Assistant Director for Mountain Campus Educational Initiatives
Full Time
Fort Collins, CO
$62,000 - $66,000 a year
Posted
Job description
Position Location
Fort Collins, CO
Work Location
Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work
Research Professional Position
No
Posting Number
202300809AP
Position Type
Admin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification Title
Prof/Indiv Contrib III
Number of Vacancies
Work Hours/Week
40
Proposed Annual Salary Range
62,000 - 66,000
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) on
05/15/2023
Description of Work Unit
HOUSING
AND
DINING
SERVICES
Housing & Dining Services (HDS) is a multifaceted auxiliary organization responsible for management of on-campus housing facilities, residential dining, conferences, and the CSU Mountain Campus. Other areas within HDS include the RamCard, communications, sustainability, facilities, human resources, technology services, workplace inclusion, talent management, outreach, and business services. Approximately 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff serve the nearly 8,000 students who live on campus, as well as numerous campus and community guests. We strive to provide our residents and guests with safe living environments, quality dining, and exceptional co-curricular experiences. We accomplish this through sound fiscal and operational management strategies, and an emphasis on the development of programs and services that are designed to enhance personal growth and global engagement. Our staff exemplify our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation, and stewardship in support of the CSU Principles of Community.
WORK UNIT
The CSU Mountain Campus is nestled in a beautiful, secluded mountain valley at an elevation of 9,000 ft. (2,743 m) lies Colorado State University’s 1,600-acre Mountain Campus. Established in 1914, the Mountain Campus serves as a destination campus for research and education, local, national, and international conferences. Programs and activities at the Mountain Campus shape and inspire current and future leaders’ lives through learning and immersion experiences in the Rocky Mountains, and facilitate research addressing critical issues in ecology, environmental science, and natural resources.
The Mountain Campus operates from mid-May to mid-October each year, and is located 53 miles west of Fort Collins, approximately a 2-hour drive, the last 16 miles of which are on a gravel road. The campus is adjacent to the northern border of Rocky Mountain National Park and shares boundaries with Roosevelt National Forest. Abundant opportunities exist for hiking and backpacking, mountain climbing, mountain biking, and fishing.
There is limited cell phone and internet service and no TV reception. Basic first aid is provided by the campus nurse, but definitive medical care (hospital/ER) is located in Fort Collins. Room and board is included for all staff during operations, as it is a live-in position mid-May to mid-October. The Mountain Campus is managed by the Department of Housing & Dining Services, and includes 8 career staff and 30 student and nonstudent seasonal staff and interns.
WORKING AT CSU
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff.
CSU’s Commitment to Campus offers employees a healthy work-life balance through a wide variety of programs, discounts, and special benefits. This includes Employee Study Privilege (nine free credits per year available through CSU, CSU Global, CSU Online Plus, and University of Northern Colorado), Family Tuition Scholarship Program, Discounted Veterinary Care, Wellness Membership Discounts, Volunteers in Public Schools Leave Program, Athletic Ticket Discounts, and much more! Visit www.facultyandstaff.colostate.edu to learn more about working at CSU.
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU is founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Housing & Dining Services (HDS) is a multifaceted auxiliary organization responsible for management of on-campus housing facilities, residential dining, conferences, and the CSU Mountain Campus. Other areas within HDS include the RamCard, communications, sustainability, facilities, human resources, technology services, workplace inclusion, talent management, outreach, and business services. Approximately 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff serve the nearly 8,000 students who live on campus, as well as numerous campus and community guests. We strive to provide our residents and guests with safe living environments, quality dining, and exceptional co-curricular experiences. We accomplish this through sound fiscal and operational management strategies, and an emphasis on the development of programs and services that are designed to enhance personal growth and global engagement. Our staff exemplify our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation, and stewardship in support of the CSU Principles of Community.
WORK UNIT
The CSU Mountain Campus is nestled in a beautiful, secluded mountain valley at an elevation of 9,000 ft. (2,743 m) lies Colorado State University’s 1,600-acre Mountain Campus. Established in 1914, the Mountain Campus serves as a destination campus for research and education, local, national, and international conferences. Programs and activities at the Mountain Campus shape and inspire current and future leaders’ lives through learning and immersion experiences in the Rocky Mountains, and facilitate research addressing critical issues in ecology, environmental science, and natural resources.
The Mountain Campus operates from mid-May to mid-October each year, and is located 53 miles west of Fort Collins, approximately a 2-hour drive, the last 16 miles of which are on a gravel road. The campus is adjacent to the northern border of Rocky Mountain National Park and shares boundaries with Roosevelt National Forest. Abundant opportunities exist for hiking and backpacking, mountain climbing, mountain biking, and fishing.
