Associate Director, Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices

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Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices

Full time

Regular

Exempt

Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week)

Excluded

The Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices(OSARP) administers the student disciplinary system, which resolvesalleged violations of the Student Conduct Code by an student orstudent organization. The Associate Director works with the Associate Dean of Student sand Director of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices to administer and implement the university’s non-academic studentdisciplinary system by ensuring due process and fairness to all parties. The Associate Director assumes responsibilities of theoffice in the Director’s absence and serves as the primarycoordinator/intake officer for student conduct services utilizingrestorative practices.

The Associate Director manages complexhearings and disciplinary conferences as a hearing administratorand conference officer including for student organizations. The Associate Director is responsible for the recruitment, selection and training of the university’s Conduct Council. The Associate Director is also responsible for conducting presentations andtrainings on the conduct system with campus partners. This position also has a significant role in providing leadership addressingstudent situations surrounding equity and inclusion issues and positively affecting the climate on campus.

The Associate Directorsupervises the Senior Coordinator of the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices. The Associate Director will be tasked with additional responsibilities that supportdivisional priorities and objectives.

• 1.) Hearing Officer/Hearing Administrator
  • The Associate Director administers the disciplinary process forthe university’s non-academic alleged violations. Approximately
    600+ cases are resolved yearly. The Associate Director serves as adisciplinary conference officer for the most complex conferencecases. Serves as the hearing and appeal administrator fordisciplinary hearings, including communicating with students,parents, attorneys, and other third parties by educating them aboutprocedures and processes as well as policies. Maintains relationships with various university departments regardingdisciplinary matters. Ensures due process and fairness of sanctions and upholds all university policies and laws regardingconfidentiality and student privacy.
    
    Assumes the responsibilities of the office in the absence of the director.
• 2.) Restorative Practices
  • The Associate Director is responsible for the design,development, implementation, and evaluation of restorativepractices as an alternative to the student conduct process. The Associate Director provides education about restorative practices to the campus community. The Associate Director develops materials to train staff or faculty in restorative facilitation, in addition to leading ongoing professional development. The Associate Directoris responsible for the continued development and growth ofrestorative practices within the student conduct process.
    
    This position works directly with campus colleagues to positively affectcampus climate, build student resiliency, and ultimately be a more inclusive campus.
• 3.) Training and Development
  • The Associate Director acts as the primary coordinator for training and presentations with campus partners. The Associate Director is directly responsible for the…