Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Standards and Civility
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Professional Development, School Counselor
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Standards and Civility
Job No: 503584
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: University Staff
Department: Community Standards & Civility - 700500
Pay Grade: C - Exempt
Advertised: May 27, 2026
Applications close: June 17, 2026
Calling all professionals ready to lead transformative student accountability and community standards initiatives that foster learning and belonging! The Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Community Standards and Civility provides strategic leadership for the University’s accountability, community standards, conflict resolution, and restorative practices efforts. The position advances a student-centered, educational approach to accountability, grounded in the University’s Catholic, Marianist values.
The Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, assessment, and continuous improvement of the student conduct system, including formal and informal resolution pathways, student organization conduct processes, alternative conflict resolution, and community-based responses to harm. The Director promotes ethical development, community responsibility, civility, and student learning through equitable and developmentally informed practices. The position provides leadership for restorative and alternative resolution initiatives, including facilitated dialogue, mediation, restorative conferencing, conflict coaching, and educational interventions, all designed to strengthen relationships and, where appropriate, repair community harm.
The Assistant Dean collaborates extensively with campus partners to support student well-being, risk management, behavioral intervention, and institutional response efforts. The position also leads strategic assessment efforts related to student conduct trends, equity in conduct outcomes, student learning, and campus climate. The Director supervises professional staff and hearing bodies; develops policies and procedures aligned with federal law and professional standards;
and serves as a key educator and consultant to students, faculty, staff, and families regarding student accountability, conflict engagement, and community expectations.
This full-time, benefit-eligible position includes comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement and disability benefits, paid time off, holiday pay, and tuition assistance for you and your dependents.
Minimum Qualifications- Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, JD or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in student conduct administration or a related student affairs functional area.
- Experience administering equitable student conduct or accountability processes in a higher education setting.
- Experience conducting complex investigations involving student organizations, behavioral concerns, discrimination, harassment, or interpersonal conflict.
- Experience facilitating alternative conflict resolution processes such as mediation, facilitated dialogue, restorative conferencing, conflict coaching, or informal resolution.
- High degree of knowledge of relevant federal and state regulations, including FERPA, the Clery Act, Title IX, the DFSCA Act, the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and other statutes affecting higher education conduct systems and due process.
- Commitment to student development, inclusive excellence, equity-minded practice, and culturally responsive engagement.
- Experience supervising professional staff or graduate assistants.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, crisis response, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to navigate highly sensitive situations with sound judgment, empathy, discretion, and professionalism.
- Experience utilizing assessment, data analysis, or reporting to inform practice and decision-making.
- Experience leading restorative justice or restorative practices initiatives in higher education.
- Formal training in mediation, restorative justice, facilitated dialogue, conflict coaching, or alternative dispute resolution.
- Demonstrated experience implementing equitable conduct…
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