There is limited cell phone and internet service and no TV reception. Basic first aid is provided by the campus nurse, but definitive medical care (hospital/ER) is located in Fort Collins. Room and board is included for all staff during operations, as it is a live-in position mid-May to mid-October. The Mountain Campus is managed by the Department of Housing & Dining Services, and includes 8 career staff and 30 student and nonstudent seasonal staff and interns.
WORKING AT CSU
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff.
CSU’s Commitment to Campus offers employees a healthy work-life balance through a wide variety of programs, discounts, and special benefits. This includes Employee Study Privilege (nine free credits per year available through CSU, CSU Global, CSU Online Plus, and University of Northern Colorado), Family Tuition Scholarship Program, Discounted Veterinary Care, Wellness Membership Discounts, Volunteers in Public Schools Leave Program, Athletic Ticket Discounts, and much more! Visit www.facultyandstaff.colostate.edu to learn more about working at CSU.
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU is founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Position Summary
The Assistant Director for Mountain Campus Educational Initiatives provides supervision, leadership, program management, crisis and emergency management for an active seasonal CSU Mountain Campus operation. This includes the conference/retreat center and a comprehensive academic and research facility in a remote mountain setting. This position carries out and contributes to the strategic growth of a well-respected collegiate program. The management and leadership for the daily operations pertaining to academic and educational programs is an important component of this position. Collaborative relationships with internal and external partners are important to the success of the Mountain Campus. Academic, educational, research, and sustainable programs are provided in collaboration with Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR) faculty, and other CSU faculty for summer field courses as well as the environmental and outdoor education program Eco-Week/Experience in partnership with the Poudre School District and City of Fort Collins. The Assistant Director oversees a staff of 8 Eco-Week/Experience leaders. The Assistant Director also oversees daily office and store operations including the seasonal office staff.
This position models an excitement for the profession, an active commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the talent to incorporate best practices into the organizational culture. Nested in the beautiful valley of the Rocky Mountains, this position will also encourage best sustainability practices among campus visitors, including waste management, and energy and water use efficiency. To be successful in this position the Assistant Director must have a passion for supervision and staff development, excellent skills in interpersonal and written communication, detail oriented organizational skills, and a strong background in administration. The Assistant Director serves as the primary contact for all academic events, classes, or programs occurring at the Mountain Campus, any K-12 school district activities, and is a spokesperson for the university in their connections with clients, a leader within Housing & Dining Services and Student Affairs and maintains important liaison relationships with a broad array of university offices and community resources. This position provides logistical leadership for all facets of Mountain Campus experiential education programs.
The Assistant Director must be willing to work outside of the standard university business hours on a regular basis during the summer and Mountain Campus seasons. The individual carries out their responsibilities under the supervision of the Associate Director for the Mountain Campus and in conjunction with another Assistant Director. The position requires working and living at the remote mountain campus from May until October, including evening and weekend coverage. The remainder of the year is spent working on the main CSU campus in Fort Collins and is eligible for hybrid/remote work.
This position models an excitement for the profession, an active commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the talent to incorporate best practices into the organizational culture. Nested in the beautiful valley of the Rocky Mountains, this position will also encourage best sustainability practices among campus visitors, including waste management, and energy and water use efficiency. To be successful in this position the Assistant Director must have a passion for supervision and staff development, excellent skills in interpersonal and written communication, detail oriented organizational skills, and a strong background in administration. The Assistant Director serves as the primary contact for all academic events, classes, or programs occurring at the Mountain Campus, any K-12 school district activities, and is a spokesperson for the university in their connections with clients, a leader within Housing & Dining Services and Student Affairs and maintains important liaison relationships with a broad array of university offices and community resources. This position provides logistical leadership for all facets of Mountain Campus experiential education programs.
The Assistant Director must be willing to work outside of the standard university business hours on a regular basis during the summer and Mountain Campus seasons. The individual carries out their responsibilities under the supervision of the Associate Director for the Mountain Campus and in conjunction with another Assistant Director. The position requires working and living at the remote mountain campus from May until October, including evening and weekend coverage. The remainder of the year is spent working on the main CSU campus in Fort Collins and is eligible for hybrid/remote work.
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
- Two years of experience in outdoor education, curriculum development, or related work
Preferred Job Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Experience of live-in work at a remote location
- Experience working with conference and/or event operations
- Communication, marketing, and outreach experience
- Passion for leadership and staff development, with experience in supervision, training, evaluation, and student/employee mentoring
- Experience in program development, coordination, and implementation
- Personal or professional commitment to diversity as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources and/or accountability for diversity outcomes
- Experience with mountain recreation (hiking, backpacking, etc.) and Leave No Trace (LNT) skills, Current Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or Wilderness First Aid certification
- Well organized, able to work effectively under pressure with multiple and changing deadlines and priorities, and adept at problem-solving and decision-making
- Competency and leadership ability with communication, working with diverse teams, able to collaborate successfully with campus and community stakeholders.
