Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
Salary: $93,996.00 - $157,343.00 Annually
Location: Moraga, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202600025
Division: Student Experience & Enrollment Management (SEEM) Division
Department: Student Life Department
Closing: 4/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
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About Saint Mary's College
Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's College of California is a residential institution in the Moraga Valley, 20 miles east of San Francisco, rooted in the Catholic, Lasallian, and Liberal Arts traditions. Enrolling more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the College integrates liberal and professional education within a mission shaped by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Known for academic excellence, innovation, and responsiveness, Saint Mary's fosters shared inquiry, meaningful student engagement, and a strong commitment to diversity, leadership, and service.
Why Join Saint Mary's College?
At Saint Mary's, your work has visible impact. As a close-knit residential college, employees work collaboratively across departments-your ideas, leadership, and contributions directly shape the student experience and the future direction of the institution. Colleagues partner across divisions, decisions are grounded in mission, and innovation is encouraged. If you are seeking a workplace where purpose, community, and professional growth intersect-and where your work truly matters-Saint Mary's offers that opportunity.
Job Title
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
Job Summary
Reporting to the Vice President of Student Life, the AVP/Dean of Students provides leadership, vision, and administrative supervision for the Division of Student Life in the areas of student wellbeing, belonging, and inclusion. The AVP/Dean serves as an advocate for student well-being, belonging, and success across campus through direct oversight of specific functional areas and through strategic and collaborative partnerships in support of student success and retention. The AVP/Dean of Students assists the Vice President and divisional leadership team in ongoing efforts to align the growth and development of the division with the College's strategic plan and ensure continuous improvement, assessment, and attention to student well-being and belonging. The AVP/Dean of Students represents the Vice President in the absence of the Vice President.
AVP/Dean of Students provides direct oversight for functional areas that support student wellness (Counseling & Psychological Services, Student Health Center, Campus Assault, Response and Education [CARE], and wellness outreach and education); belonging (Office of Community Life including non-clinical case management and outreach, essential needs, student conduct, and commuter student support) and inclusion (Center for Women and Gender Equity and the Intercultural Center); The AVP/Dean of Students also leads divisional efforts in addressing risk and crisis management including serving as chair of ORBIT (Outreach, Referral, and Behavioral Intervention Team).
The Division of Student Life intersects at multiple points of a student's journey at Saint Mary's. With areas that promote students' living experiences, wellness, and engagement, Student Life accompanies students on their academic and co-curricular journey at Saint Mary's. The Division of Student Life creates a sense of belonging, offers participatory opportunities, and encourages students to contribute back their talents. Departments within Student Life include Campus Assault, Response, and Education (CARE), Campus Housing, Club Sports, Community Life, Center for Women & Gender Equity, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Dean of Students, Intercultural Center, New Student & Family Programs, Public Safety & Transportation, Residential Experience, Recreational Sports, Student Involvement and Leadership, and the Student Health Center.
Essential Responsibilities

Leadership & Supervision

• Provide administrative supervision for the areas that support student wellness, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Health Center, Campus Assault, Response and Education (CARE) and wellness outreach and education, working closely with department leads to align departments with College's strategic plan.
• Ensure ongoing attention to education, programming and compliance in regards to alcohol and other drugs (AOD).
• Actively explore and sustain partnerships in support of student wellness, including campus recreation, virtual care opportunities, and the curricular development of a health services program.
• Provide supervision and direction for the office of Community Life, including student conduct, non-clinical case management and outreach, essential needs, and commuter support.
• Ensures proactive cultivation of community and belonging in collaboration with partners in the Division of Student Life. Serve as lead for Outreach, Referral, Behavior Intervention Team (ORBIT) and Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT).
• In partnership with staff, regularly review and engage in best practices related to student centered and equity minded support as well as compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Delegated responsibility for annual review and update of the Saint Mary's Student Handbook (including review and updates to the student code of conduct and judicial processes, and communication and collaboration with other departments regarding relevant department and college policies) as well as annual notification to students.
• Provide oversight and supervision for the Intercultural Center and the Center for Women and Gender Equity, cultivating and sustaining the promotion of student inclusion and belonging as well as strategic partnerships and collaboration across campus.
• Working with department directors to align with the college's strategic goals and with divisional commitments to resources and programming that support a student experience that is inclusive and culturally responsive.
• Foster ongoing collaboration between IC and SIL in supporting student organizations.
• Actively attend to the development of a strong Dean of Students Office team, ensuring proactive communication, collaboration, and creativity across the functional areas.
• Engage area directors in strategic planning, area and departmental goal setting, and ongoing assessment that aligns with divisional goals and learning outcomes.

Divisional Leadership

• In collaboration with the Vice President for Student Life, evaluate and assist in providing leadership on the ongoing evaluation and growth of the division including professional development of staff.
• Assist and develop workshops, training, and professional development for division.
• In collaboration with the Vice President, set agendas and priorities for divisional meetings and events.
• Represent division on appropriate committees and task forces.
• Represent the Vice President in absence.
• Lead divisional efforts in evaluating and promoting equity and diversity, both in divisional structure and in supporting student success.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on how division serves a diverse and changing student population, aligned with College's strategic plan.

Crisis & Emergency Management

• Support and oversee division's emergency management system (24-hour on call).
• Collaborate with divisional leadership (Campus Safety, Community Life, Residential Experience) on addressing crisis and emergency incidents.
• Support campus colleagues in assisting students in distress.
• Provide support in communicating with and managing families.
• Provide appropriate communication to college constituents.
• Support, evaluate, and provide recommendations for Student Health Center's administrative support of study abroad, travel courses, and campus immunization requirements and enforcement.
• After evaluation, provide recommendations regarding the Division's risk assessment and management systems.

Collaboration and Partnership

• Collaborate with the College's Title IX coordinator to Co-chair Title IX steering committee and to actively promote ongoing education, support, and compliance within the division and campus wide.
• Establish partnerships with other areas of campus, including the SDO, Academic Success, and enrollment services in working toward increased equity and inclusion in the student experience.
• Cultivate and maintain key partnerships with campus colleagues and Christian Brothers to further enhance the effectiveness and growth of the division.

Other Duties as Assigned
Experience and Qualifications

Education: Advanced degree in field required. Doctorate degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years of experience.
Skills/Abilities:

• Effective communication
• Knowledge of current trends
• Knowledge of federal and state laws
• Previous risk management experience

Licenses & Certifications:
N/A
We will begin reviewing applications immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for full consideration.
Please apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/stmarys

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