Job Description - Unclassified
Developed for Equal Opportunity

Assistant Dean of Students and Director, CARES Center

Class Code	Pay Grade	Position Group	FLSA	Status	Date Issued	Date Revised
UAS32	09-EM	1C	Exempt	Unclassified	12/10/2020	01/31/2022

BASIC FUNCTION:

Develop and provide leadership for the overall strategic planning and delivery of services of the CARES (Crisis, Advocacy, Resources, Education, and Support) Center. Assist the Office of the Dean of Students with addressing the mental well-being and basic needs of students through a variety of interventions, referrals, and follow-up services. Responsibilities include case management and collaboration with faculty, staff, academic departments, health care providers, parents, off-campus stakeholders, and colleagues within the Division of Student Affairs and other campus partners in order to minimize academic disruptions and help resolve problems affecting students. Foster student development and well-being by offering a supportive and personalized response when difficulties arise. Reports to the Dean of Students.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following:

Assist the Dean of Students to provide support to students facing food, housing, mental well-being, and financial insecurity needs. Assist with support in student crisis situations.

Provide follow up support to faculty, staff, and student reporters involving students who display behavior that could be considered dangerous to self or others, as well as students in other non-life threatening crisis situations. Develop detailed action plans for students that are transported to the hospitals for mental health related issues and provide on-going monitoring of their progress.

Provide effective communication and organize collaboration among key University departments, faculty, staff, community agencies, and facilities. Collect, evaluate, and record all facts pertaining to student cases utilizing the Advocate database. Provide referrals to support services within the University as well as community agencies.

Be available for one-on-one counseling/advising/problem solving with students, faculty, staff, and parents/families.

Represent the division and university by speaking at university wide events and serving on university-wide committees.

Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree in higher education, student personnel, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychiatric nursing, or a relevant field.

A minimum of four years full time experience in higher education, mental health, social work, or related environment.

Must be able to work nontraditional hours, including evenings and weekends.

License/Certification:

Not applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working as a part of case management support team, preferably in a university setting.

Licensed or licensed-eligible in Ohio (LSW, LPC, LPCC, or equivalent).

A minimum of one (1)year full-time experience in mental health case management or referral.

A minimum of one (1) year full-time experience in social work.

Experience with database management.

Knowledge Of:

Knowledgeable about and skilled in psychological and medical issues related to emotional and behavioral health in the college student population.

Skill In:

Understanding psychological and medical issues related to emotional and behavioral health in the college student populations.

Oral and written communication

Ability To:

Establish positive relationships with staff, faculty, and students to achieve goals

Maintain confidentiality and effectively communicate with others with difficult/sensitive information

Highly organized, proactive, strong ability to assist others in navigating through complex situations

Effectively balance administrative responsibility with advocacy

Multi-task while managing multiple projects and assignments

Build team concept within supervised units

Maintain confidentiality and effectively communicate with others with difficult/sensitive information

Plan, monitor, evaluate and manage multiple priorities

Commit to working with students from diverse backgrounds and providing an inclusive environment

Work nontraditional hours as needed, including evenings and weekends

Assessments:

Asterisk (*) indicates knowledge, skills, abilities which may require assessments. Assessments could take the form of interview questions, a request to provide work samples or a written or practical test to assess job related competencies.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

None

Value Statement

Kent State University is committed to the creation and nurturing of a diverse community of individuals through inclusive excellence. Diversity involves recognizing the value of differences and the inclusion of all members of the community. This is a core value of the organization as we strive for a culturally diverse student body, faculty and staff that reflect the multicultural nature of Ohio, the nation, and our world.

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted to describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Kent State University reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.