Assistant Director, Student Transitions & Success
The Assistant Director for Student Transitions and Success is a critical member of the Center for Campus Life 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). 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.
This office recently merged with Parent and Family Programs. While not reflected in the job responsibilities listed below, this position also includes duties related to family engagement, such as event planning, communications, and supervising student staff.
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
