Assistant Director; Student Life Specialist), Jellison Learning Center

Department
- Specific Responsibilities

• Performs an array of professional level work, ranging from the core duties of advising undergraduate JLLC business students in their academic, professional, and personal goals, to solving more complex administrative problems through independent actions.
• As an advisor, the Assistant Director engages students 1-on-1 and in groups while cultivating relationships with campus partners, alumni, and corporate partners.
• Works collaboratively with the Director to develop and execute JLLC academic and co-curricular programs, including Professional Development Series evening programs, workshops, and themed programs.
• Collaborates with Kelley faculty, recruiting partners, alumni and other staff in development of excursions to connect with alumni, including out-of-state experiences.
• Collaborates with IU Residential Life colleagues for student engagement, leadership development programs, student behavioral interventions, student life issues, and support of the overall operation of the JLLC.
• Support JLLC required classes BUS-X180 and BUS-X190 through instruction or aiding the instructors

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at improving student engagement and involvement outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending student life events and programs and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student life initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as student organization leaders, on shared student life goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student life initiatives.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student life initiatives against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Provides guidance to student organizations regarding operations, budget, leadership, activities, recruitment, registration, policies, and compliance. Promotes leadership and student development through advising of individual student leaders and volunteers. Contributes to formation, interpretation, and implementation of student organization policies.
• Plans and coordinates communications for student life initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• May provide guidance to other Student Life Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.

Required:

Bachelor's degree in public affairs, public health, counseling, social work, education, business, or related field.

Preferred:
Master’s degree in higher education student affairs or related field.

Required:

2 years in student services, higher education, or related field.

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates customer service skills.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments.

• Social media skills.
• Exposure to residence halls.
• Experience with student databases and documentation (or comparable higher education experience).

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

In addition to typical office work, the Assistant Director will engage in moving boxes of supplies for programs, moving 25-50 pound boxes for orientation, facilitating food service, and setting furniture for special events.

While primary advising duties will be executed during the normal workday, the Assistant Director is required to be onsite at the JLLC and travel a handful of evenings and weekends (orientation, student leadership, recruitment activities, and excursion trips).

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid…