Residence Director

Job Summary

The Residence Director is required to live-in an assigned residence hall or apartment community. Required to participate in a university provided meal plan. Responsible for the administration and operation of a residential community through staff and student development, resident outreach and education, community building, attention to facilities, and administrative organization.

• Provides direct supervision to Resident Assistants, Office Assistants, and Community Director (contingent on assigned community).
• Recruit, select, train, and evaluate student staff members.
• Completes administrative paperwork and reports for their residential communities that includes facility management, community office operations, community budget oversight, spending processes and purchases, occupancy paperwork, and check-in and check-out process.
• Serves on Division of Student Affairs and University-wide committees.
• Regularly collaborate with areas within the Division of Student Affairs and volunteers to help with campus traditions and initiatives.
• Serve on departmental committees such as Training, Recruitment, and Community Development and Learning.
• Participate in university-wide events such as Homecoming Week, Parent and Family Weekend, and Preview Day.
• Advises, mediates, and counsels students and staff in various situations and work with a population of various clients including graduate, undergraduate, families, and international students and staff.
• Refer students of concern to the Behavioral Intervention Team.
• Oversees the cultivation of a positive learning environment and an engaging community.
• Supervise student staff and advise community council to develop the community that supports the mission and values of the department, division, and institution.
• Serves as student conduct officer for violations within the residential communities and handle administrative tasks that include processing incident reports, assigning and tracking sanctions, and maintaining accurate student conduct records.
• Participates in an on-call duty rotation (24 hours, seven (7) days a week) to aide in emergency and crisis incidents.
• Assists with the daily management of summer camps and conferences that includes supervision of summer conference staff, processing billing paperwork, working closely with the housekeeping staff to prepare residential community.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two (2) years of experience working in a college student environment or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role.

• Master’s degree.
• Supervisory experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in a student resident environment or the equivalent.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Other Requirements

Workplace and Eligibility Conditions

Benefits Eligible Yes

CBC Requirement It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to conduct a criminal background check on any applicant who is under final consideration for employment with the University. This position may have access to critical infrastructure as defined by Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. If so, to be hired for and continue to be employed in this position you must maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure as set forth in Texas Executive Order GA-48.

By assuming this position, and if you have access to critical infrastructure
, you authorize the University to conduct routine background checks.