Dean of Students

REPORTS TO:

President

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

COMPENSATION: $ /year + DOE + Benefits, Exempt Regular Full-Time Position

CLOSING DATE:
Until Filled

Ilisagvik College is rooted in the ancestral homeland of the Iñupiat. As an institution, we are “Unapologetically Iñupiaq.” This means exercising the sovereign inherent freedom to educate our community through and supported by our Iñupiaq worldview, values, knowledge, and protocols. The Iñupiaq way of life is woven into our curriculum, programs, activities, and daily interactions within Ilisagvik College and our community partners.

Under the supervision of the President, the Dean of Students serves as a key leader in advancing student success and well-being throughout the student experience– from admission through program completion. The Student Services Department’s purpose is to support all students as they journey to reach their individual goals. The Student Services Department’s responsibility includes comprehensive oversight of the student services department that oversees student academic support, resources and advocacy, student housing and dining, and overall campus safety.

Specific responsibilities include oversight of the following:
Recruitment, Pre-College Programming, Placement Testing Services and Career Placement Services, Admissions & Registration, Student Life, Campus Safety including Title IX & Clery Act, Learning Resource Center, Retention & Persistence, Wellness & Accessibility Services, and Student Transportation.

• Designs, establishes, and maintains staffing and an organizational structure to effectively accomplish the department function; recruits, employs, trains, supervises, and evaluates department staff. Ensures that frequent communications, listening, and responsive changes occur to meet the needs of students as well as day-to-day oversight
• Supports student retention practices to include program implementation, testing, personal advising, student orientation, student housing, and recreation. Has a continuous improvement mindset with staff, faculty and the community.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director of Human Resources and Title IX Investigator(s) to identify and utilize best practices in Title IX case resolution and processes from beginning to end. Serves as the Title IX Coordinator, directs Title IX processes to include faculty and staff training, day-to-day management of student complaints and reported violations.
• Collaborates and helps foster relationships between faculty, the Academic Affairs Department, and the Student Services team to strengthen student success in all areas from recruitment, advising, and retention activities to career placement and transfer.
• Handles emergency and crisis situations that pertain to students and campus life.
• Manages all phases of planning, creating and monitoring of budgets for assigned Student Services programs. Works closely with department leads to ensure grant management, fiscal oversight and meeting student outcomes. Serves as primary grant lead for managing key federal grants that are Student Services-focused.
• Oversees the delivery of programs and activities that facilitate student opportunities for growth and meeting their goals
• Uses data to improve or develop programs as needed and maintains awareness of student population issues, including alcohol/drugs, safety and security, health, transportation and fosters diversity awareness among students.
• Coordinates on-call staff to provide general support to students through ongoing activities designed to address student needs, issues and concerns and may serve in the on-call rotation.
• Formally assesses student needs periodically and ensures access for all students to support programs and overall student success.
• Works closely with the Advancement & Effectiveness staff to develop assessment tools, collects data, and provides reports that contribute to the understanding and improvement of student retention and completion, as well as provides a basis for external reporting on key metrics (stakeholders, accreditation, others).
• Directs and oversees the annual…