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Human Resources

Director, Office of Student Involvement

This position supports IWU students by providing leadership and vision for a broad range of co-curricular student engagement opportunities, including registered student organizations, fraternity and sorority participation, campus activities, and leadership development programming. The Director also provides daily oversight and facility management of the Hansen Student Center.  This is a full time, on-campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.

Responsibilities:

  • Internal University-wide programming; support the transition of first year students into the IWU community by coordinating orientation programming, including alcohol education, sexual assault awareness and contemporary issues that impact college campuses; coordinate the delivery of community building programming during homecoming and family weekend; supervises and backs up the administrative assistant who manages 25Live reservations across campus
  • Fraternity & Sorority Community Oversight; provide oversight to the three Interfraternity Council (IFC) chapters and four College Panhellenic chapters; develop an individualed approach to engage in conversation with students and chapters about their academic, career, and life goals; ensure chapters adhere to the minimum expectations and advance their organization through the Chapter Thrive Program; build and deliver intentional education and awareness around health and safety guidelines and proactices (alcohol awareness, hazing prevention, bystander intervention, sexual violence prevention, etc.); co-advises chapters and utilizes counseling and reflective advising techniques to provide academic support and personalized guidance for leaders within these communities
  • Involvement oversight; supports IWU’s mission of realizing individual potential and developing global citizens by providing a myriad of co-curricular opportunities; Co-advise the Student Senate with VP for Student Affairs; support the Assistant Director in developing leadership programs; manage all aspects of the office budget and student activity fee related budgets
  • Supervision of Office of Student Involvement; responsible for overall recruitment, selection, training and supervision of one exempt and one support staff; utilize synergistic and mentorship techniques to guide the professional development and career growth of staff in office; responsible for designing and implementing a supervision approach for 20 student works
  • Facility management; provide daily facility management and maintenance of Hansen Student Center, including supervising the Hansen Crew Student Employment Team; oversee the facilities of the three fraternity and one sorority chapter houses

Requirements:

  • Master’s degree required in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration, Counseling or similar fields of study; 5 years of related experience may substitute for required master’s degree
  • Three years of relevant experience
  • Participates in on-call/Dean on Duty rotation

 

Please download the application at www.iwu.edu/human-resources/job-openings/.   Feel free to also include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.  Review of complete applicant materials will begin immediately, with a priority deadline of 11/1/2024, and the position will remain open until filled.

 

Submit to:

Email:  hr@iwu.edu

Illinois Wesleyan University
Human Resources, Holmes 209
1312 N. Park Street
Bloomington, IL  61701
Fax:  309-556-1710

The final candidate will pass a pre-employment background investigation.  

$52-58k, based on experience

An overview of IWU benefits can be found here. Illinois Wesleyan University does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.

Illinois Wesleyan University is committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse, inclusive, and civil community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. We seek candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to supporting and further building our community in these dimensions. Illinois Wesleyan University is an EEO Employer.  Illinois Wesleyan University’s sexual misconduct policy may be accessed at www.iwu.edu/human-resources/SexualMisconductPolicy.html.  Illinois Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusive excellence; details at www.iwu.edu/diversity.