Type of Appointment: Full-Time, Management Personnel Plan (MPP II)

Anticipated Hiring Amount: $120,000 - $175,000 annually (Commensurate with experience)

Work Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm, unless otherwise notified

Benefits Include: (15) Paid Holidays, (24) Vacation Days, Comprehensive Benefits Package 

Recruitment Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Priority Consideration Date: November 12, 2024

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Student Wellbeing, Care, Access, and Crises:

• Serves as a visible, reliable, accessible, and well-known point of contact for faculty, staff, and students on all matters pertaining to student crises, emergencies, and support.
• Lead campus response to emergencies and crisis situations involving students. This may sometimes include after hours and weekend responsibilities.
• Chairs the multidisciplinary Students of Concern Team (SOCT) - Ensures team members are properly trained; conducts outreach and education regarding SOCT to faculty, staff, and students; prepares presentations, reports, and data related to SOCT functions; maintains Maxient database.
• Member of high-profile campus committees and teams, including Threat Management Team, Protest Management Team, Campus Climate Reporting Team, and others as designated.
• Serves as University Representative on the Board of Directors for Associated Students Incorporated (ASI).
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with ASI student leaders, ASI Executive Director, and other ASI professionals.
• Provides on the ground support during student protests and activism activities.
• Cultivates, builds, and maintains relationships with student activists and their advisors.
• Meets with students and families who express concerns on behalf of the President.
• Consults with faculty and staff on student issues and conducts outreach and education on matters pertaining to student wellbeing and support. 

Management and Supervision:

• Provides vision, strategic direction and supervision for a portfolio that includes Student Affairs Case Management, basic needs services, and student conduct.
• Guides, supports, leads, and evaluates unit managers.
• Ensures portfolio compliance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations, as well as engagement in student success assessment, program reviews, quality improvements, and the implementation of new technologies.
• Establish, maintain and monitor budget and resource management; write proposals to enhance resources.
• Monitors policy development and application in each of the overseen units; evaluates and discusses with University administration any policy concerns revealed by direct reports, particularly those with broad institutional implications and/or relating to students. Provides oversight regarding the quality of the student experience and successful programming across multiple departments.
• Ensure that activities developed, implemented, and assessed are in alignment with the purpose of increasing student retention, persistence, and graduation rates.
• Actively engages in the Division of Student Affairs’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging activities, initiatives, and on-going education opportunities.
• Ensures all staff within portfolio engage in DEIB education. 

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

• Integrate more culturally relevant and social justice mindedness through learning of one's own cultural and engaging in more opportunities to learn about other communities different from our own to continually build the department's commitment to becoming a culturally relevant organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree - Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Development / Student Affairs or related field
• Five (5) years of professional experience supervising, leading and managing a complex organization with strong leadership skills engaging campus constituents and supporting student growth and development.
• Two (2) years experience supervising a multi-departmental portfolio that demonstrates effective personnel management, negotiation, public speaking and relationship building skills. Experience leading behavioral intervention teams and serving as decision-maker during student crises.
• Innovative use of technology and competency in building and analyzing data of all types for decision-making purposes.
• A competitive candidate will be an experienced, creative, compassionate, proven leader who has solid operational knowledge of, and demonstrated success in leading and managing the major elements of the Deputy Dean of Students portfolio.
• Candidates for this position will also possess a strong knowledge of and experience implementing best practices, as well as demonstrated leadership ability in working with a range of professional staff, faculty, parents and guardians, senior administrative colleagues, other campus constituents and external organizations.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• The ideal candidate will perform at the advanced level in the ten Professional Competency areas for Student Affairs Educators as outlined by ACPA and NASPA.
• Direct experience adjudicating student conduct cases.
• Experience managing in a collective bargaining environment.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Cal Poly Pomona, we are committed to the urgent and ongoing work of creating and sustaining an inclusive campus where all students, faculty, and staff are welcomed, respected and can flourish to achieve their dreams of success.  

We believe diversity strengthens community. Cal Poly Pomona proudly holds designations as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). In 2022, the campus launched the Black Thriving Initiative recognizing that Cal Poly Pomona’s future as a university must be linked to the success of its Black community.

More information about our campus initiatives can be found on the Office of Inclusive Excellence’s website. 

Out of State Work

The California State University (CSU) system is a network of twenty-three public universities providing access to a quality education through the support of California taxpayers. Part of CSU’s mission is to prepare educated, responsible individuals to contribute to California’s schools, economy, culture, and future. As an agency of the State of California, the CSU’s business operations almost exclusively reside within California.   The CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. For more information, go to https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/10899725/latest/.

Background Check

Cal Poly Pomona will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates, pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check). The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. In determining the suitability of the candidate for the position, Cal Poly Pomona will give an individualized assessment to any information that the applicant submits for consideration regarding the criminal conviction history such as the nature, gravity and recency of the conviction, the candidate’s conduct, performance or rehabilitation efforts since the conviction and the nature of the job applied for. For more information, go to https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/13813878/latest/.

Employment Eligibility Verification

Cal Poly Pomona hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.  For more information, go to https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.

Conflict of Interest 

This position is a “designated position” in the California State University’s Conflict of Interest Code.  The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file financial interest disclosure forms subject to state regulations.  For more information, go to https://www.cpp.edu/eoda-hr/departments/hrpar/coi.shtml.   

Outside Employment Disclosure 

Executive and Management Plan Personnel employees must disclose all current outside employment at the time of hire as a precondition of hire and at the following times after hire: annually in July, within 30 days of accepting outside employment, and upon their manager’s request.  For more information, go to https://www.cpp.edu/eoda-hr/departments/hrpar/outside-employment-disclosure.shtml.   

Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA)

The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. See policy at https://calstate.policystat.com/v2/policy/10927154/latest/.

Security & Fire Safety 

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), Cal Poly Pomona’s Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report are available for viewing at: https://www.cpp.edu/pdfs/annual_security_report.pdf and https://www.cpp.edu/housing/documents/fire_safety_report.pdf.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

As a federal contractor, Cal Poly Pomona will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.  For more information, see the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision poster.

Reasonable Accommodation

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the ADA Coordinator by email at ADACoordinator@cpp.edu. For more information, go to Employment Notices.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cal Poly Pomona is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workforce. The university subscribes to all state and federal regulations that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, medical condition, and veteran or military status.  We engage the talents of all qualified workers, regardless of their background. More information is available at Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Other Notices

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