- Able to thrive in a remote mountain setting, strong business instincts in the areas of operational management,
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with other departments
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 Category
Leadership
Duty/Responsibility
- Contributes to the daily oversight and leadership for the total campus infrastructure and program through leading the academic/educational functional area of the Mountain Campus
- Contributes to the development of long-term Mountain Campus priorities; leading the academic/education management area to the fruition of such goals
- Leads the daily academic/educational program operations for the guest experience at the Mountain Campus responding to inquiries, and crisis situations
- Contributes to the opening and closing of the Mountain Campus seasonally
- Evaluates the academic/educational program management program at the CSU Mountain Campus program seeking new courses and connections to the academic mission and business operations
- Serves on the Mountain Campus leadership team
Percentage Of Time
30
Job Duty Category
Supervision
Duty/Responsibility
- Supervise seasonal office staff including hiring, evaluation, staff development and daily management
- Supervise Eco-Week/Experience staff including hiring, evaluation, staff development and daily management
- Evaluate overall performance and salary negotiations of direct reports
- Leads the rehiring staff and hourly pay raises (student and non-student hourly)
- Participates in the recruitment, hiring and retention processes for the Mountain Campus staff members
- Supervise academic program assistant.
- Set positive customer service example for seasonal staff
Percentage Of Time
20
Job Duty Category
Administration
Duty/Responsibility
- Member of the Leadership Team including Dining, HDS Facilities, and Administrative areas
- Support the overall mission of Housing and Dining Services
- Provide leadership, and on-duty coverage (24 hours/day) of overall campus operations following campus regulations and using experience based judgment to deal with crisis, emergencies, and complexities including; campus maintenance, wastewater treatment, medical, academic and research needs
- Direct leadership/responsible for all campus components when serving on-call which includes crisis and emergency management.
- Assist in the development of the rate structure for academic/educational guests and students’ room and board aiming to increase revenue
- Works closely with the Mountain Campus Dining Manager to provide dining services special events connected to programs
- Works closely with HDS Facilities to ensure clean, well-maintained and operational facilities for academic courses and programs
- Leads programming efforts related to Mountain Campus community efforts, such as hiking program, ecology programming, and community service contributions through environmental initiatives
- Shares input related to the fiscal management of a $1 million dollar organization
- Shares input related to the rate structures aiming to increase revenue
- Track, verify and reconcile daily and weekly deposits for campus store
- Enhance the registration and invoicing processes for groups.
- Participate in planning for wilderness safety protocols and training.
- Assist with new projects and duties as assigned
Percentage Of Time
20
Job Duty Category
Academic Program Coordination
Duty/Responsibility
- Develops and is responsible for the schedule ensuring mission critical programs are prioritized
- Respond to program inquiries, initiate reservations, conduct campus tours, and problem solve the conference calendar schedule
- Manages occupancy meeting both daily and long-term goals for the revenue generation of the Mountain Campus
- Coordinates and makes decisions on all components of a program once on location. Examples include: Classroom scheduling, special catered meals, backcountry hiking reservations and Koenig Homestead Tours
- Plan all details including level of staffing and additional amenities for educational programs
- Oversee administrative and financial aspects from contractual agreements to invoices for events
- Leadership over the program experience from arrival to departure, including visitor orientations, service and support to groups while program is in progress
- Makes daily updates/changes to onsite events without consulting director or associate director
- Prepare and follow through with all agreements. Authority to make changes to agreement details
- Assess/evaluate conference and visitor satisfaction surveys and enhance business based on strategic goals
- Oversee set up and tear down scheduling for all programs
- Serve as primary liaison to academic summer session academic field courses enrolling over 300 students, including faculty collaboration, residential programming.
- Direct 5th and 6th grade Eco-Week/Experience environmental education program for 20+ elementary and middle schools serving over 1,500 students annually: including instruction, and curriculum development.
- Assist Associate Director with the campus research proposal and approval processes in collaboration with the Director and faculty advisory committee, and help facilitate project logistics for principal investigators and field technicians
Percentage Of Time
30
Application Details
Special Instructions to Applicants
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter which addresses how professional experiences align with
identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, a current resume, and the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. If you have questions, please contact Amy Mosser, amy.mosser@colostate.edu
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Valid Driver’s License, On-call Status, Travel
Search Contact
Amy Mosser, amy.mosser@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. The
Office of Equal Opportunity 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 the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education.
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 the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education.
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.
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