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Aureate Group lists this Associate Dean for Student Services opportunity in naples, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Associate Dean for Student Services serves as the senior leader responsible for the integrated planning, oversight, assessment, and continuous improvement of student services at the Naples College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Requirements
Qualifications
Student Experience & Formation
Provide leadership for a coherent student experience across the enrollment continuum from recruitment and admission through graduation and transition to residency and alumni engagement
Foster an environment that promotes student success, wellbeing, professional formation, belonging, accountability, and personal responsibility
Provide oversight for student life, student organizations, community engagement, career advising, student travel, orientation, Match-related activities, graduation, and alumni engagement
Promote student success and retention through appropriate mentorship, guidance, early identification of student needs, and access to resources
Support the development and implementation of policies and practices related to student professionalism and the Honor Code
Enrollment & Student Services Integration
Develop and sustain a unified vision for student services that promotes coordination, communication, and continuity across Admissions, Student Affairs, Financial Aid, Registrar functions, learning support, and behavioral health services
Provide leadership and oversight to Admissions, including analysis of recruitment, admissions, and enrollment data and development of strategies aligned with institutional enrollment goals
Provide leadership and oversight to Registrar functions, including registration, maintenance of student records, enrollment and degree verification, transcripts, required reporting, and verification of completion of graduation requirements
Student Success, Wellbeing & Support
Provide leadership and oversight for learning support services that assist students in establishing effective learning goals and individualized strategies for academic success
Provide leadership and oversight for behavioral health and wellbeing services available to students
Ensure appropriate coordination of student disability and accommodation processes in accordance with applicable requirements and institutional policy
Oversee student health insurance policies and related processes
Collaborate with academic leadership and appropriate committees in monitoring student progress and identifying opportunities for timely support and intervention
Leadership of People & Teams
Lead, mentor, support, and develop the professionals responsible for the College's various student-services functions
Directly supervise assigned leaders and staff within Admissions, Student Affairs, Financial Aid, Registrar functions, learning support, and behavioral health services
Recruit, select, orient, develop, evaluate, and support personnel in accordance with College policies and applicable law
Establish clear expectations, encourage professional growth, and foster teamwork, collaboration, accountability, mutual respect, and shared responsibility across the student-services team
Create opportunities for professional development and succession of responsibility as the College grows
Compliance, Policy & Institutional Stewardship
Develop, recommend, implement, and periodically evaluate policies, procedures, and practices related to student services
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state requirements, College policies, accreditation expectations, and other relevant regulatory requirements
Ensure appropriate protection and confidentiality of student records, including compliance with FERPA
Provide appropriate leadership related to student professionalism, conduct, investigation, and adjudicatory processes while supporting consistency, fairness, due process, and institutional policy
Serve in designated institutional roles related to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including Campus Security Authority responsibilities under the Clery Act and responsibilities associated with disability accommodations, as assigned
Develop and responsibly steward the student-services budget and other resources entrusted to the division
Assessment, Evidence, Technology & Continuous Improvement
Promote an analytical, evidence-informed approach to decision-making across enrollment management and student services
Establish meaningful measures for evaluating the accessibility, effectiveness, integration, and impact of student-services programs
Use data, student experience, institutional outcomes, and emerging practices in medical education to identify opportunities for improvement
Anticipate changes in health professions education, regulation, student needs, technology, and institutional growth that may affect student services
Identify and responsibly implement opportunities to use AI-enabled technologies, automation, and integrated information systems to improve student support, service coordination, communication, assessment, and operational effectiveness
Translate assessment and institutional learning into practical improvements in programs, policies, services, and operations
Institutional Leadership & Collaboration
Serve as an active member of the Dean's Cabinet and contribute to College-wide planning, decision-making, and institutional development
Work collaboratively across academic and administrative functions, recognizing that student success is a shared institutional responsibility rather than the responsibility of a single office or division
Ensure that Student Services initiatives, programs, and resources are developed in alignment with the College's academic priorities, administrative structures, policies, and strategic direction
Avoid unnecessary duplication of institutional functions and promote shared systems, coordinated processes, and collective accountability across the College
Participate in committees related to student progress, student success, academic affairs, and other areas as assigned
Collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, students, clinical and community partners, and other constituencies
Represent the College professionally in appropriate institutional, community, and external settings
Undertake additional responsibilities and special projects assigned by the Dean & Chief Academic Officer that support the evolving needs of the College
QUALIFICATION(S):
An earned graduate or professional degree from an accredited institution
Progressive leadership experience in student services, student affairs, medical education, health professions education or a closely related environment
Demonstrated experience leading people, programs, and organizational processes of meaningful scope and complexity
Knowledge of student-services operations and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements
Demonstrated excellence in teamwork and in written and oral communication, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across students, faculty, staff, leadership, and external constituencies
Demonstrated ability to use artificial intelligence and emerging technologies responsibly and effectively to improve student support, communication, analysis, workflow, and service integration
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, respect institutional roles and areas of responsibility, and work collaboratively across organizational boundaries
Commitment to student success, professional formation, institutional mission, and the values of the College
Knowledge and demonstrated experience with accreditation and regulatory expectations applicable to medical education
Preferred Qualifications
Doctoral or other terminal degree
Prior experience as an Assistant Dean (5 years or more), Associate Dean (3 years or more), or comparable senior leader in an osteopathic, allopathic, or health professions educational environment
Experience and demonstrated success with admissions, enrollment management, student affairs, financial aid, registrar functions, learning support, student wellbeing, and/or other related areas
Experience and demonstrated success with student information systems and the use of institutional data for planning, assessment, and continuous improvement
Benefits
401K, PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, ETC
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Worksite address
naples, FL, 33939, US
Who can apply
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