Details
Posted: 07-Jan-22
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Other
Overarching responsibilities:
Reporting to the Assistant Head of School for Enrollment and Student Experience, the Director of Student Experience ensures the well-being of all Miller School of Albemarle’s students through intentional campus-life programming, designed to engage and include all members of its 215-student population, which is a diverse mixture of day/boarding and international/domestic students in grades 8-12. The Director will develop and execute a robust program curriculum for residential and day student populations, with a particular emphasis on designing a residential boarding program in accordance with MSA’s mission and values. The Director will lead the Office Student Experience, which consists of two Assistant Directors. The Director also works closely with the Dean of Students, School Counselor, and nursing staff. As well, the Director will coordinate with Residential Faculty and Supervisory Duty Team members, in order to ensure the successful execution of the student life program Sunday through Saturday during the academic year. The position entails a high level of administration duties. Due to the nature and supervisory responsibilities of this position, it is strongly encouraged that the Director resides full-time on campus.
Specific Job Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):
- Residential Life Curriculum
- Establish and deliver a comprehensive and impactful Residential Life Mission, Values, and Program
- Implement and coordinate training for intentional boarding life curriculum
- Work directly with Residential Faculty and RA’s to implement curriculum
- Supervise all “Town Hall” and Dorm Meetings
- Create feedback and evaluation system for dorm faculty performance and programming
- Weekend Programming
- Develop and supervise expanded on and off-campus weekend opportunities/activities that reflect the school’s mission and values and align with the school calendar
- Maintain a system for tracking and evaluation of student activities and sign-ups for direct feedback to students and parents
- Duty Team Supervision
- Maintain and enhance a training system for Residential Faculty and for faculty and staff composing duty teams to ensure support for consistency and intentionality, to ultimately enhance boarding student and day student life experiences and opportunities
- Create Duty Guidelines and Expectations that address Residential Life, Risk Management, and MSA policies which are easily referenced, accessed, and consistent
- Create and document performance for feedback system for accountability for Residential Life Faculty and staff and faculty composing Duty Teams
- Work with Admissions to ensure fulfillment of vision and consistency between the marketing of programs and actual practice
- Conduct monthly Student Life/ Admissions meetings
- Serve as Student Advisor
- Member of MSA Administrative Team
- Serve on Supervisory Duty Team
- Lead a co-curricular activity or coach a sport for one season
- Advanced college degree preferred but not essential
- Relevant residential life experience a MUST
- Ability to communicate and relate well to high school-aged students
- Willingness to work in a seven-day boarding school community
- Acceptance and clear understanding of Miller School of Albemarle mission and values