Director-Student Accommodations & Support Services

• This recruitment will close to further applications at midnight on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

We are currently seeking skilled and team-oriented applicants for the following position: Director - Student Accommodations and Support Services

Reporting to the AVP for Student Life/Dean of Students, the Director for Student Accommodations & Support Services manages a team to ensure that students are connected with essential wrap-around care and services. Helping students navigate accommodations, university processes, TIX support, basic needs support, academic resources, this position is a primary leader in assessing and supporting students experiencing life issues and barriers to success.

SASS is a team dedicated to supporting students with the goal of increasing student success and retention. The Director for SASS must be able to guide a team and navigate multiple complex student cases on a concurrent basis, communicate effectively with a myriad of constituencies, prepare sensitive, high-level reports, correspondence, and briefing materials, and function autonomously with significant discretion in a dynamic environment. The position regularly deals with students in crisis and sensitive matters and is a key supervisor, case manager, communicator, educator, and advocate for students.

The Director is tasked with helping create and support an inclusive and equitable learning community at EWU for all students who need accommodations and support services. This individual is a primary point of contact for Student Accommodations and Support Services (SASS). The Director will work closely with the Senior Director to ensure students receive the accommodations and support services they need by working collaboratively with campus stakeholders, particularly departments/units integral to EWU's coordinated care network.

The Director is responsible for advising, advocating for, and providing student accommodations and support services. Additionally, the Director will help with designing and facilitating programs, workshops, resources, and communications to support students in crisis.

The Director will build collaborative internal and external relationships, work closely with Student Affairs and University leadership to connect students in need of resources and support, and assist with oversight of SASS's involvement in campus, local, and regional activities/events that contribute to student success and retention. This position supervises department staff and student employees, as well as advises and assists students, staff, and faculty with referrals to appropriate on- and off-campus resources, as needed.

Flexible work schedule is available. .

Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening sensitivity to diversity throughout the institution. Eastern Washington University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/.

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