Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Assistant Director, Summer School. At Brandeis, we offer competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.
The Assistant Director of Summer School is responsible for logistics associated with Summer School and summer programming. The Assistant Director manages an infrastructure to support application and registration processes, student advising and communications, program planning and coordination, student accounts receivable, program execution logistics, course marketing, social media, and payroll processing.
The hiring range for this position is $63.0k - $69.6k.
Key Responsibilities:
Registration Management (30%)
Advise current Brandeis students regarding course selection and prerequisites. Oversee the Visiting Student process and advise Visiting Non-Brandeis Students of the steps necessary to take a course at Brandeis and transfer courses to their home institution.
Answer pre-enrollment and pre-payment questions; process refunds; manage outstanding balances. Follow up on unpaid balances. Direct students toward Financial Aid if applicable.
Coordinate course list postings and course schedules with the Registrar’s Office.
Run enrollment and financial reports. Identify underperforming courses and take action to boost enrollments.
Knowledge of Workday, Slate, Moodle-based Learning Management Systems a plus.
Summer School Activities Programming (20%)
Draft preliminary event list for the Director’s review and input.
Manage the staffing and logistics for student events both on and off-campus.
Communicate event offerings with students and manage registration processes for events.
Arrange transportation as necessary and hire/schedule student drivers.
A valid Driver’s License and the ability to be trained in the operation of a 15-passenger van are strongly preferred.
Summer School Operations and Logistics (30%)
Manage enrollment and application processes for the Summer School program.
Liaise and collaborate with several campus offices including the Registrar, Academic Advising, Student Financial Services, Community Living, Student Life, Dining Services, and Facilities.
Manage faculty-related processes including onboarding, and addressing faculty concerns.
Provide initial triage of student issues. Escalate as appropriate to the Director.
Secure facility reservations and classroom assignments.
Make decisions and coordinate logistics of on-campus events, information sessions, and related activities, working with support staff.
Coordinate online course development and training needs with Brandeis Online.
Deploy relevant Summer School surveys and make recommendations to the director.
Hiring and Supervision (20%)
Coordinate hiring of students and temporary staff, following appropriate university procedures as needed.
Manage summer payroll processes.
Supervise the part-time temporary Summer School Activities Coordinator.
Education & Work Experience:
Education: BA/BS required.
Work Experience: 3-5 years of related experience. Valid MA driver's license required.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
Physical/Environmental Demands: Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
Occasional nights and weekends are required in the summer.
The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").