Asst Dean of Student Affairs

Asst Dean of Student Affairs

Division: Academic Affairs

Department/Office: Student Affairs, Equity, and Belonging

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St. Catherine University invites applications for a full time Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. The Assistant Dean of Student Affairs is vital in advancing St. Catherine University's commitment to equity, belonging, and holistic student development. Rooted in the University's Catholic and social justice mission, the Assistant Dean fosters a campus environment where all students feel seen, supported, and empowered to thrive.

Works collaboratively with the Dean for Equity and Belonging.

Reporting to the Dean for Student Affairs, this position provides leadership for student well-being and success through compassionate case management, early intervention, and culturally responsive outreach. The Assistant Dean leads and coordinates the University's Early Alert Systems Team (EAST), manages behavioral intervention strategies, and connects students to resources that address academic, personal, physical, and mental health challenges.

In close partnership with faculty, staff, and community agencies, this leader promotes trauma-informed practices, equitable access to care, and proactive approaches to student support across all three colleges. The Assistant Dean ensures that services for students in distress or crisis are delivered with compassion, cultural responsiveness, and a developmentally appropriate lens-contributing to a vibrant, just, and inclusive university community.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead the University's Early Alert Systems Team (EAST), coordinating case response and follow-up for students in distress.

• Provide case management services to students with complex mental and physical health problems, cognitive disorders, and safety concerns that are reported to the Office of Student Affairs/EAST Team.

• Provide direct intervention with students regarding issues of concern, including initial contact and meetings, appropriate referrals on- and off-campus, behavioral contracting, and necessary follow-up conversations

• Work closely with multiple internal University departments and other external support agencies to coordinate support services and communication for students dealing with complex behavioral, mental health, and physical health issues. Departments may include but are not limited to: the Student Affairs and Equity and Belonging Office, the Centers for Equity and Belonging, the Counseling Center, the Health and Wellness Center, Residence Life Office, the Student Life - Minneapolis Office, Academic Advising, Public Safety, Title IX Coordinator, faculty, the University's forensic psychologist, local health care providers, and students' families.

• Understand and develop working knowledge of resources outside the University community that will serve student's mental health needs, financial, food and housing insecurity issues and understand referral processes

• Provide case management services for students who require hospitalization or otherwise unable to continue their academic work (either short- or long-term) prior to and after-care. Work closely with the student, their health care providers, and when appropriate, their family, to evaluate a student's readiness to re-enter the academic and/or residential environment and, when appropriate, facilitate a smooth and successful re-entry

• Counsel and advise students who may have academic and/or person concerns, ensuring appropriate referrals, tracking and follow-up

• Maintain timely documentation of all case management activities to ensure all correspondence, notes, action items and rationale are accurately documented, uphold confidential student records, including referrals and outcomes

• Serve as a member of the Behavioral Intervention team

• Serve on Trauma Response Team, manage trauma response team in coordination with the Counseling Center staff and trained members of campus

• Provides oversight of the university student conduct process, including but not limited to implementation, administration and training related to conduct matters

• Serve as a member of the Bias Incident Report Team (BIRT)

• Facilitate well…