Student Affairs Administrator, Senior

Job Title:

Student Affairs Administrator, Senior

City:
West Lafayette

Reporting to the Associate Director of Residential Conduct, this position reviews the work product of all residential student staff and Residence Education Coordinators related to upholding, documenting, and adjudicating concerns that violate university policy. The role routinely coordinates with the university’s Behavior Intervention Team regarding difficult and complex interpersonal conflicts and disruptive student behavior. This position helps with prevention-based educational programming and directly supervises one graduate assistant while providing functional and administrative supervision to the Residence Education Coordinators.

• Bachelor's degree in staff development, leadership, social sciences, counseling or related field
• 4 to 5 years’ experience in housing, student affairs, counseling, or a related field.
• Ability to assess program effectiveness.
• Effective rapport building and strong interpersonal skills, including excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in analyzing and resolving confidential and sensitive situations with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills and ability to complete multiple tasks in a busy environment.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures related to different aspects of student services.
• Sensitivity to cultural, political, and geographical differences, with the ability to work well with a diverse student body.
• Ability to discern appropriate level of communication with multiple audiences and maintain confidentiality around complex and sensitive issues in compliance with applicable ADA, FERPA and other state, federal, and university guidelines.
• Knowledge of college‑student development issues and commitment to student service with a vested interest in staying abreast of research in the field of academic and student affairs.
• Ability to analyze and report on compiled data.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Flexibility in work assignments and hours, including some evenings and weekends.

• Master’s degree

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position.
• A background check will be required for employment.
• FLSA status:
  Non‑Exempt (Eligible for overtime).
• Retirement eligibility:
  Non‑exempt Defined Contribution Plan.
• Benefits eligibility:
  Yes.

• Job Family:
  Academic and Student Affairs
• Job Sub Family:
  Student Engagement
• Employee Class:
  Professional
• Career Stream:
  Professional 3
• Education:
  
  Typically requires a Bachelor's degree
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 4 to 5 years of experience
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt