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Interim Director of Basic Needs and Student Housing
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Position Number: 5789943
Location: Imperial, CA
Position Type: Residence Life and Housing

Interim Director of Basic Needs and Student Housing

Salary: $99,269.00 - $129,530.00 Annually
Job Type: Educational Administrator
Job Number: 25-024
Closing: Continuous
Location: Imperial, CA
Division: Student Affairs

Representative Duties

DEFINITION:
Under the supervision of an appropriate supervisor, the Student Housing and Equity Director manages and coordinates student housing, recruits housing insecure students, provides intake assessments and case management services, coordinates activities for housing residents, and ensures a compliant and safe living environment. The Student Housing and Equity Director works to provide direction for student learning and academic success by coordinating the administrative, supervisory, and programmatic efforts for IVC's residential communities. The Student Housing and Equity Director is responsible for the development of comfortable living and learning communities that foster academic success.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of assigned faculty and staff; plan, assign, and review work; make recommendations regarding the selection process.

Oversee and coordinate the necessary delivery of services to all student residents in the housing community. Assess residents for needs, challenges, and appropriate services.

Perform research, develop new programs, and provide recommendations to college administrators, faculty and staff; including pursuit of grants to meet evolving trends in services to students with housing needs.

Coordinate the development of college policies and procedures regarding services for students with special housing needs; research and analyze issues and interpret state and federal regulations and legislation impacting assigned programs and functions.

Coordinate instructional and accessibility services and programs for student residents with appropriate stakeholders at the college, government agencies, and community resources organizations.

Provide individual consultation and guidance for students in housing and who need housing services; Conduct an Individualized Service Plan and case management services to residents.

Provide residents with referral services as needed for on-site and off-site services and activities, including mental health and substance abuse services and opportunities for educational & career development.

Ensure student residents are abiding by all Housing rules and policies, all Campus rules and policies, and all rules and policies of the community the students are residing in; address and resolve student resident conduct matters, including the handling of Title IX complaints.

Oversee and perform routine health and safety inspections of student housing; report and resolve health and safety violations; hold periodic fire and other types of emergency drills as required; serve as campus representative for any emergency which occurs in student housing.

Participate, plan, organize, and conduct meetings, seminars, and training programs relating to services and programs for student residents and perspective student residents.

Prepare and submit reports in a timely manner.

Coordinate any facilities maintenance and repair requests, ensuring timely reporting of issues and expedited resolution of maintenance needs; coordinate training as needed for student residents in the maintenance and operations of occupied residences, including student resident orientation.

Attend college, district, departmental, and participatory governance meetings in an effort to ensure coordination of support services, and follow-up activities regarding student housing.

Prepare budget estimates; administer and monitor approved budgets.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of a Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or other related field to Student Services or Housing Management.

AND

Two years of full time experience in a higher educational setting or relevant setting in serving persons experiencing housing security needs.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working with transitional age youth, individuals with mental disabilities, low-income families and Experience working in Student Housing, in Academic Support, and in Community Engagement and Outreach.

Supplemental Information

RANGE 7 ON THE UNREPRESENTED GROUP SALARY SCHEDULE. Initial salary placement is normally at Step 1, no higher than Step 3. Please click here (Download PDF reader) to review current salary schedule.

FIRST REVIEW DATE
First review date is November 6, 2024:
Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by November 6, 2024 are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.

A standard application consists of the following:

Foreign Transcripts: Candidates who are applying for faculty and/or academic administrator positions and are submitting foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation from a NACES member organization. Please attach the documents to your online application.
NOTE: Please note that no additional attachments or information beyond the required documents noted above will be considered as part of the application. We kindly request that you adhere to the specified requirements outlined in the application guidelines.

For Additional inquiries please contact:
Martha Gutierrez
HR Technician - Recruitment
Phone: 760-355-6212
Email: martha.gutierrez@imperial.edu

EEO Information

Imperial Community College District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate any applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status. This prohibition against unlawful discrimination extends to any person who is perceived to have any of the above characteristics or who is associated with someone who has, or who is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND DIVERSITY

With the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity of all students, Imperial Valley College embraces diversity among students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a recognition of the complexity of our present state, and a call to action for a better future. Embracing diversity means that we must intentionally practice equity and respect toward one another, and understand that discrimination and prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining barriers for others. In order to embrace diversity, we also acknowledge that institutional discrimination and implicit bias exist, and that our goal is to eradicate those vestiges from our system. Our commitment to diversity requires that we strive to eliminate those barriers to equity, and that we act deliberately to create a safe and positive environment where individual and group differences are valued and leveraged for our growth and understanding as an educational community.

To advance the goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the success of students and employees, we must honor that each individual is unique and that our individual differences contribute to the ability of the college to prepare students on their educational journeys. This requires that we develop and implement policies and procedures, encourage individual and systemic change, continually reflect on our efforts, and hold ourselves accountable for the results of our efforts in accomplishing our goals.

We are invested as a community in cultivating and maintaining a climate where equity and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and experiences. Individual and group differences can include, but are not limited to the following dimensions: race, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, immigration status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, religion, creed, military or veteran status, socioeconomic status, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. We acknowledge that the concept of inclusion and diversity is ever-evolving, thus we create space to allow our understanding to grow through the periodic review of this statement. In service of these goals, Imperial Valley College is committed to fostering an employment environment that offers equal employment opportunity for all and an educational environment that ensures the equal educational opportunity of all students.

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The Imperial Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and will implement a comprehensive program to put those principles into practice. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, political or organizational affiliation, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will strive to achieve a workforce that is welcoming to men, women, persons with disabilities and individuals from all ethnic and other groups to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment. Such an environment fosters cooperation, acceptance, democracy and free expression of ideas.