Student Formation Officer  

Discipline/Behavior Management

• Promote student character formation, by ensuring and maintaining proper student decorum in accordance with the Student Handbook
• Supervise, monitor, and manage student discipline with an eye on identifying root causes and making appropriate calls on how to best address these causes
• Periodically review the Student Handbook on discipline-related policies and publish all the necessary changes and updates
• Convene, chair, and participate on student discipline and formation committees, providing student disciplinary opinions on an ongoing basis
• Coordinate and facilitate the student discipline hearing process, including notifications to involved stakeholders, preparation of correspondences related to the case, ,resolutions, and opinions on behalf of the school in connection with student disciplinary hearings.
• Form hearing committees as deemed necessary to conduct a full hearing on a particular case
• Develop a close partnership with the parents and/or guardians of students through case conferences that serves as an opportunity to explain the alleged violation of the student as well as the policy’s importance and implications to maintaining a positive school environment.
• Inform students of their rights and corresponding responsibilities as members of the CIIT community through regular orientation programs.
• Provide information about latest national policies, CHED memorandums, that impacts discipline and formation policies, programs, services, and policies and communicate this to the appropriate stakeholders

Behavior and Values Formation

• Collaborates with other departments to ensure a comprehensive approach to managing discipline and behavior concerns are in place.
• Develop and execute appropriate and targeted formation programs for students with discipline behavior issues/concerns using the “restorative justice framework” and “leadership by example” tenet as anchors.
• Proactively contribute to the crafting of policies, procedures and activities that encourage good behavior as well as the continuing positive behavior formation of students anchored on CIITs core values.
• Assist and collaborate with the Academic Team, Student Formation and Student Services Teams, Student Council and Organizations, as well as other professionals with the aim of carrying out effective interventions for students with behavior concerns/issues.
• Assist the program heads (academic council) in developing programs on student formation and to make sure that the mantra of "Formation by Example" is properly carried out.
• Periodically observe and evaluate, in collaboration with the Program Heads and College Dean, when necessary, faculty members on certain behaviors with the goal of ensuring that mentors lead by example.
• Collect data and analyze information about the needs of the students who have behaviors that challenge the school’s core values and help identify the support that is needed to address these issues
• Serve as a mentor to students in need of support in terms of their discipline/behavior formation
• Assist faculty members in addressing behavioral problems that need to undergo character formation
• Ensure that students are industry-ready and are morally-upright professionals of their chosen industry

Administrative Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an effective and efficient case documentation process that follows the established rules for case management, guided by the published Student handbook policies and procedures.
• Monitor and document the discipline and formation journey of students.
• Providing reports and statistical data related to the role and function upon request
• Attend meetings and committee discussions as assigned and/or requested
• Maintain updated documents and supporting exhibits in connection with accreditation and CHED monitoring reports

• Graduate of BS Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, Education, Social Science or other related courses

• At least 2 - 4 years of experience in a similar or related role in the collegiate or tertiary level

• Practical experience in policy creation and implementation that aligns to the school's vision of character formation

• Practical knowledge in behavioral development programs, conflict resolutions and disciplinary frameworks

• High level of adversity management and emotional stability to handle disciplinary sanctions and cases

• Strong theoretical knowledge and understanding of college student behavior and attitudes

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills

• Excellent command of the English Language (both written and verbal)

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately and with discretion

• Ability to work around new tools and processes is an advantage