Community Director

About the role

Manages college-wide residential life communities to include development, implementation, and management of operations strategies.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate an environment that prioritizes community building, wellbeing, and skill development as a part of the live-on experience
• Facilitate relationships with ASU academic colleges to build a successful Residential College platform where students can thrive and translate skills from their classroom to their living environment
• Professionally represent department/program
• Supervise students and/or professional level staff
• Manage crisis situations and student behavioral issues and provide resources on wrap-around support
• Research, develop, implement and assess programs
• Develop and deliver presentations to groups/stakeholders inside and outside of the university
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze data
• Communicate effectively to perform essential duties
• Travel throughout campus for meetings or events, regardless of the weather
• Liv in university provided residence hall apartment
• Use computers effectively - including inputting, reviewing and retrieving information, extended periods of viewing screen, using mouse and keyboard, and sitting
• Sit or stand for prolonged periods of time

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Experience working with college students in a higher education or student affairs environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of administrative operations of a residential community
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and budgetary practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of supervisory practices and principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of human or student development theory and practices
• Experience in the development of programming and activities
• Experience in training and managing behavioral education as required in a residence hall complex
• Experience in working with a student resident population and with a wide variety of campus professional staff (e.g., counselors, police, health professionals)
• Experience in using personal computers and related software applications

SkillsNone listed

Benefits

• University Housing at Arizona State University is searching for qualified applicants for the position of Community Director.
• The Community Director position is designed for a staff member who wants a robust leadership opportunity and the ability to impact on the lives of students.
• A successful Community Director candidate has a passion for connecting with and ensuring a positive experience for every student in their respective communities.
• The Community Director for ASU’s University Housing is a live-in position that provides leadership and management to a residential college community and the student and professional staff working in the community.
• This position is responsible for providing a high level of student service and creating a meaningful community which fosters academic excellence and personal growth for its residents.
• The Community Director is visibly involved in the residential community.
• The position, due to its live-in nature, requires a willingness to be called into service at any time of the day or night to meet students' needs as they arise.
• This position may encounter high stress/anxiety situations such as emergencies, health concerns, emotional difficulties, etc. Therefore, a high level of maturity, sound judgment, and emotional awareness are required to respond responsibly.
• The Community Director partners with a group of staff, students, and faculty and collaborates with various departments and programs both internally with ASU and externally to develop and implement appropriate programming and opportunities.

Pay

$43,888.00 per year plus housing and a partial meal plan

Schedule

Monday thru Friday from 8A-5P, some weekends and evenings or Wednesday thru Sunday from 10A-7P, some weekends and evenings