Assistant Director for Orientation - George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
About the Job
Department: University Life - New Student and Family Programs
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary range starting low $60k; commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) is a centralized and comprehensive department, within the Division of University Life (UL), whose primary purpose is to foster engagement, build community, establish tradition, and affect retention through three coordinated initiatives: undergraduate orientation and new student programs, parent and family outreach, and leadership development. With special attention to transition and the first-year experience, the New Student and Family Programs office provides innovative programs and services that facilitate the social and academic acclimation process for George Mason University students and their families.
About the Position:
NSFP is currently hiring two (2) Assistant Director's of Orientation to assist in implementing New Student Orientation for over 13,000 new students and guests annually (summer and winter programming). As an integral member of the NSFP team, the Assistant Director provides direction and support for a wide range of division initiatives and serves as an active ambassador for the George Mason community.
This position is required to work occasional evening hours and weekends, particularly during summer months.
Responsibilities:
The Assistant Directors of Orientation are involved in the development and coordination of orientation programs and have the below responsibilities. Each has its own focus, and responsibilities within the focus areas are listed separately.
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary range starting low $60k; commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) is a centralized and comprehensive department, within the Division of University Life (UL), whose primary purpose is to foster engagement, build community, establish tradition, and affect retention through three coordinated initiatives: undergraduate orientation and new student programs, parent and family outreach, and leadership development. With special attention to transition and the first-year experience, the New Student and Family Programs office provides innovative programs and services that facilitate the social and academic acclimation process for George Mason University students and their families.
About the Position:
NSFP is currently hiring two (2) Assistant Director's of Orientation to assist in implementing New Student Orientation for over 13,000 new students and guests annually (summer and winter programming). As an integral member of the NSFP team, the Assistant Director provides direction and support for a wide range of division initiatives and serves as an active ambassador for the George Mason community.
This position is required to work occasional evening hours and weekends, particularly during summer months.
Responsibilities:
The Assistant Directors of Orientation are involved in the development and coordination of orientation programs and have the below responsibilities. Each has its own focus, and responsibilities within the focus areas are listed separately.
- Assists in the development of a comprehensive orientation program and the coordination of student programs for orientation;
- Serves as departmental liaison for various key orientation stakeholders;
- Develops, trains, recruits, supervises, and evaluates the Student Coordinator team, in collaboration with other Assistant Directors;
- Contributes to the development of NSFP philosophy on intern and student coordinator development;
- Co-supervises, selects, trains, and evaluates student (graduate and/or undergraduate) employees (2-3 individuals);
- Selects, trains, and co-supervises interns (3) during summer orientation;
- Supervises additional undergraduate and graduate staff at the discretion of the Director/Associate Director;
- Participates in the training and development of the NSFP student leader teams, as appropriate;
- Supports the planning and implementation of other unit initiatives such as selection and training, student projects, unit events, and team procedures and assessment;
- Assists in the development and implementation of unit student and family programming such as Preamble/Welcome2Mason, Quill Camp, and Family Signature Events; supports additional student-led programs within the unit as identified;
- Contributes to unit-driven initiatives such as assessment, student leader experience, appreciation and morale;
- Demonstrates commitment to NSFP and Mason through committee involvement and project development connected to transition, as well as professional goals;
- Serves on university committees and performs other related tasks identified by Director and/or UL leadership; and
- Attends professional meetings and maintains active memberships in salient professional organizations.
- Coordinates and implements in-person and virtual orientation logistics including reservations, set-ups, staffing, event training, presentations, video processes, and stakeholder engagement;
- Coordinates the logistical components of orientation and new student programs;
- Oversees and creates orientation communication content and plans for internal and external constituents, including emails, internal processes and trainings, event signage, and consulting on marketing and design elements for brand consistency;
- Manages communication and delivery of information for orientation and new student programs in coordination with Admissions; and
- Maintains and updates all content for online components of orientation, including website, Patriot Preview, and online orientation.
- Assist
Source : George Mason University