Director of Student Conduct

La Salle University, United States

Updated: about 9 hours ago
Location: Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
Deadline: 30 Jun 2024

Position Details
Position Overview


Position Title Director of Student Conduct
Department 291100 - Campus Life
Position Type Regular
Position Classification Full-Time, 12 months
Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No
If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date

Position Description/Posting Details


Posting Number S1136P
Position Summary
The Director of Student Conduct is responsible for the administration of the University’s student conduct process and serves as the lead conduct officer, adjudicating cases of moderate to serious violations of the student code of conduct, including sexual misconduct and Title IX cases. The Director also provides training for university student conduct officers, professional and paraprofessional staff who administer policies and procedures with Residence Life and Student Affairs. The Director offers alternative forms of dispute resolution when appropriate and provides regular updates to the campus community regarding compliance and regulatory issues in higher education connected to student misconduct., The Director serves as a member of the University’s Sexual Misconduct and Interpersonal Violence Response Team, in accordance with the University’s process when there are allegations of student-to-student sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, sexual exploitation or stalking.
Essential Duties
  • Code of Conduct
    • Oversee operation of the University Student Conduct System
    • Adjudicate individual student cases via formal conduct hearings and/or refers cases to the informal hearing process or other conflict resolution processes as appropriate
    • Ensures the effective administration of the University’s student conduct code and student conduct process by serving as the lead conduct officer for nonacademic student misconduct and training both professional and paraprofessional staff in all aspects of the University’s student conduct process.
    • Promotes the Student Code of Conduct and university expectations to all students at major touchpoints during orientation and first-year student programming, and through collaborative programming and outreach year-round.
    • Coordinates and chairs all Formal Hearings related to violations of the Student Code of Conduct, Anti-Harassment Non-Discrimination policy, Sexual Misconduct & Interpersonal Violence policy, and the Title IX policy.
    • Maintain current knowledge of Student Conduct trends by researching best practices, and benchmarking at peer institutions

  • Sexual Misconduct & Interpersonal Violence and Title IX
    • Serves as a member of the University’s Sexual Misconduct Advocacy & Response Team
    • Works in collaboration with the Title IX Coordinator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Director of Investigations and Compliance, the Assistant Director of Public Safety for Investigations and Compliance, Sexual Misconduct/Educator/Advocate and Respondent Advocate regarding all components of violations involving sexual misconduct, harassment and/or discrimination, including campus training, data management, and on-going professional development.
    • Collaborate with campus partners in responding to Sexual Misconduct & Interpersonal Violence and Title IX violations, including, the Title IX Coordinator, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, the Director of Compliance and Investigations, the Assistant Director of Sexual Misconduct Advocacy & Education, and the Respondent Advocate, including issuing interim measures, reasonable accommodations, training materials, and safety planning.
    • Maintains updated training for compliance as a decision maker for Title IX and other Sexual Misconduct conduct procedures.
  • Administrative, Assessment and Compliance
    • Supervision of one direct report
    • Serves as the university’s Maxient expert super user by overseeing case management, staff training on software use and maximizing the functionality of the platform with updates.
    • Initiates annual goal setting and outcomes assessment, maintains accurate and complete conduct records in compliance with the records retention policy, and effectively communicates student conduct policies, procedures, and services through the delivery of online materials to the campus community.
    • Manages the university’s student conduct records and all related record disclosure requests in accordance with FERPA regulations.
    • Conducts an annual review and audit of the Student Code of Conduct and student conduct processes to recommend appropriate revisions and provide statistical reports and summaries regarding caseloads, types of conduct cases and outcomes.
    • Manages the crises response procedures, manuals, and trainings for after-hours crises response for all levels of the residence hall on-call rotation
  • Liaison
    • Represent the Office of Student Conduct and Residence Life on Students of Concern Committee
    • Serves as a member of the Clery Team and provide annual statistics on Alcohol, Drug and Weapons referrals.
    • Represents the Division of Student Development & Campus Life on various university-wide committees and initiatives.
    • Collaborates closely with the Student Counseling Center on referrals regarding mental health treatment and support services, as well as sanctions related to alcohol and drug education.
    • Supports the university at major and large-scale campus events, including orientation, graduation, and admitted student days.
    • Promotes the Student Code of Conduct and university expectations to all students at major touchpoints during orientation and first-year student programming, and through collaborative programming and outreach year-round.
  • Training
    • Provides campus-wide training regarding the Student Code of Conduct, incident reporting, FERPA, and records requests.
    • Ensure that the student conduct process is equitable, educational, and restorative through the implementation and use of best practices and comprehensive hearing officer training.
    • Manage the training, onboarding, and supervision of all informal and formal hearing officers.
    • Assists the Director for Residence Life with training of professional and paraprofessional staff, reviewing their performance and providing effective feedback to staff: Area Coordinators, and Assistant Area Coordinators who serve as informal hearing officers and supervisors of Resident/Community Assistants; Resident/Community Assistants on appropriate documentation, confrontation, and promotion of University standards of behavior.
Secondary Responsibilities
  • Facilitates a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds
  • Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing training and/or courses required by Student Development & Campus Life leadership.
  • Manages the Office of Student Conduct social media accounts.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
# of Direct Reports 1
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in counseling, student personnel, or other relevant field.
  • Five years of professional experience in student affairs, with increasing responsibilities and emphasis in student conduct.
  • Working knowledge of legal and compliance issues related to student conduct and Title IX.
  • Familiarity with University policies and procedures.
  • Extensive experience working with university public safety, student counseling, alcohol and other drug educators, and residence life staff.
  • Excellent administrative, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Maxient data management experience and training.
  • Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Significant experience with issues of Sexual Misconduct including the adjudication of Student Sexual Misconduct cases and providing education, outreach, and compliance regarding sexual violence issues impacting higher education.
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours
  • Must have the ability to be mobile throughout the La Salle University campus.
Special Instructions to Applicant
La Salle University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports a fully inclusive, equitable, and diverse working and learning environment. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
La Salle University offers its eligible employees comprehensive medical and dental plans, employer paid life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays), and tuition benefits such as no cost undergraduate and graduate degree programs for its employees (with no wait period) and no cost undergraduate degree programs for its employees’ dependents (after completing the required years of service).

Posting Information


Application Open Date 05/14/2024
Application Close Date 06/30/2024
Application Open To Internal and External Applicants

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