Senior Director of Community Standards

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

Experience and Training

• 4-6 years progressively responsible, full-time experience in student conduct administration, including past experience as a student conduct officer and/or higher education experience and/or Student Services administration
• Demonstrated increasingly responsible student life or student services experience, including demonstrated experience with supervision, program development and implementation
• Student conduct experience, including demonstrated experience with program development and implementation
• Demonstrated knowledge of Title IX response and compliance 
• Knowledge of applicable legal issues and best practices related to higher education, student conduct & conflict resolution
• Experience with college or university residential communities preferred or higher educational academic support services
• Proficiency in Maxient Conduct Manager software is preferred
• Candidates with other backgrounds that demonstrate comprehensive leadership experience will be considered

Knowledge, Skills, Ability:

• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state laws and/or residential life disciplinary standards and procedures
• Ability to converse diplomatically with students and parents regarding sensitive matters involving judicial sanctions and penalties
• Knowledge of and ability to use crisis intervention skills
• Knowledge of and ability to respond to students and parents regarding Student Guide to Campus Life policies and standards

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Works with the Director of Title IX and assures university compliance regarding educational opportunities for the university community
• Facilitate all threat assessment functionality (e.g., meetings, interviews, investigations)
• Develops, implements, and monitors appropriate sanctions in conjunction with residential life, Title IX, counseling and wellness, student clubs and organizations, campus recreation, athletics, and other campus partners
• Assists with the development of prevention education programs and outreach efforts encouraging appropriate behavior as well as through enforcement of programs that respond to violations of behavioral standards
• Consults with legal counsel and the Director of Compliance/Title IX Coordinator as appropriate
• Assists with the development and training of investigators, hearing officers, and other participants in HPU grievance processes
• Administers the judicial and conduct system, including review of incident reports and security reports
• Conducts investigations of reported non-academic and academic student violations, including interviewing relevant parties and gathering incident reports and other evidence
• Conducts formal non-academic and academic hearings and meetings, determines and issues appropriate sanctions in conjunction with the student judicial board
• Provides direct supervision for all non-academic and academic disciplinary matters occurring within all university residential communities; serves as the staff liaison for Student Judicial Board proceedings
• Responsible for budgetary compliance for functional areas
• Assures annual assessments are completed by all direct reports
• Provides counseling for students, particularly residential students, related to disciplinary issues; provides referrals to appropriate university departments, such as Counseling, Health Services, Academic Services, Academic Advisors and relevant others
• Responds to requests and questions regarding judicial processes for students and parents and others, as appropriate
• Coordinates the University’s parental notification program for students who have been found in violation of the University’s policies regarding alcohol and other substances
• Researches, designs, and implements training sessions and presentations and serves as resource and advisor on an ongoing basis with regard to appropriate disciplinary policies and procedures
• Provides guidance on revisions to “Student Guide to Campus Life” and other communications pertaining to University disciplinary policies and procedures
• Prepares applicable reports for University departments, such as the Office of Security and Office of Student Life regarding judicial proceedings and sanctions
• Serves as a student interventionist when Starfish and Care alerts are raised by faculty, staff, parents and/or fellow peers
• Compiles, analyzes and manages judicial statistics via incident tracking system
• Conducts and evaluates daily reviews of all residential students with multiple discipline violations and makes appropriate referrals to Assistant VP of Student Services
• Oversees Community Standards departmental needs relating to staff support and provides support supervision as needed
• Assists with large campus events like Orientation, Welcome Week, Honors Day, Homecoming, Concerts, and other major events; assures successful implementation oversight with regards to Welcome Week move in experience for incoming students
• Other duties as assigned

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Responsibility to determine fines and punishments (up to and including dismissal from the University) for academic and non-academic violations in coordination with Hearing Boards and the university Executive Council

For more information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Brett Barger, Assistant Vice President for Student Services at bbarger1@highpoint.edu.