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Assistant Director of Student Excellence and Development

Employer
Saint Leo University
Location
University Campus

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Job location: University Campus


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-08-15
Req: R2980
Job Description Summary

The Assistant Director of Student Excellence and Development will be responsible for the development and implementation of all First Year Experience (FYE) courses for campus based students and academic support courses and resources for both campus and Worldwide students. The Assistant Director will also provide leadership to enhance student college readiness and support the Peer-Assisted Learning coaches. PAL coaches will assist in the academic support courses and in the Center for Academic Vision & Excellence.

Job Description

Duties and Tasks

  • Manage, market, staff, schedule, training and evaluate 40-50 Faculty for all FYE courses, Academic Support courses, and for PAL Coaches
  • Serve as the subject matter expert in the curriculum development of FYE and academic support courses
  • Collaborate with Faculty and other university stakeholders to develop course outcomes and curriculum
  • Perform formative and summative assessments to determine the effectiveness of all created outcomes for FYE and academic support courses
  • Embed Reading, Writing and Math Across the Curriculum into Academic Support courses
  • Create in-person and online academic support workshops that demonstrate components of FYE and Academic Support courses for campus and Worldwide students
  • Serve as a component of the Student Success case management model to ensure academic success and personal development for students in FYE and Academic Support courses
  • Collaborate with the Learning Design team to create online course content
  • Collaborate with the Center for Teaching Excellence to ensure faculty training and support are in line with best practices
  • Input data into university systems to support student success such as Salesforce, Accudemia or other systems that enhance student performance and persistence.
  • Assess the effectiveness of all FYE and academic support courses through student evaluations and other assessments
  • Further develop the PAL coaching program
  • Certify the PAL coaching program under the College Reading & Learning Association’s International Mentor Training Program Certification program.
  • Lead committees related to FYE and Academic Support courses and serve on committees that align with these efforts

Knowledge

  • A Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least 3 years of higher education teaching or academic affairs experience
  • Knowledge of best practices within higher education related to assigned functions
  • Experience creating curriculum that includes writing, reading and math across the curriculum in higher education
  • Understanding of higher education case management models
  • Experience implementing and/or maintaining online learning initiatives
  • Experience working with at-risk students
  • Experience supervising full-time staff or student employees in higher education

Skills

  • Advanced interpersonal, written and presentation skills.
  • Ability to create comprehensive programs and analyze data to improve initiatives.
  • Strong organization and time management skills.

Abilities

  • Ability to work with diverse student populations.
  • Ability to create and analyze data to improve programs and initiatives.
  • Ability to collaborate with university constituents.
  • Able to perform effectively with minimal supervision.

ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are a representation of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office and University, handle various type of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.

NOTICE:


The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Saint Leo University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success.

Organization

The opportunities at Saint Leo University are as diverse as our student population. As Florida’s first Catholic institution of higher learning, we offer more than 40 academic programs that meet the educational, spiritual, and professional goals of nearly 16,000 traditional-age and adult students. 

Nearly 2,000 students live and study at our University Campus in Saint Leo, FL, nestled in the rolling hills of West Central Florida, just 30 minutes north of Tampa.  Our students receive personalized attention in classes that tend to be small—14 students on average. They can choose from more than 40 undergraduate majors and specializations. Saint Leo University also offers graduate degrees in business administration, accounting, education, criminal justice, instructional design, social work, theology, as well as the education specialist degree.  Certain graduate degrees may be earned online. 

Undergraduate students who work full-time or have personal responsibilities that prevent them from attending weekday classes can attend classes evenings and weekends through our convenient Adult Education Center at University Campus.

Another 14,000 students pursue degrees at our 50 education centers, offices, and teaching locations in seven states and through the Center for Online Learning.  

Throughout our history, Saint Leo has provided a solid liberal arts education grounded and based on the 1,500-year-old tradition of Benedictine values and welcoming people of all faiths. The university offers the latest state-of-the art technology to not only prepare students for careers as teachers and leaders, but also to bridge faculty and students from multiple locations for an enriched educational experience.  The university is also a leading provider of  higher education to our nation’s military.  By reaching out to students both near and far, Saint Leo lives up to its mission and its vision to be “a leading Catholic teaching university of international consequence for the twenty-first century."

The university offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, and vision, as well as tuition remission.  The university also offers a comprehensive mentorship program in which each new faculty member is paired with an experienced faculty member from a different school.  The program includes personal, professional, and social components including frequent one-on-one meetings, mutual classroom observation, and social events.

In 2012, Saint Leo University received three workplace awards: Top 75 Places to Work in Tampa Bay 2012 by Tampa Bay Times; the 2012 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award by the Florida Psychological Association; and the2012 Education Nonprofit of the Year by Tampa Bay Business Journal.

View “Over a Century of Excellence,” to learn more about Saint Leo University.

Saint Leo University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Saint Leo University.

Saint Leo University’s School of Business received initial accreditation by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) in September 1999. Saint Leo University’s degree program in social work is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (BSW level). Saint Leo’s undergraduate Sport Business program and MBA Sport Business Concentration are accredited by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). Saint Leo University has Teacher Education Programs approval by the State of Florida Department of Education.

Saint Leo University is committed to policies that ensure that there is no discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, or disability. Saint Leo University complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended). The University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity employer.

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