Assistant Director, Intercultural Center

Description

The Intercultural Center (IC) seeks a dynamic, student-centered Assistant Director committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within a vibrant campus community. Reporting directly to the IC Director, this role plays a pivotal part in cultivating an affirming environment for historically under traditionally marginalized students through holistic advising, supervision of student leaders, and the development of innovative social justice programming.

The Assistant Director will collaborate broadly across campus, facilitate impactful training, and help shape strategic initiatives that strengthen students’ sense of belonging and intercultural understanding. With significant responsibility for program leadership, assessment, budget oversight, and community-building, this position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the student experience, the mission of the Intercultural Center and the core Lasallian principles of Saint Mary’s College of California.

The Division of Student Life intersects at multiple points of a student's journey at Saint Mary's. With areas that promote students' campus experiences, wellness, and engagement, Student Life accompanies students on their academic and co-curricular journey at Saint Mary's. The Division of Student Life creates a sense of belonging, offers participatory opportunities, and encourages students to contribute back their talents. Departments within Student Life include Campus Assault, Response, and Education (CARE), Campus Housing, the Career Center, Club Sports, Community Life, Center for Women & Gender Equity, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Dean of Students, Intercultural Center, New Student & Family Programs, Campus Safety & Transportation, Residential Experience, Recreational Sports, Student Disability Services, Student Activities & Engagement, the Student Health Center, and Veterans Services.

• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate Social Justice Advocate (SJA) student leaders, the programming arm of the Intercultural Center that is responsible for regular social justice and community dialogue programs as well as responsibility for managing the IC Cafe and overall office space.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate any undergraduate/graduate interns, overseeing their mandatory hours and working on long term strategies that align their professional interests with the strategic goals of the center.
• Assist in developing enrichment activities for all student staff (i.e., team bondings, short excursions, etc.) to maintain positive staff morale and to build a positive community.
• Assist in advising and coordinating the Diversity Organization Council (D.O.C.), including facilitating monthly DOC meetings and coordination of the DOC meet and greet during Weekend of Welcome (WOW).
• Assist the Director in co-facilitating the Annual Diversity Retreat for DOC orgs and IC student staff.
• Advise students who may experience academic difficulty, personal issues, or become the target of a hate crime/bias-motivated incident.

• Develop and coordinate year-long diversity programming and co-curriculum that addresses the intersectionality of identity with particular attention paid to historically underrepresented and traditionally marginalized groups. This includes monthly community circle dialogues (Collective Hour), social justice workshops (Invest), and social programs (Feel Good Fridays).
• Work with IC Director to coordinate the registration, logistics and outreach for the four Cultural Graduate Celebrations.
• Stay current on trends and best practices in higher education regarding inclusive excellence.

• Participate in on campus committees related to the first/second year or transfer student experience.
• Responsible for creating and facilitating DEI trainings for various student leaders on campus (i.e. IC staff, OLers, Res Exp, MMC, CWGE, SIL, HP, etc.).
• Develop and coordinate annual, and as needed, LGBTQIA+ training for student leaders, staff, and faculty.

• Oversee the IC Cafe/Delphine Lounge front desk check-in system and student shift calendar.
• Responsible for the purchase, upkeep, and inventory of anything related to IC Cafe and IC programs, such as supplies for the monthly Feel Good Friday events, Collective Hour, and INVEST.

• Monitor and reconcile the student staff wages, FWS wages and activities budget(s) of the Intercultural Center.
• Execute all related financial paperwork, such as contracts, check requests, expense reports, purchase orders, etc.

• Manage, reproduce, and distribute publicity for Intercultural Center educational and social programs in coordination with the IC Director and Marketing and Promotion Strategist (MPS) team.
• Responsible for gathering and maintenance of an online DEI toolkit and resource database.
• Responsible for creation of IC hiring timeline and marketing…