Director of Student Activities

Position Title:  Director of Student Activities

Department: Student Life Division:  Student Life

Number of hours per week for which this position is budgeted: 20-40 hours 

Number of months per year for which this position is budgeted: 12 

Reports to: Vice President of Student Life

Grade: Exempt ☒ Non-Exempt ☐

POSITION SUMMARY

The Student Activities Director is responsible to the Vice President of Student Life. The position is listed as part time, with the potential to be converted to full-time. To be considered full-time, the position would be combined with additional duties in the Student Life department.  If the vacancy is filled as a full-time position, benefits will be offered as specified in the staff handbook.  The Student Activities Director is responsible for all student activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Facilitates the activities associated with current and new student clubs and organizations.
  • Plan, promote, execute and evaluate the University’s student activities program in collaboration with the Student Life Office.
  • Attend and/or be responsible for student activities during the day, evening, weekends and holidays.
  • Calendaring student activities.
  • Handling sign-up sheets for banquets and student activities.
  • Promote activities via the use of bulletins boards, HLGU Public Relations department and other various means of on-campus communication.
  • Supervising student assistants.
  • Friend and encourager to the students.
  • Assist the Director of Campus Life, Director of Campus Ministry, and Vice President of Student Life in special projects as needed; i.e. research & investigate programs, supplies and equipment.
  • Responsible for budget and fiscal responsibility in areas of supervision.
  • Supervises student workers assigned to each area of responsibility including hiring and evaluating.
  • Assist with surveying students to discover campus activity desires.

 

DEPARTMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS

  • All University departments.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Must be self-motivated and self-driven.
  • Must have excellent time management skills.
  • Must be able to lift heavy sound equipment and other thing necessary for Student Activities.
  • Must have values consistent with the mission and purpose of Hannibal-LaGrange University.
  • Must agree to, sign off on, and abide by the standards of employment on the back of the application, on the yearly contract, and in the staff handbook.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINING

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.  
  • Master’s Degree in University Student Personnel preferred.
  • Experience is necessary is implementing and supervising activities.

Disclaimer

* This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or other management as required. HLGU reserves the right to revise or change job duties, required skills, or qualifications as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.

Founded in 1858, Hannibal-LaGrange University is a four-year Christian university located in Hannibal, Missouri, just 100 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The mission of Hannibal-LaGrange University is to provide an excellent education in both liberal arts and professional disciplines in a distinctively Christian environment that integrates Christian faith and learning in preparing graduates for personal and career effectiveness.

To apply, please submit an application, including a cover letter here.

In addition to articulating interest and qualifications, cover letters should highlight the candidate’s commitment to Jesus Christ, his/her understanding of teaching as a Christian vocation, and articulate an understanding of the integration of Christianity and his/her discipline.

For any questions regarding the position, contact Human Resources at 573-629-3058, or via email at humanresources@hlg.edu. Hannibal-LaGrange University seeks to employ qualified individuals without regard to age, sex, race, color, national origin, or disability, who can function effectively within the University’s mission and purposes.