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Assistant Director for Trips

Employer: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Location: Belk Gym

Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Position Number:

012646

Vacancy Open to:

All Candidates

Working Title:

Assistant Director for Trips

Position Designation:

EHRA Non-Faculty

Employment Type:

Permanent - Full-time

Months per Year:

Work Schedule:

Typical Week: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Evening and weekend work is required. The typical work week can be flexed to account for evening and weekend work.

Limited remote work may be allowed based on the needs of the office and in alignment with the guidelines from Division of Student Affairs and the University.

Hours per week:

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Division:

Student Affairs

Department:

Student Union Activities & Rec(Adm)

Work Location:

Belk Gym

Salary Range:

47,343 - $54,841

Primary Purpose of Department:

Student Activities, a unit of the Student Union, Activities and Recreation department within Student Affairs at UNC Charlotte, creates student learning and development opportunities that inspire campus involvement and civic engagement.

Venture Outdoor Leadership, a unit of the Division of Student Affairs, uses experiential and adventure education techniques to provide transformative experiences that build character, develop leadership, and improve teamwork. Venture has a long history of facilitating programs based on the Outward Bound Process Model, which is reflected in our mission and vision as an adventure education program.

Primary Purpose of Position:

The Assistant Director for Trips is responsible for leading and managing the adventure trips program and climbing wall in collaboration with the Associate Director and Director of Venture Outdoor Leadership. The Assistant Director also teaches academic courses within the Outdoor Adventure Leadership minor. This position supervises student leaders who work with the adventure trips and climbing wall programs, including providing training and feedback. The Assistant Director for Trips also assists with other areas as needed, including a robust team building program.

Summary of Position Responsibilities:

Program Management (60%)
Manage the adventure trip program and the indoor climbing wall in collaboration with the Associate Director and Director. This position is the first-line manager for student leaders, including the logistics staff, adventure trip leaders, and climbing wall staff. Adventure trip management will include coordinating both open-enrollment and closed-enrollment trips, maintaining related equipment and vehicles, and assisting with training student staff. Climbing wall management includes coordinating both open climb and academic class climbing times, maintaining the facility and equipment, and training student staff.

Academic Instruction (20%)
The Assistant Director will teach 1 to 3 courses per semester. Academic instruction will include creating/ editing curriculums for the course(s), instructing weekly classes, grading, and providing student feedback. Time outside of weekly class times may be required, such as for a weekend adventure trip, as part of the course curriculum.

Administrative Duties (10%)
Additional administrative duties will include but is not limited to managing expense reports, completing and submitting permits and related documents to vendors, and assuring adventure trip and climbing wall policies and procedures are followed by student staff.

Equity and Justice (10%)
Threaded throughout our work is a focus on equity and justice. It is expected that the Assistant Director seeks to continuously learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion and incorporates DEI into their daily work. This may include incorporating diverse voices and DEI concepts into academic courses, student staff training, and in policies and procedures.

Minimum Education/Experience:

Master’s degree required.
Minimum 2 years work experience, which may include relevant graduate work.
Knowledge and practice of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially as it relates to higher education and adventure education/ outdoor adventure fields.
Knowledge and practice of adventure education, experiential learning, or related theories and practices, including the Outward Bound Process Model.
Intermediate to advanced skill/ experience in at least 1 adventure activity, such as: white water paddling, rock climbing, caving, or backpacking.
Willingness and flexibility to work with students and staff in both structured and unstructured situations including night and weekend work (workweek can be adjusted to account for work outside typical business hours).
Strong organization and detail-oriented skills that allow for both planning and flexibility.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Selected candidate is subject to a criminal background check.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Experience working with a diverse student body.
Instructional/ teaching experience.
Ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse individuals.
Proven investment in personal and professional growth through a culture of feedback, including to/from students, peers, and supervisors.

Necessary Certifications/Licenses:

Ability to obtain Wilderness First Responder certification (professional funds available)
Ability to obtain certification(s) in trip-related skills such as white water paddling, rock climbing, caving, backpacking, and/ or adventure program risk management (professional funds available)

Preferred Certifications/Licenses:

Additional certifications with American Mountain Guide Association, Professional Climbing Instructor Association, American Canoe Association, and/or Wilderness Education Associates.
Instructor certification(s) for First Aid, CPR, AED, Epi Administration, and/or Wilderness First Aid

Special Notes to Applicants:

UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits

The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.
Please submit as an additional document an outdoor resume demonstrating your experience and level of competency with adventure education programs/ adventure trips.

Posting Open Date:

10/20/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

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About Us

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research university. It leverages its location in the state's largest city to offer internationally competitive programs of research and creative activity, exemplary undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, and a focused set of community engagement initiatives. UNC Charlotte maintains a particular commitment to addressing the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health, and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.

