Director, Campus DVSAS Prevention & Support

Mount Mary University; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Mary University seeks a strategic, compassionate leader to serve as Director of Relationship Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Services. This role leads the OVW-funded initiative to reduce DVSAS on campus through trauma-informed prevention and collaboration across departments.

You will build partnerships with diverse service providers, oversee program reporting, and develop a campus-wide prevention curriculum to reach all students, promoting equity and healing-centered practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, public health, education, or a related field, or commensurate experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to trauma-informed, survivor-centered, and culturally responsive practices.
• Experience working with diverse student populations, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, first-generation, and commuter students.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to manage projects and build collaborative teams.
• Familiarity with Title IX, Clery Act, and federal violence prevention guidelines preferred.
• Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive campus-wide strategies to build institutional capacity for preventing and responding to DVSAS.
• Chair and coordinate the Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT), ensuring diverse representation from students, staff, faculty, and community partners.
• Cultivate partnerships with culturally specific service providers to ensure accessible and inclusive services for all students, especially those from underserved populations.
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration, integrating public safety, residential life, counseling services, and campus ministry into prevention and response efforts.
• Manage all aspects of the OVW Campus Grant project including reporting, budget alignment, training compliance, and documentation.
• Serve as liaison with OVW program staff and technical assistance providers.
• Ensure implementation aligns with federal guidelines, MMU & SSND mission, and grant deliverables.
• Lead the development and implementation of a trauma-informed, culturally relevant prevention curriculum designed to reach 100% of MMU students through required programming, workshops, and classroom integration.
• Design and facilitate professional development and training opportunities for students, staff, faculty, and campus leadership on topics such as healthy relationships, boundaries, trauma response, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and bystander intervention.
• Coordinate confidential, student-centered services including warm referrals, advocacy, and support tailored to individual needs.
• Lead efforts to remove barriers to reporting and service access through culturally responsive and identity-affirming outreach.
• Assist in policy updates and campus-wide initiatives that promote equity, accountability, and healing-centered practices.
• Track program outcomes, gather qualitative and quantitative data, and use findings to continuously improve services and engagement.
• Contribute to long-term sustainability planning through institutional buy-in, resource development, and systemic integration.

Skills

Leadership

Facilitation

Strategic planning

Collaboration

Trauma-informed

Cultural responsiveness

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, public health, education, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Mount Mary University seeks a strategic, compassionate leader to serve as Director of Relationship Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Services. This role leads the OVW-funded initiative to reduce DVSAS on campus through trauma-informed prevention and collaboration across departments.

You will build partnerships with diverse service providers, oversee program reporting, and develop a campus-wide prevention curriculum to reach all students, promoting equity and healing-centered practices.