Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Belonging

Job TitleAssistant Director of Student Engagement & Belonging Agency West Texas A&M University Department Student Engagement And Leadership Proposed Minimum Salary$3,555.50 monthly Job LocationCanyon, Texas Job TypeStaff Job Description The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval. General Summary: The Assistant Director of Student Activities provides strategic leadership for campus-wide engagement initiatives that foster student connection, leadership development, community engagement, and a sense of belonging. Through innovative programming, leadership education, service opportunities, and assessment practices, this position creates meaningful pathways for students to engage in campus life and enhance their overall student experience. The Assistant Director advises the Campus Activities Board (CAB), develops and facilitates leadership development initiatives, coordinates community engagement and service opportunities, and collaborates with campus partners to advance institutional goals related to student engagement, belonging, retention, and student success. Responsibilities: Conducts planning, organizing, and executing events on various scales and types (campus traditions, leadership development, community service, etc.). This includes coordinating logistics, managing budgets, securing venues, negotiating contracts, risk management, curriculum, marketing, assessment, and overall smooth event operations. Directly supervises approximately 5 Student Consultants and an additional group of 25-75 students who volunteer in the capacity of planning and facilitating campus events. Create, maintain, and promote programming and activities calendar with special attention to student organization engagement opportunities. Collaborate with ongoing co-curricular partnerships with academic leaders that result in cross-divisional and cross-institutional student learning outcomes. Engage in marketing and promotional efforts including presentations that promote and encourage student engagement. Conduct assessments to implement best practice methods for event planning, membership development, leadership curriculum, service opportunities, recruitment, budget development and program effectiveness. Handling email communication, phone calls, other inquiries related to student activities, events, leadership development and community service opportunities. Work nights and weekends as needed. Maintains 100% compliance with timely completion of required System, University and job-specific online training courses. This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties as assigned. Necessary Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field or combination of education and experience. Four (4) years of professional experience in management of Student Activities programs. Experience planning and facilitating campus-wide events, Homecoming and Welcome Week activities, leadership training, and community service activities. Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills, ability to work in a high energy, flexible team environment. Planning large-scale campus events, advising students, collaborating with campus and community partners. Administrative skills, event planning skills, prioritization skills are necessary. Experience with marketing and promotional effort related to growth in student activity participation. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree in higher education, student affairs, marketing, or related field. Five (5) years of related experience in management of Student Activities programs contributing to significant student engagement efforts/initiatives. Experience advising/supervising student staff and providing professional development. Utilizing assessments to make data informed decisions. Ability to develop collaborative partnerships with campus and community stakeholders. Knowledge and experience working with Student Activities programs, student organizations, campus engagement. Knowledge and understanding of student development theory, student personnel administration, and retention. Has experience creating and facilitating broad engagement, socialization, and student development through the delivery of a dynamic calendar of on and off-campus events for a variety of student populations. Manage programming budget, goals, processes, assessment regarding campus programs, leadership and service events. Applicant Instructions: Please include the following with your application: Cover letter Resume Three references Please attach all documents in the attachment box at the bottom of the “My Experience” page before continuing through the application. Please use the “Upload” button to add each document individually. All revisions must be made prior to application submission. If you need assistance with uploading documents, please contact WTAMU Human Resources at hr@wtamu.edu. Due to budgetary reasons, West Texas A&M University will not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. Texas law requires all males age 18 through 25 to be properly registered with the Selective Service System. Equal Opportunity /Veterans/Disability Employer. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer. WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 39 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees. WT’s long-standing commitment has always been to serve both the students and the region of the Panhandle. Our employees make a difference every day in the lives of thousands of students, and that has countless ripple effects on people throughout the region, the state and the world. Moreover, employees are encouraged to grow professionally and personally thanks to a supportive work environment. At WT, your future is our future. Employees and their dependents get half-off their tuition and fees. The minimum starting wage is $15 per hour. Employees also have generous health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance packages, plus free basic life insurance and enrollment in the Texas Teacher Retirement System. Flexible or compressed work-week arrangements are also available. Find out more at: https://wtamu.edu/benefits West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, home to Palo Duro Canyon and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Canyon also is conveniently located near Amarillo, the largest city on Interstate 40 between Oklahoma City and Albuquerque. This region is renowned for its historical significance, vibrant arts and entertainment options, unique shopping, delicious food and the friendliest people in the state.