Assistant Director for Student Organizations and Leadership

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Assistant Director is an essential part of the Campus Life team, overseeing leadership development initiatives and work directly with are 170+ student organizations. The Assistant Director will also supervise student staff who work directly with our leadership development initiatives and student organizations. The Assistant Director’s primary focus is to coordinate and access programs and processes as it relates to developing student leaders.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 14 public universities of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students’ success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,600 students to find their path. Several of our programs are multidisciplinary in nature, combining science, technology, and art to create a more progressive degree. One thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master’s and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes the intersectionality of diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. Employing our EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence, we hold that an inclusive community is a core value that is an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.

Annual Salary : $49,565.00, plus comprehensive benefits, including:

• Health insurance – Low bi-weekly premium. Employees pay 5% of bi-weekly salary for benefit coverage with ability to pay 2.5% when participating in the wellness program.
  · Dental insurance – Coverage is free to employee and dependents after 90 days
  · Vision insurance – Coverage is free to employee and dependents after 90 days.
  · Group life insurance - equal to annual salary (up to $50,000) at no cost to the employee
  · Voluntary Group Life and Accident Insurance – available for purchase at low rates for additional employee coverage as well as coverage for spouse and children
  · Long Term Disability Insurance – available for purchase at low rates with either a 90 or 180-day waiting period
  · Retirement – 2 plans to choose from
  · Tuition waiver – employee, spouse, and dependents are eligible
  · Vacation leave – up to 10.4 days accrued for the first year, increases to up to 15.6 days per year after first year
  · Personal leave – up to 5 days per year
  · Sick leave – up to 15.6 days accrued per year, including up to 5 days per year that can be taken to care for a family member
  · Holiday leave – up to 12 days per calendar year

The State System Employee Benefits Summary can be found at https://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/syshr/Benefit_Summaries/PEBTF_Summary.pdf

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Three years of professional work experience in higher education.
• Three years of experience in student leadership development/programming.
• Three years of experience advising student clubs/organizations.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.
• Demonstrated evidence of establishing and maintaining positive, professional, and supportive relationships with students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student leadership and involvement theory
• Creates, develops, and implements comprehensive and systematic leadership training for all student organizations.
• Establishes performance goals and measures to evaluate success of assigned area of responsibility.
• Demonstrated familiarity with utilization of CAS in the direct areas of responsibility.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Flexible work schedule as dictated by the needs of the university.
• Ability to work remotely if required due to university procedures.
• Successful interview and three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education, counseling, student affairs, student services, leadership, or related field.
• Three years of professional experience working in higher education within an office of student involvement, leadership and/or campus activities.
• Experience working with Orgsync, Engage, or similar student engagement platforms.
• Demonstrated evidence of successfully facilitating/teaching leadership development workshops, programs, and/or events.

Special Instructions to Applicants