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ASSIST DEAN, STUDENTS
Job Title: ASSIST DEAN, STUDENTS
Job Code: 2780
FLSA: E
Job Level: 13
Revised Date: 12/01/2007
Job Family: JF 33
Occupational Summary
Assist in the administration of the university's conduct process for undergraduate students. Investigate allegations, serve as a hearing and mediation officer, and issue sanctions as appropriate. Serve as liaison to internal and external constituencies. Conduct professional and paraprofessional training. Enter and maintain records in compliance with OSC and university policies. Participate as a member in the institution's 24/7 crisis response on-call system and attend regularly scheduled training.
Work Performed
Assist in the receipt of complaints and investigation of allegations of undergraduate student conduct
Serve as a hearing officer for administrative resolution of cases of student and group/organization misconduct; mediate assigned cases involving student conflict
Determine responsibility for allegations of misconduct; issue university-level sanctions as appropriate
Write follow-up letters, finalize cases, and complete records in data management system
Monitor completion of sanctions issues through the disciplinary process
Counsel students in academic, personal, and disciplinary matters
Meet regularly with key constituencies regarding shared concerns
Provide outreach to university offices regarding office policy and procedures and university protocols
Provide ongoing training of policies and procedures to faculty and staff in university offices and schools
Aid in the development and coordination of training for paraprofessional staff
Aid in office assessment efforts in accordance with OSC and Divisional standards
Communicate to internal and external constituencies
Develop and facilitate prevention initiatives for campus subpopulations
Support university officials in collecting federally-required information
Serve as "dean on-call" in 24-hour emergency on-call rotation; respond to crises involving students; assist in development of protocols
Assist in the review and development of university policies related to student conduct
Assist in the editing of office publications, including the OSC website and The Duke Community Standard in Practice: A Guide for Undergraduates
Other related duties as assigned incidental to the nature of the position or appropriate to the missions of the Office of Student Conduct, the Dean of Students Office, the Division of Student Affairs, and the university
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires a Master's degree in higher education/student services, counseling, or related area.
Experience
Three (3) years (post-master's degree) of relevant experience in a higher education or related setting. Background in advising/counseling students and prior work administering judicial processes preferred.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
