Assistant Director, Restorative Practices
Full Time
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Posted
Job description
Position Number 7853 Posting Number F2135 Position Type Administrative and Professional Faculty Position Status Full Time College/Division Student Life and Involvement Department 300171 - Student Accountability & Restorative Practices Pay Rate Maximum Starting Specify Range or Amount 52,500 Is this a JMU only position? Yes. This is a JMU only recruitment, only current JMU employees are eligible to apply. Is this a grant-funded position? No Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No
Participate as a Case Administrator for minor, major, and flexible cases including Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Sexual Harassment, and suspension level cases, as appropriate. Participate as an advisor/guide for Responding and Reporting Parties, including in Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Sexual Harassment cases.
Coordinate marketing and outreach to the campus and local community for the Restorative Practices unit. Manage the scheduling, creation, facilitation, and tracking of Restorative Practices outreach. Assess the effectiveness of Restorative Practices outreach. Coordinate updates to the website for Restorative Practices. Collaborate with the Assistant Director for Educational Programs on general marketing and outreach for the Office of Student Accountability & Restorative Practices, as needed.
Serve as a key staff member to answer questions and interact with parents/guardians, faculty, university counsel and federal agents. Foster positive working relationships with JMU Police, Residence Life, Title IX, Victim Advocacy, Athletics, Fraternity & Sorority Life, and others associated with student discipline on our campus as applicable to the position. Consistently review language and practices of the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices through a restorative lens. Serve on departmental, divisional and university-wide committees as applicable to the position.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Case Management or Director of the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices.
Preferred:
Position Summary Information
About James Madison University
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.
General Information
James Madison University invites applications for the Assistant Director of Restorative Practices in the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices (OSARP). The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for overseeing the restorative practices program in the office; conducting intakes and facilitated processes for sanctioned, referral, and Adaptable Resolution cases; initiating and maintaining relationships with internal and external restorative partners; establishing marketing and outreach for restorative practices and the office with campus and community constituents; conducting minor, major and flexible administrative case reviews; coordinating the practicum experiences of students; supervising a full-time Coordinator; conducting program assessment; meeting with reporting parties for regular, sexual misconduct, and Title IX cases; and interacting with parents, faculty, police and legal counsel.
This is a 12-month Administrative and Professional Faculty position. For more information about the office, please refer to the office website at: www.jmu.edu/osarp.
This is a 12-month Administrative and Professional Faculty position. For more information about the office, please refer to the office website at: www.jmu.edu/osarp.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Assistant Director of Restorative Practices reports to the Associate Director, Case Management in the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices and has responsibility for the following:
Oversee the Restorative Practices unit, case load, and programs. This includes, but is not limited to:
Oversee the Restorative Practices unit, case load, and programs. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Serving as the Restorative Practices case manager
- Managing, scheduling, tracking, and being the main contact for all sanctioned, referral, and Adaptable Resolution processes and cases
- Lead communication efforts for internal and external constituents
- Manage the Restorative Practices email account in partnership with the Coordinator of Restorative Practices
- Lead weekly Restorative Practices team meetings
- Partner with the Coordinator for Restorative Practices and Associate Director of Case Management to make big picture approvals regarding the unit
- Conduct intake and other meetings for sanctioned and referral cases
- Facilitate Restorative Practices processes
- Oversee recruitment and training of facilitators and community representatives for Restorative Practices processes
- Oversee the Conversations about Conflict sanctioned program, including the development and updating of program curriculum and facilitation
- Coordinate all Restorative Practices assessment, working in collaboration with the Center for Assessment and Research Studies and the Assistant Director for Educational Programs
- Directly supervise the Coordinator of Restorative Practices
- Oversee supervision of Restorative Practices Graduate Assistant and any student staff
- Coordinate training and supervision of any practicum students assigned to the unit
Participate as a Case Administrator for minor, major, and flexible cases including Sexual Misconduct, Title IX Sexual Harassment, and suspension level cases, as appropriate. Participate as an advisor/guide for Responding and Reporting Parties, including in Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Sexual Harassment cases.
Coordinate marketing and outreach to the campus and local community for the Restorative Practices unit. Manage the scheduling, creation, facilitation, and tracking of Restorative Practices outreach. Assess the effectiveness of Restorative Practices outreach. Coordinate updates to the website for Restorative Practices. Collaborate with the Assistant Director for Educational Programs on general marketing and outreach for the Office of Student Accountability & Restorative Practices, as needed.
Serve as a key staff member to answer questions and interact with parents/guardians, faculty, university counsel and federal agents. Foster positive working relationships with JMU Police, Residence Life, Title IX, Victim Advocacy, Athletics, Fraternity & Sorority Life, and others associated with student discipline on our campus as applicable to the position. Consistently review language and practices of the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices through a restorative lens. Serve on departmental, divisional and university-wide committees as applicable to the position.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Case Management or Director of the Office of Student Accountability and Restorative Practices.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated ability to supervise student staff/employees
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in Student Affairs or similar field
- Full-time employee supervision
- Restorative justice/practices experience, especially in a student conduct setting
- Conducting case reviews and implementing assessment strategies
- Collaboration on a team and managing program(s)
- Reviewing cases at multiple levels
- Advising sexual misconduct and Title IX cases
- Solid understanding of a university conduct process, procedures and higher education law, including Title IX
Conditions of Employment
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Date
03/23/2023
Beginning Review Date
04/07/2023
Closing Date
04/06/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Proposed Starting Date
06/10/2023
EEO Statement
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.
We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.
Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.
Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
Notice of Availability – Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, the university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, protocols for the immediate notification of students and staff upon confirmation of a significant emergency on campus and other matters of importance related to security and safety. The report includes statistics for the most recent three-year period of reported crimes that have occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by JMU or its affiliates; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes campus housing fire statistics for the most recent three-year period, a description of each on-campus student housing facility fire safety system, the number of fire drills held during the previous calendar year, policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking, and open flames in student housing; and procedures for student housing evacuation in the event of fire along with other fire safety information.
The JMU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes the Harrisonburg campus and the three overseas branch campuses; Florence, Antwerp, and London. It is available electronically
You can obtain a copy of any of this report by contacting the Office of Public Safety, MSC 6810, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 or request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (540)568-6769/6913.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, the university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, protocols for the immediate notification of students and staff upon confirmation of a significant emergency on campus and other matters of importance related to security and safety. The report includes statistics for the most recent three-year period of reported crimes that have occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by JMU or its affiliates; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes campus housing fire statistics for the most recent three-year period, a description of each on-campus student housing facility fire safety system, the number of fire drills held during the previous calendar year, policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking, and open flames in student housing; and procedures for student housing evacuation in the event of fire along with other fire safety information.
The JMU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes the Harrisonburg campus and the three overseas branch campuses; Florence, Antwerp, and London. It is available electronically
You can obtain a copy of any of this report by contacting the Office of Public Safety, MSC 6810, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 or request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (540)568-6769/6913.
Minimum Reference(s) Required
3
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https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/14205
Additional Posting Information
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