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Job Posting Title

Associate Dean of Residential and Community Life

Job Description Summary

Admin Exempt

Job Description

Wellesley College is known for the excellence of its liberal arts education, its gifted faculty, the beauty of its setting, and the uniqueness of its campus culture. But most of all, Wellesley is known as the preeminent women’s college in the United States and for the thousands of accomplished, thoughtful graduates it has sent into the world since 1870. Wellesley enrolls a diverse student body of approximately 2,400 students from every state in the United States and more than 80 countries. Ninety-eight percent (98%) of students live on campus. Wellesley students are highly engaged, serving on major board of trustees committees, participating in faculty search processes, and contributing to campus strategic planning. Located just outside Boston, Massachusetts, the breathtaking natural environment of the campus distinguishes Wellesley’s physical setting in the classic New England town of Wellesley, Massachusetts.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the vice president of student life and dean of students, the associate dean of residential and community life will serve as the senior housing officer for the campus and lead a comprehensive residential program where on-campus living is a cornerstone to student learning and development. The associate dean will oversee housing operations, residential curriculum, crisis management, and student behavior. Additionally, the associate dean will manage a department budget of approximately $500,000.

The department comprises nine professional staff and over 60 student staff members. The associate dean will directly supervise two associate directors of residential life, the office manager and housing coordinator, and six master’s level community directors.

The new associate dean will play a central role in purposefully aligning the residential curricula with the campus curriculum and strategic plan. Additionally, they will be charged with implementing a new vision into the historic Wellesley Honor Code with a recently created code of student conduct using integrated restorative justice and conflict resolution practices for the campus. As part of the division of student life leadership team, the associate dean will collaborate across the campus to promote student development.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ten years of progressive leadership experience in residential life and a master’s degree in higher education, educational leadership, or a related field are required. Doctorate preferred. The successful candidate must have experience in housing operations or experience in developing new housing options for residential students.

The new associate dean must have strong interpersonal communication skills and a demonstrated track record of building caring and trusting relationships with students and staff, while also developing inclusive learning—and relationship–centric—environments for a diverse student population to thrive. Experience developing, implementing, and sustaining a residential curriculum is preferred.

APPLICATION AND NOMINATION

Review of applications will begin November 13, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. A resume with an accompanying cover letter may be submitted via the Spelman Johnson website at https://www.spelmanandjohnson.com/position/associate-dean-for-residential-and-community-life/

Nominations for this position may be emailed to Julie A. Leos at jal@spelmanjohnson.com. Applicants needing reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact Spelman Johnson at 413-529-2895 or email info@spelmanjohnson.com.

Information about salary is available by contacting Julie A. Leos at jal@spelmanjohnson.com.

Visit the Wellesley College website at https://www.wellesley.edu.

Worker Sub-Type

Administrative

Time Type

Full time

EEO Statement

At Wellesley, we embrace and honor difference and diversity. We believe the best ideas—the best solutions—draw on a range of voices, perspectives, and experiences. As a college, and as a community, we are dedicated to assuring that all members for the Wellesley community have an equal opportunity to flourish.

Wellesley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to the diversity of the college community and the curriculum . Wellesley College and all its subcontractors shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60–1.4(a), 60–300.5(a) and 60–741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that Wellesley College and all of its subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.