Job Posting Title: Director of Demonstration and Emergency Response ---- Hiring Department: Office of the Dean of Students ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest Start Date: May 01, 2024 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes Dean of Students staff serve students through programs, events, resources, and services built around student support, student involvement, and student conduct. Our services also include Student Governance Organizations. Dean of Students is one of eight departments in the Division of Student Affairs. Purpose Works with the Executive Director of Student Support to provide supportive leadership to the unit, demonstration response, student crisis intervention, and participate in on-call rotation. The position engages in extensive campus outreach, training, and collaboration with faculty, staff and students. Responsibilities Supervise the coordinator for demonstration and response and provide oversight and management for on-call demonstration response team. Oversee the campus demonstration response including prep meetings, demonstrations, and after-action discussions and serve as the point person for faculty/staff/students. Serve as a back-up to the executive director for the Emergency Operations Center and serve as essential personnel during campus emergencies. Responsible for communicating with leadership when needed. Provide immediate and on-going support to students needing support with absence notifications and student emergency funds. Assists with the development, interpretation, and implementation of policy and procedure related to demonstrations and emergency response. Participate in on-call rotation and serve as an emergency contact for UHD, UTPD, CMHC, and other departments after hours, on weekends and holidays. Meet with students, faculty, legal affairs, campus colleagues, community members and others, as appropriate, for consultation, training/workshops, and problem solving. Serve as a resource on demonstrations at the institution. Assists or leads special assignments within the unit and the Office of the Dean of Students, including committee appointments. Required Qualifications Master’s degree in student affairs administration, social work, psychology, counseling or related field and 7 or more years of experience in higher education administration, residence life or other community agency relating to student development. Direct experience with emergency response and critical incidents. Experience supervising staff. Demonstrated organizational, administrative, listening and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to work under stress, perform multiple tasks, and maintain confidentiality. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build campus partnerships. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications More than seven years of experience counseling or working with college students, including the following - supervision and leadership experience, direct experience with crisis management and in the development, implementation, mediation, and evaluation of crisis and-or grief intervention protocols, and assessment experience. Experience working with a law enforcement agency. Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding student problems, parental and faculty concerns. Salary Range $87,000 non-negotiable Working Conditions Standard office environment Work Shift The successful candidate must participate in on-call rotations and serve as an emergency contact for University Housing & Dining, UTPD, CMHC, and other departments after hours, on weekends and during holidays. Flexibility in schedule is important for this position. Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. 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However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF] E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. 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