Residence Director

SUMMARY

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The Residence Director is a 12 month, live-in position that is responsible for the overall administration and supervision of assigned residence hall area. The Residence Director supervises approximately fifteen Resident Assistants who serve the area. The Residence Director is a member of the senior staff team and reports directly to the Director of Housing and Residence Life.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years of experience in college or university housing and/or residence life.
• Experience with community development.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and have successful experience with diverse populations.
• Experience with staff selection and training.
• Student conduct experience.
• Emergency response/crisis management experience.
• Experience advising student organizations.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's required. Master's degree in student affairs, higher education, college student personnel, counselor education or related discipline is preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervise and evaluate approximately fifteen Resident Assistants.
• Provide a leadership role with the selection and training of all Housing and Residence Life Resident Assistants.
• Serve as a liaison with maintenance, housekeeping, food service staff, and the University Police
Department on an on-going basis.
• Implement the conduct process with students, as directed.
• Oversee expenditures and manage administrative procedures for student programming funds.
• Facilitate area staff meetings, and individual one-on-ones with staff.
• Maintain all administrative records including: rosters, room changes, payroll sheets, incident reports, program reports, equipment inventories, and other administrative documentation.
• Coordinate check-in and checkout operations.
• Assume on-duty responsibilities on a rotating scheduled basis.
• Attend weekly senior staff meetings.
• Establish and maintain office hours.
• Summer duties can include management of conferencing, work crew, and summer housing.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Organizational skills, attention to detail, and being a self-starter are critical for success. This role takes a hands-on approach to troubleshooting functional, process, and system issues and manage these through to resolution.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus. Additional duties of this position may require the employee to walk on campus grounds, as well as, occasionally lifting and loading small amounts of office supplies.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Remote work is an option for this position, but on campus is preferred.

SALARY:

Furnished apartment on campus, meal plan and salary of $35,600.