Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Assistant Director of Community Living in Student Affairs. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Assistant Director for Operations and Community Development will focus their efforts on assisting the Associate Director with all operationally significant matters in addition to serving as the student staff recruitment and training specialist. The Assistant Director will be directly responsible for all elements of the Community Advisor (CA) Programâ™s training, development, and retention efforts. The Assistant Director will have previous experience in housing operations and residential life along with experiences in student development and programming. The ability to work both autonomously and collectively with multiple constituents (students, parents, administrators, etc.) is necessary.

The hiring range for this position is $58,000 - $63,600.

This is a live in position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise 2-3 Full-time Area Coordinators and indirectly supervise 1-2 graduate student Assistant Area Coordinators. Approximate of time spent: 30%

• Work collaboratively with all members of the department to deliver an industry leading, holistic Community Advisor (CA) Program. Including leading student staff training, development, and retention. Approximate of time spent: 30%

• Work collaboratively with the Associate Director to maintain a high quality, âœcustomer first❠customer service philosophy. The Assistant Director will oversee the hiring and supervision of Community Livingâ™s student staff (Office Assistants), and will serve as the second line in all matterâ™s âœoperations❠including but not limited to: social media, website, student assignments, central billing, and our housing management software. Approximate of time spent: 20%

• Assist with professional staff selection and retention on an as needed basis. Approximate of time spent: 10%

• Attend regularly scheduled staff and supervision meetings. Serve on Administrator on Call (AOC) duty rotation. Other duties as assigned. Approximate of time spent: 10%

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Education & Work Experience:

• M.A./M.S. required; field of higher education preferred.

• 3-5 years of work experience.

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About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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