Residence Director
Posting Date:
07/05/2019
Responsibilities:
The Residence Director has direct
responsibility for student development functions and the effective
administration of a residential community housing a diverse population of
250-700 students and staffed by-1 graduate assistants, and 5-16
paraprofessional staff. The Residence Director’s primary purpose is to develop
and maintain an environment conducive to social and intellectual growth, and
the academic success of resident students. Responsibilities include ongoing
student development activities, behavior management, and judicial
administration, building management, security management, operations and staff
supervision.
The Residence Director is responsible to implement protocol to address
emergencies/crises/mental health issues including: eating disorders, suicide
attempts, alcohol/use/abuse/overdose, drug use/abuse/overdose, and acquaintance
rape. Due to live-in requirement of the Residence Director, this individual is
responsible for their residence hall(s) and any events or crises that occur in
the buildings 24 hours per day/7 days per week. Additionally, as the work site
is not near administrative offices of colleagues or the Residence Director’s
supervisor, it is critical that this individual is able to work autonomously
and exercise excellent judgment in supervision, response to emergencies,
interpretation and implementation of policy, etc.
The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check.
Qualifications:
Masters degree in College Student Development, Higher Education Administration or related field preferred; live-in experience as a live-in professional or graduate assistant in a residence hall setting; effective supervision, administrative, organizational, written and oral communication skills; experience in conflict resolution, mediation, application of student development theory in a residence hall setting; excellent decision making skills. Experience supervising, working with and addressing needs of a diverse student community varied in its ethnic composition, sexual orientation aptitudes. Experience with Computer applications (Microsoft suite) is required.
