Job Summary: The primary responsibility of the Director of Student Activities will be to work closely with the Student Life Office and student leaders to plan, organize, and run all student activities throughout the academic year, work that is viewed through an educational lens and is intended to help students develop their personal leadership qualities. The Director of Student Activities is expected to work closely with students to guide them through this growth and ensure that all aspects of community events are handled appropriately. In addition, the Director will work with the Assistant Head/Dean of Faculty to help coordinate faculty support and supervision of events.   This is a full-time faculty position. 

Responsibilities Include:

•  Plan, organize, and facilitate multiple community events on campus each week, including select Friday nights and Sunday afternoons, all Saturday nights and all long weekends while school is in session
• Produce a year-long calendar of student events to be distributed at the beginning of the school year and updated throughout the year
•  Plan, organize, facilitate and evaluate major all-school events, including but not limited to community dinners, campus décor at Christmas, Winter Formal, Spring Dance Weekend, Prom, Senior Week Events, and the Senior Dinner/Dance
• Work closely with students and the Entertainment Committee to help them learn how to plan and run successful events
•  Meet weekly with Student Life Office to review yearlong plan, as well as events for upcoming weekend
•   Meet weekly with Entertainment Committee to review and plan for upcoming events, including communication to community and coordination with various departments across campus as needed (e.g. Food Service, Operations)
• Support daily Shield compliance for all students and ensure consistent enforcement of such by faculty
•  Attend School Calendar meetings  

•       Manage a budget for student events
•       Create and oversee a regular feedback system for all entertainment events that includes systematic and regular review of data that is then shared with the Student Life Office and Entertainment Committee to create a plan for future events
•       Oversee student organizations (IBC) and student club offerings, managing signup processes, and the events calendar
•       Oversee student use of the Hamblet Campus Center during the week day and on weekends
•       Produce and distribute the weekend schedule of events and meet with the weekend duty team to coordinate weekend events
•       Help coordinate a shuttle on Saturday evenings, Sundays and long weekends when school is in session
•       Teach 1-2 classes, assist with two seasons, and serve as a dorm parent
•       Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Head/Dean of Faculty and Dean of Student Life
•       Support the School and its leadership

About St. George's School

St. George’s School blends the strong traditions of its past with a bold vision for the future: to prepare young people in a journey of joy and discovery to lead “lives of constructive service to the world.” Located on a 125-acre campus overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, St. George’s is home to approximately 380 boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12. Founded in 1896 as an Episcopal boarding school by the Rev. John Byron Diman, the school lives firmly in the 21st century. Our academic program is organized into interdisciplinary academic departments replicating the interconnected nature of the world. Our approach not only ensures that students develop the enduring skills necessary for future success, but that they have numerous opportunities to create connections in their learning that extend beyond traditional academic boundaries. Learning at St. George’s does not end at the classroom door, however, as faculty extend lessons into the dorms, onto athletic fields and the stage, and across a rich array of clubs and extracurricular activities. A community drawn from a wide range of traditions and backgrounds in the U.S. and around the world, St. George’s extends opportunities... for teachers and students to deepen their skills, find new passions and discover their best selves. With a faculty committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for intellectual, social and personal development, St. George’s continues to fulfill its mission through enrolling a diverse, academically talented, and well-rounded student body. We invite you to learn more about St George’s School and its history, mission, innovative curricular programs and academic offerings by visiting the school’s website at www.stgeorges.edu.

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