Multicultural Education Director
- Employer
- Missouri Western State University
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Mar 8, 2021
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Job Details
Position Title
Multicultural Education Director
Job Description
The Multicultural Education Director assists faculty, staff, students, and administrators create an environment conducive to diversity; works with academic departments to create a plan for multicultural and pluralistic education.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES :
•Coordinates and assesses workshops, including programs to enhance gender equality and LGBT and racial inclusion, in order to promote a deeper understanding of various cultures and heritages.
•Coordinates with campus units to improve the retention and graduation rates of underrepresented student
•Assists and educates students in the exploration of various cultures as they transition to the college setting.
•Collaborate with various campus constituencies to facilitate diverse educational programs and activities for students, faculty, staff and the St. Joseph Community.
•Serve as a resource, referral, and advocate to students of color assisting with retention and recruitment efforts.
•Serve as advisor to the President on issues of diversity and inclusion.
•Directly advises certain multicultural related student organizations: Black Student Union, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, etc.
•Hire, train and supervise student program assistants & student employees.
•Develop and manage the Center for Multicultural Education and Interfaith Space, including budget, upkeep, and publicity.
•Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in multicultural or higher education
Experience: Minimum one year of experience in either multicultural education or retention services;
OR an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Knowledge:
•Student development
•Cultural diversity
Skills:
•Organization
•Program development
•Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters’ degree in multicultural or higher education strongly preferred
Physical Demands
Light Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds
•Sedentary Work
•Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
FLSA
Exempt
Additional Demands
Travel may be required.
Valid driver’s license as needed for travel.
Hours of Work
M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm
Posting Number
S164P
Open Date
03/08/2021
Priority Deadline
04/30/2021
Open Until Filled
Yes
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * What is the highest level of education attained?
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- PHD
- * How many years of experience do you have in this type of
position?
- 0-1
- 1-3
- 3-5
- 5-7
- 7+
- * What is your Philosophy for serving students?
(Open Ended Question)
- * Do you have a valid driver's license?
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts (unofficial)
- References (3-5 with contact information)
Company
At Missouri Western, Griffons Succeed!
Missouri Western State University has a proud tradition of providing a high quality, affordable education to students in the state of Missouri and beyond. We are a four-year, state-supported institution providing a variety of degree programs and offering professional master’s degrees, four-year baccalaureate degrees, two-year associate degrees, pre-professional transfer programs and one-year certificates. In addition, the University offers seminars, conferences and workshops suited to the needs of the community.
Students come from throughout the United States and more than 25 countries. And our alumni live and work around the world. From its humble beginnings in 1915, Missouri Western continues to deepen its impact on the community, region, nation and world.
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