Coordinator for Title IX, Investigations & Campus Accessibility

Hood College invites applications for a full-time Coordinator for Title IX, Investigation, and Campus Accessibility (Coordinator) position.  The Coordinator for Title IX, Investigation, and Campus Accessibility (Coordinator) will facilitate and coordinate Hood College’s compliance to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Clery Act, and Campus SaVE Act.  The Coordinator serves as the College’s primary administrator for cases alleging sexual misconduct, gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and intimate partner/dating violence and stalking.  The Coordinator develops and implements educational programs regarding discrimination and sexual harassment prevention, ensuring faculty, staff and students understand their rights and responsibilities under the law. The Coordinator also conducts investigations and collaborates with campus entities and leadership to identify and address systemic problems with respect to the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Please visit www.hood.edu/jobs for more details, including a full description of the position. 

Qualifications 

• We seek a candidate who values diversity, equity and inclusion in all that they do. Candidates must have strong organizational skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively across departments and disciplines.
• Ability to fully embrace the primary principle of student-centeredness that directs all aspects of a small liberal arts college.
• Ability to understand the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, language, ability and backgrounds of college students.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of diplomacy, sensitivity, and problem-solving.
• Ability to communicate and share and receive information using clear oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Model and promote the College’s policies and practices on diversity and inclusion and non-Discrimination.
• Demonstrate commitment to enforcing Title IX with fairness and impartiality, colleagues, and the College and its mission.
• Uses personal knowledge and professional experience to envision the future, anticipate change, capitalize on opportunities, and develop innovative options that further the strategic direction of Hood College.
• Demonstrates responsibility for one’s own career path and continuous learning by identifying and applying new skills as needed to perform successfully on the job.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and efficient stewardship of resources in a manner consistent with the College’s policies.
• Values and delivers high quality, professional, responsive and innovative services.
• Collaborates with colleagues in order to achieve results in alignment with the operations and mission of Hood College.

Education and/or Experience 

• Master's degree required in counseling, law or criminology, social work, sociology, human resources or related field with at least five to seven years of experience in the area of investigations, interpersonal violence, and mediating conflict or combination of education and experience.
• A JD is preferred.
• Understanding of higher education institutions is a plus.
• Knowledge of investigations, interviewing and report writing, and federal and state public safety reporting requirements and other applicable crime data reporting.

To Apply 

We invite qualified candidates to apply on-line via our electronic application, www.hood.edu/jobs, which requires submission of a cover letter, résumé and three professional references.

If you need assistance with the on-line application process, please email humanresources@hood.edu or call (301) 696-3592. 

Hood College is committed to diversity in its faculty and staff and subscribes to a policy of hiring only individuals legally eligible to work in the United States.  EOE/AAP/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer

Hood College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, religion, or age in recruitment, admission and access to, or treatment, or employment in its programs, services, benefits, or activities as required by applicable laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled applicants and students. Inquiries about discrimination or reasonable accommodation should be referred to the Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator at Alumnae Hall, 401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD. 21701 (AD 312), (301) 696-3592.  For complete information on Hood College’s nondiscrimination policy, please visit http://www.hood.edu/non-discrimination/