Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Assistant Director of Community Living in Student Affairs. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.
The Assistant Director for Operations and Community Development will focus their efforts on assisting the Associate Director with all operationally significant matters in addition to serving as the student staff recruitment and training specialist. The Assistant Director will be directly responsible for all elements of the Community Advisor (CA) Program’s training, development, and retention efforts. The Assistant Director will have previous experience in housing operations and residential life along with experiences in student development and programming. The ability to work both autonomously and collectively with multiple constituents (students, parents, administrators, etc.) is necessary.
The hiring range for this position is $58,000 - $63,600.
This is a live in position.
Key Responsibilities:
Supervise 2-3 Full-time Area Coordinators and indirectly supervise 1-2 graduate student Assistant Area Coordinators. Approximate of time spent: 30%
Work collaboratively with all members of the department to deliver an industry leading, holistic Community Advisor (CA) Program. Including leading student staff training, development, and retention. Approximate of time spent: 30%
Work collaboratively with the Associate Director to maintain a high quality, “customer first” customer service philosophy. The Assistant Director will oversee the hiring and supervision of Community Living’s student staff (Office Assistants), and will serve as the second line in all matter’s “operations” including but not limited to: social media, website, student assignments, central billing, and our housing management software. Approximate of time spent: 20%
Assist with professional staff selection and retention on an as needed basis. Approximate of time spent: 10%
Attend regularly scheduled staff and supervision meetings. Serve on Administrator on Call (AOC) duty rotation. Other duties as assigned. Approximate of time spent: 10%
Education & Work Experience:
M.A./M.S. required; field of higher education preferred.
3-5 years of work experience.
Pay Range DisclosureThe University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
Equal Opportunity StatementBrandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").
Skills Required
- M.A./M.S. required; field of higher education preferred
- 3-5 years of work experience
What We Do
Brandeis University is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, dedicated to providing a first-rate education while conducting groundbreaking research.
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