Director of Community Standard

Position Information

Hiring Department:
Division of Student Affairs - Office of Community Standard

Reports To:

Assistant Dean of Students

Job Location:

El Paso, TX;
On-site

Posting End Date:
Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours:

40 hours per week, standard Monday
- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends

FLSA status:
Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

As soon as possible.

Salary: $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Required Application Materials:

* Resume

* Cover Letter

* List of three references

Position Summary

The Director of Community Standards provides leadership for the University student conduct process as a learning-centered and developmental function within Student Affairs that promotes student learning, development, belonging, well-being, personal responsibility, and a respectful academic community. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Students, the Director leads fair, equitable, inclusive, and student-centered responses to alleged behavioral and academic misconduct, helping students understand their rights and responsibilities, reflect on the impact of their choices, take responsibility for their actions, engage in restorative approaches when appropriate, and build the skills needed to participate and succeed as engaged members of the University community.

The Director serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

In this role, the Director partners with faculty and academic, administrative, and student support units to strengthen understanding of the student conduct process, respond to academic integrity and classroom concerns, and advance community standards, collaborative learning, and student success. The Director works closely with Student Affairs Leadership; oversees conduct operations, assessment, prevention education, outreach, staff supervision, policy stewardship; serves as a member of UTEP's Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Team;

and advises divisional and University leadership on student conduct trends, case implications, policy considerations, and best practices in alignment with University and System rules, applicable law, and institutional expectations. Occasional evening and weekend obligations may be required for student meetings, workshops, hearings, or University events.

Statement of

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leads the University student conduct process for alleged behavioral and academic misconduct involving individual students and, as assigned, student organizations, ensuring fair, equitable, student-centered, and educational resolution in alignment with Regents' Rules and Regulations, University and System rules, applicable law, and matters arising on or off campus when subject to University jurisdiction.

Provides oversight of intake, review, investigation, adjudication, sanctioning, records management, appeals support, and, as assigned, student complaints and grievance processes; ensures students receive clear information about their rights, responsibilities, resolution options, and opportunities for reflection, learning, and accountability; and manages communication regarding student conduct matters with students, faculty, staff, and, when appropriate and permissible under FERPA and University policy, family members or other authorized individuals.

Develops, implements, and continuously improves procedures, forms, workflows, and case management practices that support fair, student-centered, and timely resolution, clear communication, consistency, and meaningful documentation.

Reviews student conduct policies, procedures, and practices on an ongoing basis to promote equity, fairness, accessibility, and consistency; identifies opportunities for improvement and recommends updates in response to assessment findings, legal or policy changes, and evolving student and campus needs.

Serves as a member of UTEP's Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Team and partners with the Dean of Students Office, Residence Life, Campus Police, Academic Affairs, Title IX, CARE, Accessibility, Counseling, and other campus offices to coordinate responses to student behavior concerns, elevated-risk situations, and crises and advance holistic, coordinated, and culturally responsive interventions that promote access, equity, inclusion, belonging, student well-being, and student success within the role's assigned authority.

Coordinates with the University's designated Title IX office and other campus partners on matters involving alleged sex discrimination, sex-based harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, dating or domestic violence, pregnancy-related matters, or retaliation, as applicable; helps ensure reports are routed through the appropriate process and supports coordinated communication, student support, and implementation of interim or supportive measures within the role's…