Assistant Director of Student Leadership

Angola, Indiana

Summary

The Assistant Director of Student Leadership is responsible for fostering essential social relationships, cultivating community, and developing leadership skills through involvement with Trine Student Government, various student organizations, and service opportunities in the Trine community.

Essential Responsibilities

Excellent customer service and organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and other departmental staff. This position requires flexible scheduling that may include occasional evening and weekend work. Enthusiastic demeanor, strong communication, professionally positive social media presence, and organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary.

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student Services, the Assistant Director of Student Leadership has the responsibility to perform the following:

Assist with planning, implementing, and coordinating all Orientation programming including SOAR, Spring Orientation, and Fall Orientation
Assist with the hiring, training, and supervision of the SOAR and Orientation Leader student team
Assist other members within the Office of Student Affairs with organizing and facilitating move-in and move-out weekends.
Serve as co-advisor for Greek Life, Student Government, and National Society of Leadership & Success
Oversee the Student Government budget allocation spending process in partnership with the Student Government Treasurer.
Maintain all registered student organization records and collect all necessary updates each semester
Manage student organization fundraising events and on-campus tabling approvals
Assist with managing the details of the Campus Activities Website (Presence); including the organizational management, assigning administrative access to staff/student leaders, and updating activities/events in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Student Activities.
Plan and implement university service activities, community engagement activities, on-going service initiatives with Education One and other various events that connect Trine student life with the local communities.
Update and maintain the Student Government tab of MyPortal
Serve on campus committees
Assist the Assistant Director of Student Activities as needed with programming/events
Work a minimum of 40 hours per week and when necessary, work evenings and weekends and when activity concerns demand his/her presence
Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Student Services.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent higher education experience and training preferred.

Benefits

Trine University offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Benefits offered include:

Health – medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs, flex spending or HSA accounts
Retirement – after one year of full-time service you are eligible for employer contribution of 5% and up to an additional 5% employer match
Life Insurance – a variety of voluntary life options are available along with employee life insurance (1½ times annual salary)
Education – after 6 months of full-time service education benefits are available for employee, spouse, and dependent children
Vacation and Sick Pay – in accordance with Trine's policy

Salary

The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Trine University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, citizenship status, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law, unless such basis constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification. Trine will comply with its legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for religious beliefs.