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Acslhe lists this Director of The Compass Center: Butler University opportunity in indianapolis, Indiana. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Director of The Compass Center: Butler University
The Director of The Compass Center provides the vision and leadership for the university’s approach to supporting the faith and secular student communities. This role promotes interfaith engagement, encourages exploration of meaning and purpose through academic and co-curricular programs, and contributes to student wellbeing by fostering spiritual life. This position interfaces directly with students, faculty, staff, and community partners. The Director manages a team of professional staff, student employees, and campus affiliates who collectively work to advance the mission of The Compass Center.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the University's strategic goal of creating an intentionally diverse, inclusive, and equitable learning and working environment.
Provide leadership and oversight for The Compass Center and ensure it is a visible, accessible, intentionally inclusive, intersectional, supportive, and welcoming campus resource that contributes to campus-wide belonging and success.
Serve as a resource for student leaders, groups, and organizations throughout campus to support their meaning, purpose, and spiritual identity goals. These groups include, but are not limited to those affiliated with The Compass Center, the Efroymson Diversity Center, Student Affairs, and Athletics.
Ensure successful operations within The Compass Center, including fiscal management and supervision/development of full/part-time employees, student staff/interns, and connected affiliates.
Collaborate with colleagues throughout the different divisions and colleges around campus to ensure a strong university-wide network of support to enhance student success, faculty/staff development, and community engagement.
Oversee and provide vision on key TCC initiatives including, but not limited to the Series on Religion and Society, Interfaith Council, A New View Film Series, the Multifaith Baccalaureate Service, and faculty workshops through campus collaborations.
Build relationships with student leaders of the faith and secular communities, offering support, developing leadership skills, cultivating relationships, and networking across student organization boundaries.
Develop and execute curricular and/or co-curricular strategies for students of underrepresented religious identities to find belonging and community, practice their traditions, and engage across campus, with a specific eye towards furthering inclusion for Atheist/Agnostic, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Spiritual identifying students.
Lead faculty workshops of meaning and purpose reflection and pedagogy/curriculum design
Serve as campus contact for the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education: pursue grants, contribute to conferences, and share resources with Butler community
Lead and coordinate the Spiritual Care Conversation and serve as an advisor on communication, support, and mediation as needed in times of individual/campus challenge, loss, grief, crisis, or celebration.
Build relationships and networks with Indianapolis institutions and organizations of faith and secular life for partnerships on and off campus, such as the Center for Interfaith Cooperation, Christian Theological Seminary, local congregations, and local faith-based organizations
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Master’s Degree
3-5 years of working with college students and/or emerging adults in academic settings
Experience working in varied contexts of faith or secular commitments, interfaith work, and/or diversity and inclusion initiatives
Ability to prioritize multiple goals at once, place student needs first, and have a capacity for seeing the value of diverse perspectives
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration, Divinity/Theological Studies, Student Affairs, or related field is strongly preferred
Experience working in administrative roles in higher education is strongly preferred
Previous work in an interfaith chaplaincy role or position will be considered, but candidates should note there is not a formal religious affiliation required for this position
Experience supervising, managing, or coaching staff is preferred
28 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year
8 Paid Holidays
In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)
Health:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs
Retirement:
10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment
Tuition Assistance:
Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents
Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment
Covers tuition only
Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:
Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty
Free premium subscription to the Calm App
Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT
Discount at the College Bookstore
Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances
About Us
Butler University is a private, nationally recognized comprehensive university encompassing seven colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Founder's College. Approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate and doctoral students are enrolled at Butler, representing 46 states and 24 countries.
Join us at the crossroads of tradition & transformation. A career at Butler University means so much more than a job. Join the dedicated, innovative, and supportive community of faculty and staff that is moving Butler Beyond.
Butler University is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, sex, race, religion, color, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other legally protected category.
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Worksite address
indianapolis, IN, 46262, US
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