Assistant Director of Community Standards - George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
About the Job
Department: University Life
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary range starting low $60k; commensurate with education and experience
Restricted: Yes
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
It is the mission of the Office of Student Conduct and the Student Conduct System at George Mason University to turn potential incidents of misconduct into opportunities for the facilitation of education and student development. It is our goal that as students make their way through the adjudication process, they will leave that process as better-educated students, better all-around members of the University community, and better global citizens.
About the Position:
The Assistant Director of Community Standards is part of the professional staff team of the Office of Student Conduct, within the Division of University Life. The position is a primary report to the Director of Student Conduct and closely collaborates with the Associate Director of Residence Life.
The Assistant Director of Community Standards manages multiple tasks while fulfilling the strategic goals as established by Student Conduct, Housing and Residence Life, and University Life. This position is responsible for the overall administration and management of residential conduct in collaboration with the Office of Student Conduct and Housing and Residence Life. The primary focus and responsibility include conduct management and procedure development for the residential communities.
Responsibilities:
Conduct Management:
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary range starting low $60k; commensurate with education and experience
Restricted: Yes
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
It is the mission of the Office of Student Conduct and the Student Conduct System at George Mason University to turn potential incidents of misconduct into opportunities for the facilitation of education and student development. It is our goal that as students make their way through the adjudication process, they will leave that process as better-educated students, better all-around members of the University community, and better global citizens.
About the Position:
The Assistant Director of Community Standards is part of the professional staff team of the Office of Student Conduct, within the Division of University Life. The position is a primary report to the Director of Student Conduct and closely collaborates with the Associate Director of Residence Life.
The Assistant Director of Community Standards manages multiple tasks while fulfilling the strategic goals as established by Student Conduct, Housing and Residence Life, and University Life. This position is responsible for the overall administration and management of residential conduct in collaboration with the Office of Student Conduct and Housing and Residence Life. The primary focus and responsibility include conduct management and procedure development for the residential communities.
Responsibilities:
Conduct Management:
- Supervises the Coordinator for Community Standards;
- Provides leadership and support for the Graduate Assistant for Community Standards;
- Oversees management of the system database utilized by hearing officers for case adjudication and development;
- Serves as a primary student conduct case manager for incidents involving residential students;
- Oversees assigning of cases to appropriate hearing officers and/or adjudication boards within Housing and Residence Life;
- Serves as hearing officer for high-level cases;
- Serves as an advisor to the Community Adjudication Board or Residential Adjudication Board as needed, and assists in the coordination of cases;
- Serves as a facilitator in the restorative justice model as needed;
- Serves as an appeals officer for cases adjudicated by Residence Life staff;
- Manages case tracking and staff accountability to ensure guidelines and case management standards are being met effectively and efficiently;
- Provides training, guidance, and coaching on the conduct and educational process with hearing officers in Residence Life;
- Provides guidance and oversight of the Residential Adjudication Board in conjunction with the Coordinator for Community Standards; and
- Ensures that student records are maintained in accordance with university policies and applicable laws.
- Gathers and reports data for monthly, semester, and annual reports, assessment initiatives, and statistical analyses;
- Oversees tracking and trends that advise on programming initiatives to support the Residence Life staff;
- Works in conjunction with the assessment team in assessing educational sanctioning and internal procedures;
- Assists in outreach to the residential student population regarding rules and regulations governing residence hall living;
- Oversees the development of educational sanctioning opportunities;
- Ensures collaboration with the Student Support & Advocacy Center in the development, implementation, and assessment of educational sanction programs addressing alcohol and other drugs; and
- Collaborates with key stakeholders to provide education regarding policies, programming based on concerns/trends, and initiatives that impact the residential community.
- Assists with Housing and Residence Life staff training regarding administration of the conduct process from its origination as an incident report through sanctioning;
- Remains current in case law, compliance guidelines, and policies governing higher education and student conduct;
- Assists with developing and maintaining a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual for case adjudication guidelines;
- Provides follow-up with staff on duty reports, upda
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