The Associate Director, Wellness and Community Support is responsible for fostering a culture prioritizing BPI students' and alumni's health and well-being. In this role, the Associate Director will conduct outreach and education, and provide support and wellness advising to students. The Associate Director will work closely with the NYC Programs, Reentry, and Microcollege teams to address student and alumni needs, provide advice and support, and ensure students have access to the appropriate resources internally and externally. This role will supervise a housing coordinator and housing specialist.

Essential Objectives (by Responsibility)

Please note that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Wellness Program Leadership & Partnerships (70%)

• The Associate Director will collaborate with and support the Director of NYC Programs with planning, managing, and executing alumni wellness support, including educational classes on healthy living, relationships, childhood experiences
• Ensure all wellness programming and supports are inclusive and welcoming
• Manage all alumni and student wellness concerns through advising and professional referrals, when needed, and ensure ongoing support, provide follow-up suggestions and resources, and foster student self-advocacy to help students better manage and thrive in their academic, personal, and fiscal responsibilities
• Create and update student wellness notes
• Leverage the NYC communities of reentry, social service, mental health and substance abuse support and housing providers to create comprehensive wrap-around support inclusive of and beyond the scope of BPI?s alumni services
• Meet individually with alumni and students, as needed, to provide support and referrals to resources and services
• Facilitate and lead workshops for alumni on health and wellness, including workshops for individuals recently released from prison
• Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time

Management & Supervisory Responsibility (20%)

• This position oversees the management and supervision of the:
  • Housing Coordinator
• Ensure that all direct reporting staff have all the necessary skills to do their assigned and defined functions at the highest level of professionalism and competence at all times
• Maintain high performance by continually providing proactive, constructive, and positive feedback and support to direct reports during the process of ongoing goal achievement
• Effectively address identified non-performance immediately upon noticing it or within 24 hours
• Continually monitor, measure, and reinforce behaviors that create a work environment that makes it easy for people to effectively manage and motivate themselves on an ongoing basis
• Conduct quarterly performance check-ins culminating in annual performance reviews according to organizational policies and procedures
• Participate and contribute to salary administration, conduct interviews, and make recommendations for new hires and consultants

Administration (10%)

• Measure data and collect data on wellness programs and projects and identify ways to further strengthen alumni wellness
• Attend and lead all relevant meetings as they pertain to the overall organizational purpose of the function on an as-needed basis
• Generate and submit all relevant reports to appropriate parties as needed
• Develop, implement, manage, monitor, and maintain all necessary and relevant functional area policies and procedures on an as-needed and ongoing basis
• Ensure ongoing effective interdepartmental communications at all times
• Stay within all organizational and departmental policies and procedures at all times
• Liaise with Bard College staff when relevant

Travel Expectations

• Occasional travel is expected within NYC
• Occasional travel is expected outside of NYS with prior notification

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

• Current and valid New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Psychoanalyst, or Psychologist, preferred
• Master's or doctoral degree in Social Work or related areas of professional study
• Experience in higher education, student affairs, and/or student development
• Ability to work with a diverse student and alumni body and familiarity with the challenges formerly incarcerated individuals and justice-impacted individuals face
• Provide short-term advising and refer students and alumni to long-term counseling services
• Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with students, alumni, staff, and other key constituents
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information and demonstrate excellent written, oral, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Able to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects and tasks
• Ability to organize and facilitate workshops and programs
• Excellent crisis management skills
• Demonstrated success in establishing and maintaining effective and productive relationships with wellness and partners and stakeholders
• Possess excellent interpersonal, collaboration, problem-solving, and administrative skills
• Ability to work independently and under pressure with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong computer literacy/proficiency required

Please submit a Interfolio application with a resume, the contact information of three professional references, and written responses to the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in joining the Bard Prison Initiative and what motivates you to work with individuals? post-incarceration? (Maximum of 250 words)
2. What are the top two to three things that others would say you are better at than 95% of the people they know? Share how this has made a difference in your work. (Maximum of 250 words)
3. In your opinion, what are the most significant challenges facing individuals? post-incarceration in terms of wellness and community support, and how do you propose addressing these challenges? (Maximum of 250 words)

Compensation: $75,000-$85,000

This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

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