Assistant Director for Sexual Assault Prevention

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The Assistant Director for Sexual Assault Prevention within the Office of Student Wellness is charged with enhancing, promoting, and developing resources, skills, programs, and opportunities related to sexual assault prevention and education, as well as cultivating a supportive community for sexual assault survivors. This position reports to the Associate Director for Student Wellness and will work collaboratively with the Assistant Director of Mental Health Promotion and the Assistant Director for Harm Reduction within the Office of Student Wellness.

The Assistant Director for Sexual Assault Prevention will lead awareness, prevention, intervention, and survivor support efforts. All education should come from a perspective that is research-based and applicable to college students. In addition to being highly collaborative and creative, the ideal candidate will also have depth of knowledge regarding peer education, sexual and interpersonal violence, and national trends regarding college sexual assault; and be able to implement best practices of public health, prevention, and health communications. The candidate should have a proven track record of developing and evaluating programs and initiatives.

This position will not be involved in the conduct process, responding to reports of sexual assault, or serving as a victim advocate.

Job Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and assess comprehensive, evidence-based educational programming for sexual assault prevention that targets all students and will be grounded in a theoretical framework.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and university regulations regarding sexual assault prevention. This includes contributing to reports for the Clery Act and Title IX.
• Manage the Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Education and Outreach (SIVEO) Suite; which includes the victim advocate office, student worker/internship office, and the survivor wellness room.
• Partner with and co-develop priorities for the community victim advocate. 
• Coordinate and implement sexual assault prevention and consent programs ranging in size from small group workshops, large campus-wide events, and off campus initiatives. Examples include: understanding consent, sexual boundaries, communication, stalking, dating and partner violence, healthy relationships, trafficking awareness, how to support a friend, myth busting, etc.
• Advance peer education and student employment by advising a peer education team of undergraduate students.
• Create and sustain a survivor support community and coordination of related services. Collaborate as needed with the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate an ongoing awareness campaign and related programming across campus for sexual and interpersonal violence and survivor support for Miami University students.
• Engage community resources to support students; particularly to secure an on-campus victim advocate within the SIVEO Suite.
• Serve on and/or chair departmental, divisional, or institutional committees, particularly those pertaining to sexual and interpersonal violence (e.g., Comprehensive Coordinated Response Team).
• Strategically collaborate with departments across campus, especially faculty, Office of Community Standards, Student Engagement and Leadership, InterCollegiate Athletics, Residence Life, and Office of the Dean of Students.
• Support assessment efforts pertaining to sexual assault prevention efforts. This includes monitoring national trends, collecting and reporting data from programming or institutional sources, and using this data to inform programming with measurable objectives.
• Provide consultation and training to student organizations and divisional staff development related to sexual assault prevention and healthy relationships.
• Demonstrate university citizenship through service that supports office, divisional, and institutional priorities (eg. teaching Student Life supported transition courses, committee membership, event attendance). 
• Manage programming budgets specific to prevention, peer education, and survivor support. 
• Work occasional nights and weekends, as needed.
• Participate as a full team member of OSW, contributing to shared initiatives, identifying the relationship of mental health, substance use, and sexual assault; and supporting all members of the team to celebrate shared success.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director or Director of OSW. 
• This position is not a clinical position, nor does this role provide therapeutic services.
• This person is considered a responsible employee (mandated reporter), and is therefore NOT a confidential resource to students.
• This position will not be involved in the conduct process, responding to reports of sexual assault, or serving as a victim advocate. 

Required Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in health education, public health, social work, counseling, or a related field and at least three (3) years of experience with health promotion and prevention programming; OR a Masters Degree in health education, public health, social work, counseling, or a related field and at least one (1) year of experience with health promotion and prevention programming. Years of experience can include internships, student employment, or other relevant background (part time or student work will be prorated in calculating years of experience, and required qualifications must be completed by the start date of the position).

Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Demonstrated experience working with a traditional college age population for 3 or more years.
• Continued education in the areas of violence prevention and education as evidenced by certifications, micro-credentials, professional development completion, professional organization membership, etc. 
• Experience working with a peer education delivery model. 
• Demonstrated experience with program assessment. 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and evaluate educational programming both independently and through collaboration across departments.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• A thorough understanding of student development, health promotion, behavior change, and population-based theories and models.
• Ability to thrive in a team-based environment that values student-centered approaches, collegiality, and a positive and enthusiastic attitude. 

Required Application Documents

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

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Remote Work
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Reasonable Accommodations
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement
Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

Clery Act
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