Director of Community Standards at Colorado School of Mines

Job description

Engineering a world of possibilities Join a dynamic student affairs team dedicated to creating a thriving campus environment. The Director of Community Standards serves as the institutional leader for the student conduct process, overseeing all conduct-related operations, policies, and procedures. You'll help shape a culture of integrity, accountability, and belonging while guiding students through meaningful learning and development opportunities. This role requires on campus presence in Golden, Colorado. THE OPPORTUNITY Under the supervision of the Dean of Students, the Director of Community Standards will oversee all operations, policies, and procedures related to the Student Code of Conduct process. The Director of Community Standards will supervise the Assistant Director of Community Standards and provide guidance and direction to other conduct staff members in Residence Life, SAIL, and Academic Affairs. This position provides vision, planning, and execution on initiatives hosted in the Office of Community Standards and in Student Life. The Director will provide the Office more opportunities to create and implement productive proactive and responsive opportunities for students, staff, and faculty, to remain focused on integrity, accountability, and positive community experiences. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Supervision Serve as the supervisor to the Assistant Director of Community Standards and provide day-to-day support and leadership to Assistant Director. This role will support the Assistant Director in providing guidance to other conduct case managers in Student Life and Academic Affairs. Provide training and professional development to all conduct case resolution managers in Community Standards and Student Life. Coordinate resolutions in organizational conduct matters in SAIL, supervise conduct process in SAIL matters Recruit and train, and evaluate the Assistant Director of Community Standards using Mines and ASCA best practices Case Management Manage and maintain centralized records and data systems (Maxient), manage communication to involved parties of each conduct case, monitor and appropriately close cases in a timely manner Serve as a case resolution manager for conduct cases that are elevated or critical for on-campus and/or off-campus policy violations which include individual cases, student organization cases, and hazing investigations Chair the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) with the Director of Student Outreach and Support (SOS) by hosting weekly meetings, creating weekly agendas, maintaining records, creating and implementing BIT procedures, and providing professional development opportunities to BIT members Assist the Dean of Students in hearing conduct appeals Lead all aspects of the Academic Misconduct Appeal process Serve as the main point of contact and administrator for all arrests and police reports/referrals Serve as a decision-maker of TIX cases including sexual misconduct, harassment, retaliation, and discrimination Serve as main point of contact for all conduct case management at Mines Work in collaboration with Mines Public Safety, Mines Health Center (Health & Wellness Promotions, Counseling Center), SOS, Residence Life, SAIL, CASA, Human Resources and other campus partners to support students in BIT and/or in the conduct process through creative educational outcomes, workshop development, etc. Assessment, Research, and Administrative Tasks Report on trends related to Student Code of Conduct and academic integrity to key stakeholders. Stay updated on trends through ASCA and NABITA governing bodies Connect with peer institutions and research best practices for conduct case management and sanctioning Support, promote, and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in one’s work, and use data to support decision-making Provide Maxient training and access to BIT members and conduct resolution managers, as well as maintain Maxient Level 5 users for yearly clean-up and check-ins on the Maxient