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Director of Student Life

Job Title: Director of Student Life

Department: Office of Student Life

Supervisor: Dean of Student Life

Requirements:

The Director of Student Life works collaboratively with the Office of Student Life staff, the Office of Student Affairs, and the University community to create a positive learning environment for all students. The position requires a minimum of a Master’s degree. The director should have 3 to 5 years of work experience in higher education, residence life and/or the equivalent experience.

Campus Responsibilities and Support:

  • Supports and attends University events and programs.
  • Assists with the planning and implementation of all Student Life and Student Affairs large-scale initiatives.
  • Provides an enriched educational experience with sensitivity to diverse student needs as reflected in the University’s mission.
  • Manages resources in accordance to delegated programming budget as established by the Dean of Student Life and Dean of Student Affairs.
  • Serves on departmental and University committees as assigned.
  • Assists in crisis/emergency situation both in and out of the residence halls.
  • Serves in the role of an investigator and/or student advocate for Title IX and sexual harassment incidents.

Area-specific Oversight:

Residence Life

  • Coordinates the overall programming and co-curriculum efforts for all residential students, including but not limited to the First-year Experience, the Sophomore Experience programs, and the Junior/Senior Initiatives.
  • Oversees the residence halls opening and closing procedures at the beginning and end of each semester and during vacation periods and breaks.
  • Facilitates, recruits and maintains partnership with outside universities to fill two Assistant Resident Director positions with Higher Ed graduate students.
  • Directly supervises two Resident Directors (RDs) – full-time, professional position and supports the RDs in their supervision of two ARDs.
  • Directly supervises student Office Assistants and Summer Assistants.
  • Oversees the recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation of the Student Life Staff (including the RDs, ARDs, REs, OAs, SAs – 4 professionals and approximately 35 student leaders).
  • Trains live-on professionals to be a part of the Administrator on Duty rotation.
  • Assists with room selection for returning students and room assignment process for new students.
  • Serves in DOD rotation and enforces university and residence hall policies
  • Refer/coordinate with Public Safety as needed.

Commuter Resources

  • Develops, implements, and assesses comprehensive services for commuter students.
  • Oversees the overall use of the commuter spaces and on-campus resources (lounge, lockers, bike racks, etc).
  • Coordinates educational initiatives with other departments on campus, including but not limited to Academic Affairs, other Student Affairs offices, and the Student Success Centers.
  • Maintains relationship with ABM Parking at Station Square for discounted leases for Point Park community.
  • Maintains relationship with Port Authority of Allegheny County.
  • Promotes and notifies commuters of on-campus and off-campus resources.

Study Abroad

  • Maintains existing relationships with international affiliate institutions and assists in the development of new programs when appropriate.
  • Promotes affiliated/non-affiliated/short-term/long-term study abroad opportunities to all students.
  • Coordinates preparatory phases of the study abroad process for each student: application, university approval, course approval, registration, housing, health insurance, etc.
  • Maintains communication with students during their time abroad.
  • Assists students in their re-entry process: registration, housing, debriefing experience, retrieving transcripts, etc.
  • Coordinates payment of affiliate institutions and international partners.
  • Maintains records of faculty-led programs and provides guidance as needed.

Qualified applicants should forward a cover letter and resume via email to HROffice@pointpark.edu (preferred) or mail to:  
Point Park University
Human Resources Office
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

When responding via email please reference – DIRECTOR, STUDENT LIFE  - in the subject line.

Please submit documents in Rich Text (.txt) Word document (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf).

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NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.  Due to the high volume of resumes received, Point Park University will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the status of your resume. If we determine that your skills and experience match the position requirements, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity further. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to revisit our website at www.pointpark.edu for the status of the position and future opportunities. 

Point Park University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.