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Working TitleAssistant Director of El Centro

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person

Research Professional PositionNo

Posting Number202400811AP

Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional

Classification TitleProf/Indiv Contrib III

Number of Vacancies1

Work Hours/Week40

Proposed Annual Salary Range$59,000 - $61,000

Employee Benefits

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Desired Start Date

Position End Date (if temporary)

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on06/10/2024

Description of Work Unit

The University’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence (IE) is a longstanding one that reflects our role and mission as a land grant institution and recognizes the work that is needed to precipitate change. Founded in 2010, the Office for Inclusive Excellence leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Colorado State University. Our goal is to further develop an environment where all members of the University community are welcomed, valued, and affirmed. We achieve this by focusing on the following areas:

• Actively support efforts to increase recruitment, retention, and promotion of faculty and staff from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations;

• Actively support efforts to increase retention and recruitment of students of color from historically marginalized and excluded populations;

• Build an environment in partnership with other Divisions and Colleges at CSU where students are more culturally competent and have skills to enter into a diverse global workplace;

• Improve the university climate of inclusion;

• Enhance effectiveness of curriculum, educational programs, and research, with regard to diversity and inclusion;

• Increase outreach and engagement with external communities.

El Centro is part of the Office for Inclusive Excellence, specifically one of the seven Cultural Resource Centers that support underrepresented students at Colorado State University ( CSU ). The mission of El Centro is to provide support for the Latinx/é, Afro-Latinx/é, Chicanx/é, Hispanic and multiracial/multiethnic community at CSU and Fort Collins. We do this by encouraging student engagement, academic success, cultural pride, empowerment, and volunteer/leadership opportunities. We strive to promote an inclusive environment that focuses on awareness and understanding of the Latinx experience. We strive to promote a safe, affirming and inclusive environment that focuses on awareness and understanding of the Latinx diaspora.

El Centro supports and strengthens the academic, professional, personal and cultural experience of students by providing student success initiatives, leadership opportunities, and initiatives focused on cultural exploration and cultural empowerment. In coalition with other Cultural Resource Centers and campus partners, El Centro contributes to, and helps implement, initiatives that promote student success, student retention, cultural exploration/empowerment, and leadership development.

Position Summary

The Assistant Director is a full-time, 12-month Administrative Professional position in El Centro, one of seven Cultural Resource Centers within the Office for Inclusive Excellence. The Assistant Director shares in providing leadership for the mission of El Centro through visioning and oversight of El Centro’s student success initiatives and cultural empowerment initiatives. The position is responsible for supervising, training, and coaching one FTE , student staff, individual students, and student groups by providing appropriate support and resources.

The Assistant Director provides leadership and works collaboratively with campus partners to development, implement and evaluate strategies focused on student success and retention. Secondly, the Assistant Director works collaboratively to lead, implement and evaluate education and outreach programming focused on social justice issues impacting Latinx/é, Afro-Latinx/é, Chicanx/é, Hispanic and multiracial/multiethnic communities. Knowledge of and experience with educational programming and college student success from an intersectional framework are two core components of this position. In addition, this position will actively embrace and role model Colorado State University’s Principle’s of Community (Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Service, Social Justice).

The Assistant Director is a direct report to the Director of El Centro, assuming leadership responsibilities and delegated decision-making authority for all department operations in the absence of the Director. Evening and weekend work hours depend on program and event offerings or to best meet the needs of students.

Travel funds for interviews are limited to $1,500 maximum.

The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date; the department will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• At least two years of full-time experience working with college students and/or helping young adults prepare for college.

• One-year direct staff supervision experience, including student staff, full-time and/or part-time staff.

• Demonstrated understanding of the diverse, intersectional needs and concerns of Latinx/Latiné students and communities.

• Demonstrated experience with coordinating, planning, facilitating and evaluating cultural/educational programming and curriculum.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Sociology, Social Work, Latinx/Hispanic/Chicanx Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women’s, Gender or Sexuality Studies or related field by the start date.

• At least two years of full-time experience working directly with college students in order to support their development and success.

• Experience with personnel management including coordinating, hiring, training and supervision of full-time professional staff and student staff.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating and planning college student success and retention initiatives for Latinx/é, Chicanx/é, Afro-Latinx/é, Hispanic, and/or multiracial/multiethnic students and/or other historically underrepresented college student populations.

• Demonstrated experience working directly with college students related to the personal engagement of dynamics of power, privilege, and/or oppression across multiple identities (i.e. race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, disability, religion, etc.).

• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining effective collaborative relationships with individuals and organizations across identities in order to support student success and/or shared outcomes.

Diversity Statement

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Essential Duties

Job Duty CategorySupervision and Leadership

Duty/Responsibility

• Using identity conscious supervision practices, supervise, coach, hire, train and evaluate 1 full-time Coordinator responsible for various projects including oversight of El Centro’s mentoring program.

• Using equity-focused practices, provide visioning, leadership, and oversight for El Centro’s hiring practices, training practices, evaluation procedures, onboarding and offboarding for a variety of student staff/student leader positions.

• Provide leadership for the ongoing development of El Centro’s mission, vision, and purpose, and help co-lead the resulting practices and philosophies.

• Directly and indirectly supervise, hire, and evaluate 10 student staff using identity conscious supervision practices.

• Lead staff through sensitive, difficult, and complex student concerns that involve mental health, financial pressures, bias-related situations, family obligations and school/work/family balance and other challenges, which require professional care, problem-solving, empathy, and communication skills to work with faculty, students, families, and community partners to help resolve multifaceted issues.

Percentage Of Time35%

Job Duty CategoryEducation

Duty/Responsibility

• Management and oversight of El Centro’s community space ensuring the space is organized, welcoming, and inclusive of the diverse and intersectional Latinx/é, Hispanic diaspora.

• Use collaborative, student-centered philosophies to develop, plan, implement and evaluate large-scale programming for which the Assistant Director is responsible, such as National Latinx/é Heritage Month, El Centro’s Graduation Ceremony, etc.

• Provide oversight, vision and direction for large-scale programming assigned to supervisees, such as the full-time Coordinator and/or student staff.

• Use student-centered, collaborative, and reflexive approaches to develop, plan, implement and evaluate programming focused on identity development and exploration.

• Demonstrated experience with data collection, creating reports, assessment, and developing/implementing learning outcomes.

Percentage Of Time30%

Job Duty CategoryStudent Success

Duty/Responsibility

• Create, implement and evaluate comprehensive, intersectional strategies aimed at student success and retention focused on educational equity and students’ assets.

• Work collaboratively with campus partners to implement and evaluate student success and retention strategies.

• Indirect visioning and oversight of El Centro’s Mentoring Program, including hiring peer mentors, participant recruitment, and learning outcome evaluation.

• Build individual rapport with a wide variety of students with diverse identities and lived experiences and maintain relationships with students over a period of time.

Percentage Of Time30%

Job Duty CategoryOther Duties

Duty/Responsibility

• Special projects and programming support.

• Cross-train/backup for the Cultural Resource Center team as needed.

• Other duties as assigned and/or requested.

Percentage Of Time5%

Application Details

Special Instructions to Applicants

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

To apply, please upload a cover letter that addresses the required and preferred job qualifications, a resume, and the contact information for three professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Search ContactNatalie Padron; natalie.padron@colostate.edu

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. TheOffice of Equal Opportunity (https://oeo.colostate.edu/) is located in 101 Student Services.

The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715,titleix@colostate.edu.

The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to theOffice of Civil Rights, Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html) .

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

References Requested

References Requested

Minimum Requested3

Maximum Requested3

Supplemental Questions

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Optional Documents