Assistant Director, Student Transitions

Assistant Director, Student Transitions & Success

9886BR

Student Affairs

Center for Campus Life

Job Summary

The Assistant Director for Student Transitions and Success is a critical member of the Center for Campus Life, Student Engagement Team. Reporting to the Associate Director for Student Transitions and Success, the Assistant Director provides leadership and support for the development and delivery of New Student Orientation, Transfer Student Orientation, and Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS). Campus Life is committed to welcoming new students to RIT and strives to provide targeted support to help them make a smooth transition, while fostering a sense of community and engagement throughout their first year. Campus Life realizes that support is also needed as students make further transitions to living off-campus as residents of the greater Rochester area. The Assistant Director will support student needs by providing impactful programming that introduces students to the vibrant RIT campus culture and the abundance of support services and resources that are available across both the university and local Rochester communities. The Assistant Director serves as a resource for advocacy and education focused on new and transitioning student populations while also developing educational and leadership opportunities for the student leaders who are hired as mentors for these student groups.

Job Responsibilities:

The Assistant Director for Student Transitions and Success will hold the following responsibilities:

• Planning and collaboration with Campus Partners to develop and provide Orientation & Commuter Student programming.
• Training and development for Orientation & Commuter student leaders and employees.
• CampusGroups management and training for Orientation & Commuter related content.
• Collaboration with Colleagues to ensure accurate marketing, communications, and promotion materials are created in support of Orientation & Commuter Student Services.
• Event planning, risk management, and assessment for Orientation and Commuter programming, in collaboration with the Associate Director and Sr. Associate Director.

Required Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• Master's degree in higher education, Counseling, Social Work, or related fields
• 1-2 years of full-time professional experience working within higher education/student affairs.

Skills:

• Effective interpersonal, written, and electronic communications skills, including the ability to convey complex information in accessible terms to diverse or multicultural audiences
• Ability to manage and maintain confidential and private information; uses confidential, sensitive and/or private records and information, protects information appropriately
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of constituencies within and outside of the university setting
• Ability to understand, review, and interpret legal and risk management policies, compliance expectations, and university guidelines and procedures
• Ability to establish, build and maintain effective working relationships based on respect, empathy and honesty with diverse groups and individuals
• Budget experience and acumen
• Experience with student staff development and supervision
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with student leaders
• Demonstrated ability in designing, implementing, and evaluating programming related to the student experience
• Ability to take initiative and independently plan, organize, coordinate, and perform work in complex situations with competing priorities
• Ability to maintain attention to detail and task completion in a fast-paced, student focused environment.
• Computer competence using software and enterprise systems appropriate for the complexities of the role and its functions
• Knowledge of Deaf culture, American Sign Language (ASL), or willingness to learn

Preferred Qualifications:

Department/College Description

The Center for Campus Life provides broad support for student engagement, fosters a sense of community, and enhances visibility of student organizations and campus activities. Through both short- and long-term strategic planning, the department works to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic student body within a rapidly changing national landscape.

Campus Life plays a key institutional role in creating supportive environments by collaborating with campus offices and senior administrators to promote healthy engagement, student retention, and overall well-being. The department is committed to developing a strategic vision that ensures a vibrant and engaging campus culture, enriching the student experience across all populations.

Campus Life plays a key institutional role in creating supportive environments by collaborating with campus offices and senior administrators to promote healthy engagement, student retention, and overall well-being. The department is committed to developing a strategic vision that ensures a vibrant and engaging campus culture, enriching the student experience across all populations.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Master's degree in higher education, Counseling, Social Work, or related fields
• 1-2 years of full-time professional experience working within higher education/student affairs.

Skills:

• Effective interpersonal, written, and electronic communications skills, including the ability to convey complex information in accessible terms to diverse or multicultural audiences
• Ability to manage and maintain confidential and private information; uses confidential, sensitive and/or private records and information, protects information appropriately
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of constituencies within and outside of the university setting
• Ability to understand, review, and interpret legal and risk management policies, compliance expectations, and university guidelines and procedures
• Ability to establish, build and maintain effective working relationships based on respect, empathy and honesty with diverse groups and individuals
• Budget experience and acumen
• Experience with student staff development and supervision
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with student leaders
• Demonstrated ability in designing, implementing, and evaluating programming related to the student experience
• Ability to take initiative and independently plan, organize, coordinate, and perform work in complex situations with competing priorities
• Ability to maintain attention to detail and task completion in a fast-paced, student focused environment.
• Computer competence using software and enterprise systems appropriate for the complexities of the role and its functions
• Knowledge of Deaf culture, American Sign Language (ASL), or willingness to learn

Professional Area:

Employment Category: Fulltime

Staff Job Function: Wage Band: $ $69700

Hourly/Salary Minimum: $41600

Hourly/Salary Maximum: $69700

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Additional Details

Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit and .

As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at:

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov

Hourly/Salary Minimum: 41600

Hourly/Salary Maximum:69700

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