Associate Director, Residence Life

About the role

The Associate Director is a member of the Residence Life leadership team, supervises mid-level professionals, and assumes department-wide responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and evaluate Assistant Directors of Residence Life and their direct and indirect reports.
• Assume leadership of one or more of these departmental initiatives:
• Professional staff recruitment
• Departmental budget oversight and tracking
• Departmental technology oversight
• Departmental assessment
• Liaison with Campus Services and Physical Facilities
• Admissions event coordination
• Liaison with Environmental Safety & Risk Management
• Coordinate departmental communications and marketing
• Learning Living Community management
• Teaching coordination including oversight of EDL 301
• Academic support initiatives coordination
• Manage crises and serious incidents in collaboration with supervisees, resident assistants, other central staff members, and university resources.
• Partner with internal [e.g., university units] and external [e.g., community, parents/family members] stakeholders central to the success of students and the operation of the department.
• Assist with university, divisional, and departmental student retention initiatives.
• Demonstrate university citizenship through service that supports office, divisional, and institutional priorities (eg. teaching Student Life supported transition courses, committee membership, event attendance).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree.
• 2 years of experience in collegiate Residence Life or Housing Operations.
• 5 years of post-masters experience by start date.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education, Higher Education, Counseling, Human Development, Business or related field.
• Supervision experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of unit's operations, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and office applications.
• Ability to use administrative systems to track budget information and expenditures.
• Knowledge of related state and federal laws, (e.g., FERPA).
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with people with diverse backgrounds.
• Supervisory, clerical and/or research skills.