Residence Hall Director
About the Role
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Residence Life, the Residence Hall Director is a 12-month live-in position responsible for coordinating all aspects of student development in the residential facilities at Northern Kentucky University. The Residence Hall Director supervises 8-18 Resident Assistants and is responsible for staffing, training, supervising, and evaluating paraprofessional and graduate staff.
The Residence Hall Director is responsible for the development and implementation of learning strategies and programming for residential students. This position is intended as an entry-level position for new professionals joining the Housing and Residence Life profession. This is a contract, annual 12-month live-on position typically funded for up to four years, with appointments made on an annual basis based on continued satisfactory performance.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate all aspects of student development in residential facilities
- Supervise 8-18 Resident Assistants
- Staff, train, supervise, and evaluate paraprofessional and graduate staff
- Develop and implement learning strategies and programming for residential students
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher required
- Excellent planning, organizational, presentation, programming, supervision, customer service, and human relations skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage challenges and change creatively
- Strong crisis management skills
- Ability to work with diverse constituents
Preferred Qualifications
- Live-on higher education housing experience
- Experience mitigating crises and conflicts
- Experience supervising paraprofessional staff
- Experience with higher education student conduct
- Leadership skills
- Training in diversity, inclusion, or interculturalism
- Experience managing budgets
Posted salary: Commensurate with experience.