Job Details

Student Employment Director

Position Number: 7314015
Location: Seattle, WA
Position Type: Career Counseling and Placement

Student Employment Director

Full Time
JR100021

Months Per Year:
12

Work Model:
Onsite

Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability. Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.

Seattle University's Core Competencies

Effective Team Collaboration: Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives.

Emotionally Intelligent Communication: Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally.

Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions.

Flexibility and Innovation: Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact.

Mindful Inclusion: Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness.

Outcomes-Driven Orientation: Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

Position Description:

Responsibilities:

Uphold the Career Engagement Office's professional formation and developmental approach to lifelong learning through student employment.
Ensure that Seattle University student employees have a chance to self-reflect; develop transferrable skills, clear outcomes for their roles, and feedback loops for their performance; and articulate their career ready and transferrable skills to prospective employers.
Collaborate with colleagues to develop and reinforce student skills and competencies
Provide coaching and training to student employees at all stages in the process: finding opportunities, creating learning outcomes, seeking feedback, reflecting on performance, and translating experience to ongoing career development goals .

Employer Relations - On Campus Constituents:

Develop goals, evaluate programs, and partner with internal and external hiring managers to ensure a transformative experience for student employees with a particular emphasis on equitable access for those opportunities.
Actively consult with an eye toward new on campus employment opportunities for students, providing ongoing expertise and guidance for drafting new positions, recruiting talent, and retaining students, all with a lens of maintaining an equitable and inclusive working experience for the student staff.
Create and facilitate supervisor training and curate resources for supervisors.

Operational Management and Strategy:

Strategize and continually assess streamlined processes for all student employment initiatives including: Federal Work Study, On and Off-Campus State Work Study, Institutional Student Employment, across all populations: including special needs of International Students, Undocumented Students, and Graduate Students. This includes auditing current practices; benchmarking with local, regional, and national peers; recommending updated systems and processes; and bringing together stakeholders in support of institutional change and evaluation, including considerations of compensation and budget.
Communicate regularly with campus and partners, creating and disseminating reports and benchmarking data to track outcomes set for student employment.
Assist in hosting career engagement events and programming in collaboration with admissions and orientation for incoming students.
Lead the planning and execution of student employment hiring events, coordinate with enrollment and orientation for appropriate onboarding event presentations, and serve as point for student recognition activities (Shine Awards, student employee of the year awards and National Student Employee Week).
Support the division/university by serving on committees or task forces as appropriate.
Participate in professional development, including as a representative of SU's Career Engagement Office through involvement in appropriate associations, like NSEE and WASEA.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Demonstrate commitment to social justice, equity, and student success.
View student employment as a viable strength-building experiential opportunity.
Have comfort and experience with overseeing a budget and student employees, ideally in a higher education or talent management setting.
Center care and relationship-building in communication and creative problem-solving.
Lead through strong organization with an acute attention to detail.
Be responsive and proactive in balancing the needs of various stakeholders.
Possess exceptional time-management and prioritization skills.
Hold a Master level degree and more than one year of related experience or hold a Bachelor level degree with commensurate experience specific to working with college student workers.

Application Instructions

Please attach a cover letter with your resume when applying. Job postings are open until filled, unless otherwise specified.

Compensation at a Glance

$84,000 - $88,000

Seattle University has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, and not based on a candidate's gender or any other protected status.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Seattle University provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your total compensation package.

Benefits at a Glance

Consistent with its fundamental Jesuit values, Seattle University offers a wide range of benefits designed to care for the whole person. Choose from three different medical plans, a dental, and vision insurance programs. Protect your income with life, short & long-term disability coverage. Plan for your future with up to a 10% employer contribution for retirement benefits, comprised of a 5% nonelective employer contribution and an additional dollar-for-dollar match of your voluntary contributions up to a maximum of 5%. You may also take advantage of 100% paid tuition benefits for the employee and dependents, a subsidized transportation benefit, a wellness program with free access to an onsite fitness facility, and a wide variety of campus events. Enjoy a generous holiday schedule, including a paid Holiday break closure in December, vacation and paid sick leave, and paid community service leave. For more information explore the Benefits website at: https://www.seattleu.edu/hr/benefits/

Positions designated as hybrid eligible may offer the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule after successful completion of an introductory period of 3-6 months. In these cases, the role typically begins fully on campus to support onboarding and training, with the potential to transition to a hybrid arrangement thereafter.

Positions designated as on-site are not eligible for hybrid work and are expected to remain fully on campus.

All flexible work arrangements are subject to periodic review and may be modified or discontinued at any time at the university's discretion.

To apply, visit https://seattleu.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SeattleUJobs/job/First-Hill/Student-Employment-Director_JR100021