Assistant Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator

Assistant Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator

Coe College seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator. This role is responsible for the administration and oversight of the college student conduct process, including the student sexual misconduct process, and serves as the college’s Title IX Coordinator. The position leads efforts to create a community at Coe that promotes, nurtures and maintains positive behavior, actions, and conditions necessary for a vibrant student life and campus experience.

The Assistant Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator will lead the training and development of systems that foster student-centered development and accountability, and will serve as a member of the Student Life leadership team, which strives to create a best-in-class outside-of-the-classroom culture from the point of enrollment through graduation. The Assistant Dean also directs crisis response on an on-call duty rotation.

• Directs the implementation and evaluation of the college’s Student Code of Conduct and all policies, procedures and prevention efforts pertaining to student behavior.
• Maintains conduct records and software related to the conduct process and outcomes.
• Conducts ongoing reviews of the Student Code of Conduct involving key campus constituencies including faculty, staff and students.
• Serves as the primary hearing officer for non-academic administrative student conduct cases and institutional behavioral concerns.
• Directs the hearing board consisting of faculty, staff, and student members and provides comprehensive training and ongoing development opportunities.
• Improves the student conduct process by developing conduct process expertise among other Student Life staff with the eventual goal of directing conduct cases to appropriate staff members.
• Collaborates with residence life to ensure consistent application of the Student Code of Conduct, including case management, sanction follow-up, and appropriate interventions.
• Assists with completing Clery Act and other compliance-based reporting related to conduct and safety in a timely manner.
• Leads the review, investigation, and resolution of all reports of sexual discrimination and sexual misconduct for faculty, staff, and students.
• Maintains deep knowledge and understanding of Title IX laws and campus policies on sex discrimination and sexual misconduct.
• Assists in the investigation, management, and coordination of all Title IX complaints and the College’s response where students are involved as complainants or respondents.
• Facilitates sexual violence prevention efforts for students, faculty, and staff on campus.
• Advises the Title IX Student Advisory Board, a group of students dedicated to creating a culture of consent on campus and in their community.
• Develops and fosters a culture of communication that instills discernment, curiosity, and collaborative approaches to difference and conflict.
• Develops programming in collaboration with other parts of the Student Life team and campus to support pro-social value development among students (e.g., tolerance, civility, empathy, integrity).
• Educates and develops strengths and skill sets in conflict resolution, promoting intentional and generous communication among students, faculty and staff.
• Explores the use of restorative justice in the conduct process as a bridge to understanding and accountability through a growth mindset.
• Maintains effective relationships with other student life professionals, college leadership and faculty/staff, and interfaces with the student life office and other areas.
• Supervises the Student Life Administrative Assistant.
• Participates in college-wide events, including residence hall openings, orientation, welcome week, family weekend and commencement.
• Partners with other Student Life leaders to develop and improve student processes, policies and planning that are student-centered and compliant with regulations and best practice.
• Educates faculty, staff, and students by offering regular professional development opportunities that highlight community standards and its connection to inclusion and equity, as well as…