The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is now hiring an Associate Director of LGBT Resources/Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity.
UCSB ranks among higher-education leaders in the United States and Canada as one of only 61 research-intensive institutions elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. U.S. News and World Report’s
guide, “America’s Best Colleges,” the most widely read college guide in the country, ranks UCSB number 10 among all public universities. The university is located on the beautiful California central coast just along the pacific ocean. UCSB has also been ranked
a top 25 LGBT Friendly campus in the nation and was given a 5-star rating for LGBT services.
About the job:
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Associate Director is located in the Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) at UCSB. The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity offers a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, intersex, and ally members of the UCSB community. The Associate Director serves as a resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, questioning and ally members of the University community
and helps support the mission and function of the RCSGD. The Associate Director's main role is providing extensive management to the programming, outreach, and education to the campus community, and oversight of the center, under the general supervision of
the Director of LGBT Resources. The Associate Director must create long-range planning and direction to LGBT services as well as assess effectiveness. The Associate Director creates, leads, implements, and evaluates on-going educational and training initiatives.
The Associate Director leads the team of six to ten student interns in creating social, educational, and support programs. The Associate Director meets with students and assists them in navigating resources as they resolve emotional, academic, interpersonal,
and crisis-level issues related to their identity, perceived identity, or conflict resulting from hate or bias. The Associate Director must assess campus-wide culture and implement systems to address campus climate challenges. The Associate Director must represent
LGBT Resources on campus-wide committees, and act for or in the absence of the director. Additional duties include: supporting students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members who access the space and services of the Center; assisting with student organization
advisement and referral services; advising the leadership council, supervising student employees; and helping maintain the office's physical space. The Associate Director will act as Director in their absence. For a full position description visit
http://jobs.ucsb.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=187080. For more information on the UCSB RCSGD visit
wgse.sa.ucsb.edu/sgd/
Preferred experiences:
- The Associate Director must display an understanding of key issues LGBTQ students face including alcohol and drug abuse, emotional distress and
suicidal ideation, and effects of hate crimes/incidents.
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Extensive knowledge of, and experience with, the intersections of LGBTQ issues and other issues addressed by Women, Gender, & Sexual Equity (of which the RCSGD is a part), such as sexual violence, gender equity,
and feminist activism.
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Master's Degree in education, student development, higher education, gender studies, or related, or equivalent combined work experience.
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Minimum two years full-time experience within higher education, student affairs, or related organizations serving marginalized youth or college-aged students
- Ability to work in a team environment within a collaborative Division of Student Affairs.
Applications can be submitted to
http://jobs.ucsb.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=187080 and the deadline to
submit is July 8, 2013.
Joshua Moon Johnson, Ed.D.
Director, Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity/LGBT Services and the Non-traditional Student Resource Center
University of California, Santa Barbara
805-893-5847
