for Student Support and Interpersonal Violence Services at Mason Square, and Assistant Director for Substance Use and Recovery
  • Oversee the operation of two peer education groups
  • Set goals for performance and deadlines, communicate them to subordinates, and monitor employee productivity
  • Provide constructive feedback and coaching, receive complaints, and resolve problems
  • Maintain timekeeping and personnel records, pass on information from upper management to employees and vice versa, and prepare and submit performance evaluations
  • Hire and train new employees, ensure adherence to legal and university policies and procedures, and undertake disciplinary actions if necessary
  • Oversee and coordinate comprehensive support services for survivors/victims of sexual and interpersonal violence, students addressing substance use issues, and those who identify as being in recovery
  • Manage all aspects of the referral process, intake and screening, case management, support and interventions, referral and resource navigation, and follow-up of ongoing student cases
  • Carry a small case load
  • Provide strategic oversight for a comprehensive offering of co-curricular prevention programs and opportunities, including primary and secondary prevention strategies in the areas of bystander intervention, healthy relationships, boundary setting, consent, resilience behaviors, healing practices, recovery, and risk reduction on topics of substance use and sexual and interpersonal violence
  • Assist the Director in developing and implementing an overarching prevention model encompassing all areas of SSAC
  • Partner with campus units and community agencies to implement programming that is responsive to the diverse needs of the University community
  • Cultivate an understanding of campus approaches to supporting survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence, students in recovery, and those addressing substance use issues, including best-practices and standards of practice developed by organizations such as the American College Health Association and the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
  • Share these approaches with internal staff and University stakeholders as appropriate
Requirements
  • Master's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Progressive full-time work experience
  • Work or volunteer experience in direct support of survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence
  • Professional staff or graduate student supervision experience
  • Knowledge about sexual and interpersonal violence, collegiate substance use and recovery, and students of concern services
  • Knowledge about the development and delivery of education programs, prevention efforts, and trainings
  • Ability to build and maintain successful collaborative relationships in a diverse campus community
  • Ability to effectively collaborate on committees, coalitions, administration, and community agencies
  • Ability to maintain and manage confidential information
  • Ability to be accurate in the performance of duties and attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively in a high-paced environment with frequent interruptions

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