Located in the state’s largest metropolitan area, UNC Charlotte is among the fastest growing universities in the UNC System. A large public university with a small college feel, UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus is the home away from home for more than 29,000 students. The University offers internationally competitive research and creative activity opportunities and exemplary undergraduate, graduate and professional programs coupled with a focused set of community engagement initiatives that enrich the region’s quality of life.

In fulfilling our mission, we envision a University that promises:

An accessible and affordable quality education that equips students with intellectual and professional skills, ethical principles, and an international perspective.
A strong foundation in liberal arts and opportunities for experiential education to enhance students’ personal and professional growth.
A robust intellectual environment that values social and cultural diversity, free expression, collegiality, integrity, and mutual respect.
A safe, diverse, team-oriented, ethically responsible, and respectful workplace environment that develops the professional capacities of our faculty and staff.

To achieve a leadership position in higher education, we will:

Rigorously assess our progress toward our institutional, academic, and administrative plans using benchmarks appropriate to the goals articulated by our programs and in our plans.
Serve as faithful stewards of the public and private resources entrusted to us and provide effective and efficient administrative services that exceed the expectations of our diverse constituencies.
Create meaningful collaborations among university, business, and community leaders to address issues and opportunities of the region.
Develop an infrastructure that makes learning accessible to those on campus and in our community and supports the scholarly activities of the faculty.
Pursue opportunities to enhance personal wellness through artistic, athletic, or recreational activities.
Operate an attractive, environmentally responsible and sustainable campus integrated with the retail and residential neighborhoods that surround us.

Dual Career

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to the recruitment and retention of highly qualified and productive faculty, administrators, and other professional staff members. We recognize that career decisions are influenced by family considerations. For up to one year from the date of an employee’s relocation to Charlotte, the University will assist the employee’s spouse or domestic partner with efforts to find employment within the University and/or within the surrounding area.

Diversity at UNC Charlotte

UNC Charlotte is committed to cultivating diversity and inclusion throughout the campus. Our campus community is comprised of people who represent the wide breadth of gender identities, sexualities, races and ethnicities, faith traditions, nationalities, and other social groups and backgrounds. All of these identities and experiences enrich the University as a whole. UNC Charlotte strives to celebrate and leverage the benefits of this diversity, and to sustain an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students, faculty, and staff.

To learn more about plans, programs, resources and news and events relating to diversity and inclusion at UNC Charlotte please use the following link: https://diversity.uncc.edu/

To access the full text of the UNC Charlotte Plan for Campus Diversity, Access and Inclusion please use the following link: https://diversity.uncc.edu/sites/diversity.uncc.edu/files/media/Campus%20Plan%20for%20Diversity%2C%20Access%2C%20and%20Inclusion%202016.pdf

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Overview of the UNC Charlotte Plan for Campus Diversity, Access and Inclusion.

The goal of quality education for all at UNC Charlotte is the foundation for our Diversity Plan. At its fullest potential, higher education allows students to interact with people from different backgrounds and to engage a range of ideas and perspectives. This educational experience cultivates the skills that graduates will need to function adeptly in a global society.

As North Carolina and the Charlotte region undergo rapid population growth and demographic change, UNC Charlotte must respond to the needs of a more diverse student population. It is imperative that the University prepare its students to become leaders and thriving citizens in a pluralistic and multicultural society. In adopting our Diversity Plan, we affirm that:

- We believe that a diverse faculty, staff and student body are critical in advancing teaching, scholarship, and community engagement at UNC Charlotte.
- We are committed to enhancing opportunities for living, working and learning in a diverse environment
- We are committed to educating our students to interact effectively and respectfully in the global community.
  The Plan identifies components of a diverse campus community and outlines steps toward building an inclusive environment that promotes the success of all students, faculty, and staff. It is a living document that affirms our institutional values and is designed to offer guidance to University departments and units for achieving the University goals for diversity. The seven broad objectives of the Diversity Plan are:
  
  1: Promote a broad understanding of goals for diversity, access, and inclusion for the University through active outreach to the campus community.
  
  2: Recruit and graduate a diverse student body that reflects community diversity and addresses the state’s need to increase access to higher education for historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students.
  
  3: Increase the recruitment of underrepresented faculty and advance their progression through the faculty ranks.
  
  4: Increase the representation of staff from underrepresented groups.
  
  5: Ensure the presence of institutional environments and course development that enhance learning and appreciation for the full range of diversity.
  
  6: Develop external relationships with the community to enhance diversity on and off campus.
  
  7: Ensure the Success of the Plan through Assessment, Accountability, and Recognition.

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