Residential Community Director - Residential Life

Position Summary

WashU's Division of Student Success seeks a residential life professional for the position of Residential Community Director. The Division of Student Success advances the educational mission of the university through resources and experiences outside the classroom that prepare our students for lifelong success. The Residential Community Director (RCD) role is a full-time, live-in position that manages the day-to-day community development initiatives and services to create supportive and welcoming residential communities.

This is a 3-year time-limited role. The start date is negotiable, with the end of the first year being on June 30th of that academic year. All subsequent years run July 1st to June 30th.

Responsibilities

Supervision

• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate 6-16 undergraduate Resident Advisors.
• Develop, implement and facilitate on-going in-service training for hall staff with particular attention to community development, programming, and human relations issues.
• Organize and facilitate weekly RA staff meetings.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate an Assistant Residential Community Director (ARCD) (if applicable).
• Support additional residential student staff and programming (i.e., student tutors, technology liaisons, etc.) (if applicable).

Residential Education Programming & Community Development

• Create, implement, and evaluate the Community Engagement Model, to ensure dynamic and educational programming in the community.
• Cultivate a residential environment grounded in social justice values and aligned with the Department's Diversity Statement.
• Utilize restorative justice philosophy and practices as a learning tool for students in the conduct process.
• Work with live-in and/or assigned faculty to enhance student and faculty interaction in residential areas (if applicable).
• Advise residential programming board with a specific emphasis on community development.
• Work with students and faculty mentors as part of the LLC program (upper-class themed housing communities) (if applicable).
• Manage residential area budget and departmental accounting procedures.

Student Support and Crisis Management

• Maintain a system of intervention and referral for students experiencing academic or personal difficulties which includes collaborating with various campus partners.
• Understand, communicate, and hold students accountable to University policies and procedures.
• Educate and inform residents of Residential Life policies and community standards.
• Provide accountability and restore community impact for policy violations through educational and restorative obligations.
• Serve in the On-Call duty rotation to provide 24-hour incident and crisis response to the larger residential community.

Departmental and University Administration

• Serve on Residential Education committees providing leadership to various components of the Residential Education program and experience.
• Assist with departmental administration (i.e., staff selection, training, housing selection, operations, assessment, etc.).
• Serve on various university, division, and departmental committees as needed.

Communication and Partnerships

• Maintain open lines of communication with different constituencies, including parents, campus partners, and academic partners.
• Work with academic administrators, partners, and faculty to enhance and promote student-faculty interaction in the residential areas.
• Serve as an active liaison between the housekeeping and maintenance team members.
• Work with neighborhood associations and campus/community relations to increase positive relationships between residents and our surrounding communities (if applicable).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Prior applicable residential life experience preferred.
• Master's degree in Higher Education preferred.

Skills

• Active Listening
• Higher Education Administration
• Multicultural Environments
• Oral Communications
• Racial Justice
• Relationship Building
• Residence Life
• Student-Centered Learning
• Teamwork
• Working Independently
• Written Communication

Working Conditions

• Lives in university-provided housing.
• Ability to work on-call and travel to on- and off-campus locations.

Pay

Grade G10. Salary range: $49,700.00 - $82,100.00 annually.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more.
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Adult care resources available.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.