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Posting Details
Position Details
Position Type
Administrative
Working Title
Assistant Director, Student Involvement and Belonging
Classification Title
Assistant Director
College/Division
Student Affairs
Department
Student Involvement & Belonging
Hiring Unit
Work Location
Klamath Falls
Appointment FTE (%)
1.0
Position Terms/Mo
12
Full/Part time
Full Time
Annual Salary
56,900 - 60,500
Position Summary
Department Summary
Figuring out how to spend your time doesn't have to be rocket science, but it can be: Some of our students do build rockets for fun.
But there's also no one, singular Oregon Tech experience. Our campuses bring collective energy into one community where you'll find gamers and geeks (proudly), explorers of the natural world, athletes, book aficionados and volunteers passionate about changing the world through causes they believe in. Our students are innovators- like our female engineers who created technology that turns waste plastic back into crude oil . They are difference makers like the dental hygiene students who traveled to Jamaica to provide dental care to rural areas. And about those rocket scientists? Our students have worked with NASA to launch stuff into space.
At our Klamath Falls campus, entirely heated by geothermal water resources, you'll find students living, eating, and working together, allowing them to build long-term personal and professional connections. Outside the classroom, they lead student government, exercise in our campus facilities, and challenge one another in eSports. They also volunteer and engage in our wide range of student organizations-or, when they can't find exactly what they're looking for, they create their own.
https://www.oit.edu/campus-life
Position Summary
The Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Belonging (SIB) serves as an advocate and support resource for students at Oregon Tech, with a strong emphasis on basic needs navigation and holistic student support. This full-time professional role provides strategic leadership in fostering a sense of belonging, cultural engagement, and inclusive student involvement while ensuring students' fundamental needs are met to support their academic and personal success.
This position serves the university's Benefits Navigator and is a member of the Student Involvement & Belonging department. Through Basic Needs initiatives, the Assistant Director offers trauma-informed case management and direct support to students experiencing housing and food insecurity, mental health challenges, and other barriers to well-being. The Assistant Director connects students with local, state, and federal resources, coordinates campus-based basic needs programs, and builds strong, trust-based relationships to empower students through an equity-centered lens.
In addition to basic needs initiatives, the Assistant Director leads initiatives that promote equity, inclusion, and cultural development across the campus community. This includes advising Registered Student Organizations, coordinating large-scale engagement events, and facilitating leadership and cultural competency programming. The Assistant Director advances institutional goals for equity and student success through collaborative, student-centered programming and advocacy.
This position is located on the Klamath Falls campus and spends time each term on the Portland-Metro campus to serve the needs of Oregon Tech students.
Minimum Requirements
Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, student development, public health, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Education, or related field.
• One (1) or more years of relevant experience in diversity awareness, a multicultural office, cultural programming.
• Experience working with diverse student populations.
• One (1) or more years supervising students or advising student organizations in a higher education setting,
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals and groups from a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies with a commitment to equity.
• Experience in one or more areas of student services on college campuses.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and oral presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/responsibilities simultaneously and maintain excellent records.
• Excellent professional writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education administration, student development, public health, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Education, or related field
• Two (2) or more years of experience at an institute of higher education
• Two (2) or more years of supervisory experience
• Two (2) years of experience working with first-generation college students, engaging with LGBTQIA+ students, and/or communities of color.
• Experience and knowledge of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in education, college support services/resources, and student identity development.
• Experience providing state and federal social support services referrals.
• Experience referring individuals to community-based or governmental agencies (i.e., Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF), SNAP for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), or other similar social-safety net programs).
• Strong customer service orientation.

Application Information
Recruitment Type
External
Application Screening Begins
06/25/2026
Job Posting Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicant
The initial review of applications will begin June 25, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the initial review date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. Therefore, at the discretion of the University, materials received after the initial review date may not receive full consideration.
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Other Document

For additional information or support, please contact the Office of Human Resources: oithr@oit.edu
Background/Pre-Employment Check
Any offer of employment to a successful candidate will be conditioned upon the University's receipt of a satisfactory background check, motor vehicle check, physical abilities check, and/or any other conditions of employment contained in the vacancy announcement.
AA/EEO Statement
Oregon Tech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring, or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion or creed, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis in law.
Oregon Tech is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Office of Human Resource at 541-885-1028 or oithr@oit.edu.