Dean Of Students Jobs

Located in the vibrant community that is Gwinnett County, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is a technology-rich, financially affordable, four-year institution with an access mission, housed on a modern 260-acre campus, 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

GGC's transformative model of education prepares students to be life-long learners through the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, service and creativity. With a diverse student body of over 11,000 and a similarly diverse faculty and staff of 1,300+, the college embraces innovative approaches to education and administrative services through an inclusive culture.

Georgia Gwinnett College recognizes the talents of its faculty and staff as the institution's most critical asset. Essential to the college's mission is the critical need to attract, retain, and engage a diverse and highly qualified workforce. In addition to the University System of Georgia's expansive benefit and retirement offerings, employees who have completed six months of regular full-time service with GGC are eligible for the system's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). This program fosters the development and professional growth of employees through tuition assistance for eligible courses at any of the system's 26 institutions.

The University System of Georgia's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits for eligible positions, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision plans, paid holidays, sick and vacation leave and retirement savings plans. More information can be found by visiting the USG Benefits webpage: https://benefits.usg.edu/

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Student Affairs, the Dean of Students serves as the college¿s point of contact for all student conduct matters, chair of the behavior intervention team, and senior leader within the Division of Student Affairs.

• Coordinate the Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies emergency assistance fund and emergency housing process.
• Chair the Grizzly Care Team and maintain a working knowledge of behavior intervention teams and threat assessment and provide case management services for students in distress including initial evaluation and immediate and long-term assistance/referrals.
• Supervise the college's Absence Request Process; represent the Associate Provost for Student Affairs as necessary; performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervise multiple departments within the Division of Student Affairs including: Dean of Students, Disability Services, and Student Integrity; Serve in on-call emergency and crisis duty rotation.
• Assist in training and consulting with faculty, staff, students, parents, and external stakeholders on a wide variety of issues of concern.
• Assist in maintaining a campus culture which promotes the concept of holistic student development and success.
• Advocate on behalf of students and foster collaborative relationships among students, faculty and staff.
• Serve as point of contact for crises and student emergencies, and the development, implementation, and oversight of protocol of emergency services for students.
• Serve as point of contact for student conduct, leading educational conduct and disciplinary processes and practices grounded in student development theory.

• 5+ years serving as a leader in conduct and crisis response work.
• Doctoral Degree
• A demonstrated commitment to promoting a diverse environment.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible administrative leadership experience in student affairs/student development in a higher education setting.

• Prior experience in a growth environment is strongly preferred.
• Budget management experience.

• The ability to project a strong positive image of the College through public speaking.
• Solid organizational and prioritization skills including proven attention to detail.
• Ability to understand, quickly react and motivate others to adapt to a changing organizational environment is a critical key to success.
• Requires excellent leadership ability.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills; including demonstrated ability to build consensus and establish trust; outgoing personality.
• The core of this position requires a highly motivated, proactive, solution-driven person who embraces the opportunity to help grow and strengthen an institution where innovation, creativity and inspiration meet to produce exceptional developmental outcomes and student success.
• Self-motivated, hard-working, and eager to learn.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy and practice of our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote, retain, and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, sex/gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, AREA, and Executive Order 11246 ). For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy, please contact the Georgia Gwinnett College Human Resources Team at (678) 407.5070 or email [email protected]. For individuals requiring disability-related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact Payroll and Benefits at (678) 407.5054 or email [email protected]. Any individual who feels that they may have been discriminated against should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Compliance at [email protected].

Due to the volume of applications, applicants may not receive a reply from the College unless an applicant is selected for an interview. Review of applications will continue until positions are filled. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Any resulting employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion. Georgia Gwinnett College, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Georgia is an open records state.

Physical Requirements
Position requires local travel. Ability to lift and carry files and materials. Ability to move from one office to another office on campus. Adequate vision, hearing and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone and in writing. Job takes place in normal environmental conditions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.