Associate Dean of Students and Director

Job Description

The Associate Dean of Students and Director will provide leadership, oversight, and direction to the Dean of Students Office. The Associate Dean and Director is responsible for supervising the team within the Dean of Students Office, which includes: (5) Assistant Deans; (2) Coordinators; a Graduate Assistant; and an Administrative Assistant. The primary functions of the Dean of Students Office are: Advocacy; Academic Engagement; Student Engagement; Interfaith Leadership; First-Generation Programs; and Off-Campus Life.

The Dean of Students Office is committed to offering care and support to students to assist them in flourishing personally, academically, and socially. Guided by a strategic framework that engages, educates, equips, and empowers students, the Dean’s team stands ready to support all students and community members at Virginia Tech. The Dean’s team is comprised of passionate and student-centered professionals, who working closely with the seven undergraduate colleges and administrative offices throughout Virginia Tech.

The Dean’s team employs a focused pursuit of care to assist students through: advocacy and support; academic engagement; interfaith leadership; campus engagement; and off-campus life. Members of the Dean’s team embrace a strengths-oriented paradigm, and believe that they can shape, respond to, and advocate for a dynamic, inclusive, and learning-centered Virginia Tech experience.

The Associate Dean and Director will report to the Dean of Students and serve as part of the leadership team for the Offices of the Dean of Students area, which includes: the Dean of Students Office; New Student and Family Programs; and Services for Students with Disabilities.

Primary Responsibilities

The Associate Dean of Students and Director will:

• Provide strategic direction, supervision, and leadership to the Dean of Students Office and its team, which includes: (5) Assistant Deans; (2) Coordinators; a Graduate Assistant; and an Administrative Assistant.
• Manage the financial resources to support the day-to-day functions of the office, to include the Student Emergency Fund.
• Assess and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and programming that advance the Dean of Students Office mission.
• Ensure that efforts for care and support reflect a holistic and relationship-rich student-centered approach.
• Provide leadership to programming and initiatives related to: First Generation Student Success; Interfaith Leadership; and Off-Campus Life.
• Partner with fellow members of the Student Affairs Leadership Team to advance the dynamic needs of the Virginia Tech student experience.
• Develop and sustain a collegial relationship with colleagues in academic affairs, to include: academic deans; faculty; and academic advisors for the sake of student success efforts and initiatives.
• Oversee the direction of Care Team and the Bias Intervention and Response Team.
• Coordinate the on-call duty rotation for the Dean’s team.
• Develop and sustain a proactive and responsive relationship with the Town of Blacksburg.
• Attend and participate in Town-Gown committee meetings.
• Serve as a leader within the Offices of the Dean of Students area and principal deputy to the Dean of Students.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following experiences and capacities:
• A passion for relationship-rich and student-centered approaches.
• Commitment to inclusive and diverse practices that recognize intersectionality and multiple identities.
• Advising and/or advocacy for students in a higher education environment.
• Facilitation of programming for students in a higher education environment.
• Managing confidential and sensitive information with high levels of discretion.
• Enthusiasm for a team-oriented philosophy when advancing strategic goals of an organization.
• High degree of curiosity and generosity when seeking and developing relationships.
• Comfortable with change and energized by creating innovative resources/programs for students.
• Collaborative spirit when working with students, faculty, staff, families, and community members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and/or terminal degree in counseling, student affairs, higher education or field related to the responsibilities of the position.
• 7-10 years of professional and progressive related experience.

Appointment Type

Regular

Review Date

8/20/2021

Additional Information

About Student Affairs:



Student Affairs’ Aspirations for Student Learning serve as a framework for our roles as educators as we work alongside students to encapsulate their learning into a strengths-based discovery of their talent so they may: commit to unwavering curiosity ; pursue self-understanding and integrity ; practice civility ; prepare for a life of courageous leadership ; and ultimately , embrace Ut Prosim as a way of life . We operationalize these aspirations through ExperienceVT whereby we work alongside undergraduate, graduate and professional students to create a customized plan for their experience designed to accomplish their individual goals. We measure our success by the success of our students. To that end, we will do whatever it takes to support the individual well-being and success of every student at Virginia Tech



The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Byron Hughes at bahughes@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Advertised: July 29, 2021
Applications close: November 1, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time