Hiring: Senior Associate Dean of Students Company: Wake Forest University Location: Winston-Salem, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 10:44:04 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CV, HIPAA About the job Required Skills: •This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. •Crisis Response and Threat Management •Coordinate the university’s student crisis response system, in collaboration with the Dean of Students, including protocol development, staff training, and assessment of student interventions. •Serve as the primary liaison to University Police during critical incidents; coordinate divisional operations in alignment with the university’s overarching Incident Management Team framework. •In collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean of Students, Community Response and Caring Outreach, evaluate student referrals to distinguish between community safety risks and general student distress or support. •Student Risk Mitigation & Event Evaluation •Partner cross-functionally with the Office of Student Engagement, University Police, University Marketing and Communications, University Events, and other partners to support risk-mitigation strategies for high-profile, non-traditional, or large-scale student events. •Direct Campus Life’s operational approach to fostering student free expression. Recruit, train, and deploy interdisciplinary staff response cohorts to monitor on-the-ground activations, safeguard speech, and ensure compliance with university policies. Qualifications: •Moving about to accomplish tasks, or moving from one worksite to another. •Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. •Communicating effectively with students, families, law enforcement, and university officials to exchange complex, sensitive information. •Operating computer equipment and technology, requiring repetition of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. •Visual acuity to evaluate environment safety, review reports, and assess campus climate activations. •Variable Outdoor Conditions: Frequently exposed to outdoor environmental elements (inclement weather, heat, cold) while monitoring campus events, demonstrations, or responding to on-campus emergencies. •High-Pressure Operations: Subject to fast-paced environments during critical incident response, crisis management, and threat evaluations. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!