Class Dean

Job Details

Class Dean

Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR6817

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Class Dean position. The Class Dean is a full-time, year-round position. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $120,000 to $130,000 per year.

The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families.

The Class Dean provides vital academic support, resources, and referrals to a portion of the Amherst student body, primarily based on assigned student class year. Providing individualized support for any student needing assistance in achieving progress towards completing Amherst College degree requirements, the Class Dean works closely with faculty, administrators, and key academic departments, such as, but not limited to, the Registrar's Office, Dean of the Faculty, Student Care, Community Standards, Health Services, and the Center for Counseling and Mental Health (CCMH). The Class Dean may also engage with family members and off-campus providers on a case-by-case basis. Through applying policies and procedures, the Class Dean will facilitate students' navigation through processes, including withdrawals and readmission, petitions for an additional semester of coursework, and unique situations that may arise throughout students' academic progress at Amherst College. Maintaining ongoing case notes allows for consistent student support over time and provides context and rationale for any needed policy and protocol updates.

The Class Dean will support Amherst students by considering and facilitating support and responses to the programmatic needs of the class. These needs vary, based on assigned class year, and range from major selection to transitioning out of the first-year support network and making decisions about abroad opportunities. Other ways in which Class Dean expertise as seasoned professionals benefits the student body as a whole include providing outreach to students who have been away from the college for one to two years, creating a communication structure that each of the Class Deans can use to increase outreach and furthering relationship-building and impact assessment with other departments and colleagues across the college. The Class Dean takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.

Summary of Responsibilities:

CLASS DEAN

• Providing student support, including direct support, and coordinating resources to assist students in achieving academic progress
• Partnering with departments such as the Loeb Center, New Student Programs, the Provost and the Dean of the Faculty, the Class Dean supports the design, implementation, and assessment of specific programs and responds to any class or campus-wide moments of crisis
• Serve as a point of contact for parents, faculty members, and other campus colleagues with academic and/or personal concerns
• Develop programs and services to meet the needs of students that are developmental to their class year and promote academic, personal and overall wellness
• Collaborate with other deans and campus partners to enhance individual and programmatic opportunities to support student success

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Administrative follow-up, including working with Academic Support Coordinators, maintaining Maxient case notes, readmission notes, dismissal, withdrawal, extension, and reduced course load forms, CAS follow-up letters, etc., to ensure consistent, ongoing student support
• Interpreting policies, procedures, and protocols that impact student success, including committee work such as the Class Dean's weekly meetings, as a member of the Committee on Academic Standing (CAS), and attending Faculty Meetings
• Serve on department, division, and College committees and task forces as requested

Qualifications:

Required

• Master's Degree
• 5-7 years of experience providing student support
• 5-7 years of experience working with administrators and faculty in higher education
• Experience and commitment to effectively serving a diverse student population
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting individual students' navigation of academic resources and processes
• Successful completion of required reference and background checks
• An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check

Preferred

• Ph.D.
• Experience 10+ years

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen.) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Amherst College is committed to an inclusive hiring process and will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates throughout the application and interview process upon request.