Assistant Director of Community Standards
Salary
$55,000.00 - $59,500.00 Annually
Location
Lawrenceville
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
Rider00431
Division
Student Affairs
Department
Community Standards
Opening Date
10/22/2026
FLSA
Exempt
Bargaining Unit
N/A
We take pride in the ever-evolving nature of our work, which transforms the lives of our students, preparing them for personal and professional success.
Rider University is consistently recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report as a best college, and as a best-value institution. With more than 100 majors, minors and programs, 19 Division I athletic teams and 150-plus clubs and organizations, Rider Broncs create their own pathways to success with the support of the University community.
Position Overview
Rider University invites applications for the Assistant Director of Community Standards. The Assistant Director will assist the Associate Dean in the oversight and implementation of the student judicial process for undergraduate and graduate students. There is an emphasis on proactive programming in order to disseminate University policy across the campus community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer the University student conduct process by adjudicating cases, conducting administrative hearings, issuing decisions, and assigning educational and disciplinary sanctions in accordance with University policies and applicable regulations.
- Provide leadership for student conduct boards, appeal committees, and hearing processes, including serving as the Universitys representative during formal hearings, preparing hearing officers, facilitating proceedings, and overseeing committee operations.
- Supervise and support hearing officers, case managers, and student conduct personnel by providing ongoing consultation, training, quality assurance, and professional development to ensure consistent and equitable case resolution.
- Manage the Universitys student conduct database by maintaining accurate records, ensuring data integrity, generating statistical and compliance reports, monitoring case activity, and providing Clery Act and other required institutional reporting.
- Develop, implement, and assess restorative justice initiatives, educational sanctions, community restitution opportunities, and other student learning interventions that promote accountability, personal responsibility, and student development.
- Design, facilitate, and continuously improve comprehensive training programs for professional staff, graduate assistants, Resident Assistants, student conduct board members, and other campus stakeholders on student conduct policies, hearing procedures, conflict resolution, and restorative practices.
- Develop and implement proactive educational initiatives that promote community standards, ethical decision-making, risk reduction, responsible citizenship, and student well-being through workshops, outreach programs, and campus-wide collaborations.
- Establish and assess student learning outcomes for conduct processes, educational sanctions, restorative programs, and training initiatives, utilizing assessment data to improve program effectiveness and advance divisional strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with Residential Education and University Housing, Public Safety, Counseling Services, Accessibility Services, Title IX, and other campus partners to address complex student behavioral concerns, crisis situations, health and safety issues, and coordinated student support efforts.
- Serve as a campus resource and consultant regarding student conduct policies, behavioral intervention, conflict resolution, risk management, and student rights and responsibilities for students, faculty, staff, and families.
Rider provides a generous tuition remission benefit to its employees to further their own education and, in many cases, their dependents' as well. For additional information regarding our Benefits visit Benefits | Rider University
Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree.
- 1-2 years of professional experience in Student Conduct, Greek Life, Residential Education and University Housing, and Campus Activities.
- Previous experience with assessment tools and learning outcomes.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Flexibility with work schedule.
- Satisfactory background and/or DMV checks required.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Master's degree
- Experience with Maxient
Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For additional information regarding our Benefits visit https://www.rider.edu/about/offices-services/human-resources/benefits/overview-employee-benefits/full-time-administrative-employees
Employer Rider University
Address 2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648-3099
Phone 609-896-5000
Website https://www.rider.edu