Walla Walla University is actively seeking an Associate Dean of Men. This position is full-time, salaried, exempt. The pay ranges from $54,972.36 to $62,468.59 annually, with subsidized dorm apartment rent. Benefits include comprehensive medical, retirement, free tuition, tuition assistance for dependents, generous paid time off, and more! To learn more and apply, visit: jobs.wallawalla.edu.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate Dean of Men at Walla Walla University (WWU) plays a vital role in supporting and guiding residents in all aspects of campus and spiritual life. This position requires exceptional interpersonal skills to effectively work with students, parents, guests, and visitors. The Associate Dean resides in a dorm apartment and collaborates closely with the other deans to foster a consistent and team-oriented environment, with a strong emphasis on customer service. As a mentor and role model, the Associate Dean provides a positive and enriching experience for residents, exemplifying a Seventh-day Adventist Christian atmosphere.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. On-Duty Dean
• Provides a welcoming atmosphere and is available to residents, parents, visitors and WWU personnel while representing the University.
• Receives specialized training to provide emergency support and act as a primary point of contact in the event of medical, fire, death, threat, or catastrophic event involving the residence hall or a residence hall resident.
• Mentors and supports student’s overall well-being. Ensures soft-referral for students to campus resources as needed.
• Communicates and assures compliance of the resident hall handbook and all WWU policies. Timely reports student conduct violations to the Dean of Students.
• Approves leave slips, late leaves, and completes Door Activity Report including calling students to follow-up on evening accountability.
• Supervises Resident Assistants and Front Desk Workers, and maintains availability via phone and email for questions.
• Handles daily unknowns, such as maintenance issues, key replacements, conflict resolution, and guest walk-ins.
• On-call rotation during nights and weekends.
• Provides additional support during move-in/out weeks.
• Coordinates summer reservation process for guests and groups.

2. Resident Accountability
• Manages the Curfew and No Contact Programs.
• Monitors weekly worship attendance and supplies notification progress letters to residents.
• Maintains quarterly list of violations, meets with and issues contracts for students out of compliance.
• Confers with Dean of Students on all student conduct violations.
3. Omicron Pi Sigma (OPS) Men’s Club Sponsor
• Oversees OPS budget, supplies, and materials.
• Assists with planning and implementing OPS events, including Amateur Hour, Mud Bowl, Superbowl, Blood Drive, elections, food feeds, weekly worships, and others.
• Reviews and approves publications including weekly newsletters, signs or other promotional materials.
• Collaborates with OPS sponsor for consistent student experiences.
4. Regularly attends and participates in assigned committees.
5. Performs other duties as assigned formally or informally, orally or in writing.

Required Experience

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Minimum BA/BS degree or equivalent experience. MA/MS degree preferred.
Licenses/Certifications: CPR and First Aid Certification, may be completed upon hire.
Experience/Skills: 1-3 years, 3-5 years preferred.
Quality/Compliance: Achieving a standard of excellence with our work processes and outcomes, demonstrating strong attention to detail, honoring University policies and all regulatory requirements, and maintaining confidentiality.
Customer Focus: Striving for high customer satisfaction, going out of their way to be helpful and pleasant, making it easy as possible on the customer rather than our department or the University.
Communication: Balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately, influencing others, keeping others informed.
Collegiality: Being helpful, respectful, approachable and team-oriented, building strong working relationships and a positive work environment, and ability to relate to and work with diverse groups of people.
Initiative: Taking ownership of work responsibilities, doing what is needed without being asked, following through.
Efficiency: Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time and dependable, being cost conscious, thinking of better ways to do things.
Coachability: Being receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.

People management: Setting clear expectations, reviewing progress, providing timely feedback and guidance, holding people accountable.

Submit an application now, by visiting: jobs.wallawalla.edu.

Posted by:Keri Self

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