Associate Director, Student Engagement Colleges; SEC

Position: Associate Director, Student Engagement Colleges (SEC)
York is a leading international teaching and research university, and a driving force for positive change. Empowered by a welcoming and diverse community with a uniquely global perspective, we are preparing our students for their long-term careers and personal success. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet and our future.
The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) is the largest Faculty at York University currently with over 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and almost 100 programs delivered through 24 Departments, Schools, and Colleges. York University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive excellence in promoting and enhancing teaching, research, and student success. Through innovative course design, diverse experiential education and learning opportunities, and a supportive community environment, our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world.

The Associate Director, Student Engagement Colleges role, under the direction of the Associate Dean Students LA&PS College Heads and the Executive Director, Strategy & Administration, participates in and operationalizes strategic initiatives, set forth by the College Heads in alignment with the Faculty's strategic priorities. These priorities support the development, enhancement and implementation of student services and engagement programs for both undergraduate and graduate students in LA&PS' affiliated Colleges;

specifically, Founders College, McLaughlin College, New College, and Vanier College. The role leads the Colleges administrative team to deliver key support initiatives designed to positively influence student development, success, engagement, transitioning programing, and retention. The role creates and implements new services and programming, and assesses and enhances existing programming, through an evidence based and theoretically informed method of practice, for the Colleges.

The role provides management oversight for 1 CPM staff, 10-13 YUSA-1 staff, 35-65 work-study students, and manages a volunteer program.
To be considered for this opportunity, you will bring the following:
Education   Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, such as Education or Psychology.
Specialized training in student service, success, retention, and student development theory and programming.

Note:

Position requires verification of degree & credentials.
Experience   5 years of related experience.
3 years of management experience.
Experience in a fast-paced post-secondary student affairs environment leading the coordination and provision of student engagement, transition and/or success programming.
Experience supervising staff and volunteers, overseeing, hiring, training, setting of priorities and delegation of responsibilities in a unionized environment.
Experienced in innovative program and service design, implementation and evaluation of post-secondary student engagement and transition programs, initiatives, and services.
Experience creating and evolving departmental operating policies and procedures.

Experience with student databases and data application.

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