Assistant Dean of Students

Compensation: $92,040 - $110,000 based on skills and experience

Position Summary

The Assistant Dean of Students provides leadership to the campus community through the development, implementation, supervision, and evaluation of comprehensive programs/services in the Offices of Student Life and Student Housing, and also takes a leadership role in facilitating student conduct, student wellness, and crisis management. The successful candidate will support all students in their professional development through co-curricular offerings and advisement. The Assistant Dean of Students will initiate programs designed to build campus environments, developmental structures, and administrative support that enhance the quality of all students' educational experience. The Assistant Dean of Students will report to the Dean of Students and collaborate with the Student Success and Wellness staff to develop an office that supports all students in each of the colleges in their pursuit of academic and professional excellence.

Our generous benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision plans; paid parental leave; short term and long term disability plans; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; and a 403(b) retirement plan which includes a 8% employer contribution once eligible. RFUMS is committed to employee wellbeing and work-life balance. This position is eligible for 24 days of vacation/ personal leave, 15 sick days, and 9 paid holidays, paid winter break, plus two floating holidays.

Who We Are

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, a national leader in interprofessional medical and healthcare education, is a graduate-level health sciences university situated on an attractive 85-acre campus in North Chicago, Illinois, approximately 40 miles north of the city of Chicago. Rosalind Franklin University is comprised of six Schools: the Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing, and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Rosalind Franklin University enrolls approximately 2,000 students per academic year. Founded in 1912, Rosalind Franklin University has educated more than 16,000 medical and advanced health sciences degree graduates in the United States and worldwide.

Through collaborative partnerships, The Division of Student Success and Wellness empowers and supports our diverse learners to reach their academic, personal, and professional goals by offering innovative programming and services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Leadership Team for the Division of Student Success and Wellness, contributing to strategic planning, policy development, assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate programs, services, and initiatives that support student success, professional development, academic achievement, leadership growth, wellness, and community engagement.
• Supervise professional staff responsible for the Offices of Student Life and Student Housing; provide leadership, mentorship, and performance management for direct reports.
• Oversee the operation of the university's residential community, ensuring quality housing accommodations, student engagement, community standards, and well-maintained facilities that support student success and well-being.
• Lead the administration of the institution's student conduct and community standards process, including the investigation, adjudication, and resolution of alleged violations involving misconduct, professionalism, and academic integrity.
• Administer student conduct policies, procedures, professionalism standards, and educational interventions to promote accountability, ethical decision-making, restorative practices, and professional growth.
• Serve as the primary institutional resource for students, faculty, and staff regarding student conduct, professionalism expectations, behavioral concerns, and community standards.
• Partner with academic leaders, faculty, student support services, legal counsel, and other campus stakeholders to address complex student issues, conduct matters, and student success concerns.
• Serve as a Student Success and Wellness representative in Title IX, discrimination, harassment, and related student conduct investigations. Track all cases in the student conduct software database and serve as a superuser and administrator of that system.
• Monitor trends in student conduct, student engagement, and campus climate; utilize assessment data to inform prevention strategies, policy enhancements, and student development initiatives.
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets for assigned functional areas and ensure effective stewardship of institutional resources.
• Develop assessment and evaluation tools to measure program effectiveness, student learning outcomes, campus climate, and the overall impact of division services.
• Advocate for student needs and concerns while fostering an inclusive, supportive, and engaging campus environment that promotes student success and well-being.
• Lead the planning, implementation, and assessment of major university events and programs, including orientation programs, leadership initiatives, ceremonies, special events, and commencement exercises, including budget oversight and operational management.
• Participate in a divisional on-call rotation, serving as a senior Student Affairs resource for after-hours consultation, decision-making, crisis management, and coordination of institutional responses to student-related emergencies and critical incidents.

Conditions of Employment

• Must achieve satisfactory results from a background check

Required Education and Experience

• Master's degree in College Student Personnel or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs, residence life, student conduct, and community development or equivalent.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Ten years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs, residence life, and community development at an institution of higher education.
• Training, certification, or experience as a Title IX investigator

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent skills in the management of processes and people, and experience in the supervision of professional, master's-level staff in a higher education environment.
• Highly developed project management & leadership experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply student and professional development theory, concepts, methods, and techniques.
• Ability to analyze complex environments and problems and develop appropriate goals and strategies for solution and resolution.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply best practices of higher education and student affairs administrative models, philosophies, and principles.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply counseling, advising, group facilitation, and conflict management methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of applicable University, state, and federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience providing training and facilitation with an understanding of environmental dynamics and cultural awareness.
• Excellent event planning, marketing, and implementation concepts and techniques.
• Proficiency and knowledge of personal computer applications (Microsoft Office Suite, etc.).

Typical physical demands and working conditions

• Selected candidate must have the mental and physical capability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Work is of minimal physical demand in an office setting, with duties being performed while sitting, standing, or occasionally stooping.
• May require some evening or weekend work.

EOE, including Disability / Vets