Position Description

The Assistant Director of Student Conduct is a full-time, career staff member who serves as a member of the management team within Residential & Community Living (R&CL). As one of 8 functional units within Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises, R&CL is responsible for the well-being and development of over 11,000 residents, manages the placement services for all students and families who live in university housing, and responds to student conduct matters across university housing. R&CL operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has on-call staff available every day of the year.

Under the general supervision of the Director of Student Conduct & Behavioral Interventions, the Assistant Director utilizes restorative practices and an equity mindset as they:

• Assist the Director with the adjudication of university-wide cases referred for disciplinary action, including cases warranting interim measures.
  
  
• Maintain the administrative hearing processes as identified in the Student Conduct Code (within Campus Regulations) for university housing cases.
  
  
• Oversee administrative case management and response coordination for student residents living in university housing and/or students utilizing services across Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises - this includes Residence Halls, Undergraduate Apartments, Graduate Apartments, Family Student Housing Apartments, and the Dining Commons.
  
  
• Directly supervise 3 FTE staff (Conduct Officers) who support 29 professional live-in staff with conduct case management across all residential communities.
  
  
• Serve as the departmental liaison for R&CL management team members regarding conduct inquiries originating in university housing.
  
  
• Lead the student conduct team in the expansion and implementation residential curriculum grounded in student development theory, restorative practices, and harm reduction.
  
  
• Ensure that the Conduct Officers and R&CL hearing officers (Assistant Directors of Student Live, Resident Directors, and Assistant Resident Directors) maintain a clear understanding of administrative procedures and educational initiatives across residential communities.
  
  
• Develop effective working relationships with the 60+ colleagues that make up our R&CL staff.
  
  
• Oversee and maintain the daily operations of the Student Conduct functional area.
  
  
• Facilitate and manage training for student conduct across all levels in R&CL – this includes but is not limited to Resident Assistants, Assistant Resident Directors, Resident Directors, and Conduct Officers.
  
  
• Collaborate to maintain consistent procedures, protocols, and practices within student conduct case management across all residential communities.
  
  
• Serve on departmental and campus committees as determined necessary by the Director.
  
  
• Maintain and advance the functional operation of case management software, Advocate, as indicated by the Director.

Position Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
  
  
• 4-6 years Experience in student conduct administration, preferably within a university housing organization in Higher Education.
  
  
• 4-6 years Experience with Advocate (via Symplicity) database, or experience with a similar student conduct database and case management software.
  
  
• 4-6 years Experience working in an environment requiring knowledge of FERPA and other privacy requirements.
  
  
• Experience supervising full-time professional staff.
  
  
• Experience leading and modeling practices that foster equity and inclusion in a diverse community of residents, student staff, and professional staff.
  
  
• Experience working in a large public institution.
  
  
• Experience working with varying student populations (e.g. transfer, non-traditional, graduate, family).
  
  
• Experience infusing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles into daily work.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of common University-specific computer application programs.
  
  
• Strong leadership skills to motivate employees and influence attitudes and behaviors.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of managing high level conduct cases with layered student needs.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of University and departmental policies, processes, and procedures.
  
  
• Advanced skills in monitoring and assessing people, processes and/or services to make improvements.
  
  
• Advanced skills in active listening, critical thinking, reasoning, organizing, written and verbal communication, multitasking and intercultural competence and uses these skills to develop original ideas to solve problems.
  
  
• Advanced skills in project and program management, social perceptiveness to be aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of Student Affairs/Student Life specialization.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of advising and counseling techniques.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of risk assessment principles along with the ability to evaluate risks and the likelihood of consequences.
  
  
• Advanced mediation skills and Restorative Justice facilitation skills and training experience.
  
  
• Outstanding problem-solving capabilities to ensure responsive resolutions.
  
  
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in working with college students, paraprofessional counseling skills required.
  
  
• Outstanding administrative and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Education Policy or related field; and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  
  
• 2-4 years Experience directly supervising full-time staff in the area of Higher Education, Student Affairs, or Student Conduct.
  
  
• 2-4 years Experience in University Housing, or a combination of University Housing and Student Affairs. 

Special Conditions of Employment

• Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse
  
  
• Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse
  
  
• UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act
  
  
• Satisfactory conviction history background check
  
  
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment  

Salary Information: 

Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $85,000 - $101,295/yr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Application Link to Position Posting: 
https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucsb/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=31&JobOpeningId=69907&PostingSeq=1