Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. West Chester University of Pennsylvania's Division of Student Affairs invites applicants for the position of Assistant Director of Student Experience (SXP).

West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

WCU proudly offers a positive and purposeful work environment; comprehensive employee benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance along with many wellness programs; a commitment to work-life balance including generous paid vacation, paid sick time, military leave and paid time off for most major holidays; and a University mission to support employee personal and professional growth including a tuition waiver for self and family members, training and development, and advancement opportunities.

The Division of Student Affairs (DOSA) supports the co-curricular and out-of-the-classroom experiences of West Chester University students and aspires to support a campus community where students build healthy personal and professional connections, develop a sense of belonging, and engage thoughtfully with others.

The Office of Student Experience (SXP) provides valuable resources for off-campus living, commuter students, and family members. SXP is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that connects students and families with the university and the larger West Chester area community through intentional engagement opportunities to support institutional retention and graduation goals.

Reporting to the Director of Student Experience (SXP), the Assistant Director develops and supervises a comprehensive off-campus and commuter student employee program and leads the planning and implementation of large-scale, student-centered programs to promote connection, belonging, and engagement through campus and community partnerships.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience supervising, training, and developing student staff and collaborating with diverse campus partners; excellent written communication and presentation skills; and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of working with non-residential students.

Responsibilities include: 

• Coordinate the recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of undergraduate and graduate student employees
• Develop and maintain student employee training documents, best practices
• Coordinate training for student employees
• Maintain student employee documents including contracts, employment forms, and payroll records
• Develop student employee assessment tools and job performance standards
• Conduct formal student employee performance reviews
• Oversee undergraduate and graduate work assignments 
• Develop and execute large-scale, off-campus and commuter student-centered programming 
• Coordinate Days of Service programming efforts in collaboration with campus partners 
• Maintain budgets for programs and initiatives
• Create and maintain collaborative University partnerships
• Develop and execute program assessments in alignment with the DOSA curricular programs and co-curricular programming initiatives
• Collaborate with campus partners to build strategic marketing plans to promote programming efforts
• Serve on University and community committees as needed
• Advise the Off-Campus and Commuter Programming Board
• Other duties as assigned

• One of professional OR two years of graduate Student Affairs work experience
• Experience supervising student staff
• Experience implementing educational programming 

• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, or closely related field
• Experience working with commuter and off-campus students
• Experience planning, implementing and supervising programs and large-scale campus events
• Leadership development programming experience

About West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania is among the top regional comprehensive public universities in the nation, serving more than 17,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a national reputation for excellence, value, and student success. Founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation, West Chester offers more than 118 undergraduate and 103 graduate programs in more than 50 fields of study. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Located in Chester County (25 miles from downtown Philadelphia) the area combines the best of enjoyable daily living with easy access to the full spectrum of country and city attractions. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

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