Residence Area Director: Leadership & Crisis Response
Listed on 2026-07-08
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Management
Education Administration
The Office of Residential Life (ORL) at Illinois Wesleyan University invites applications for the position of Area Director. ORL is a dynamic department dedicated to providing an exceptional residential experience that fosters student growth, engagement, and success.
As essential personnel on a residential campus, Area Directors promote the development of students' leadership, decision-making, conflict resolution, fiscal management, problem-solving, and self-discipline skills. Serving as live-in professional staff members, Area Directors develop and implement procedures that support and enhance student safety during both acute and ongoing crises.
The Area Director is responsible for supervising residence hall staff across multiple residence halls and providing leadership for the overall operation of their assigned communities. This includes overseeing programming and activities, supporting student development, managing community standards, and creating an inclusive and engaging residential environment that contributes to student success.
This a full time, residential, benefits-eligible position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations of residential communities; communicate with campus constituents; coordinate residential curricular programming; execute emergency response procedures; hire, train, supervise and provide feedback to approximately 15 student staff members; perform facility management including damage hall reports, billing, and oversight of service request system; execute building opening and closing procedures
Adjudicate violations of the Student Code of Conduct; meet with students; determine sanctioning parameters and follow up to ensure completion; complete documentation in Guardian software
Counsel residents informally, and provide appropriate resources and referrals; meet with students both virtually and in person; maintain manager notes in Guardian software
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s required, master's degree preferred; such areas as Higher Education Administration, Student Development, Counseling
The ability to understand and apply student development and learning outcome theories.
An understanding of the value of the residential living experience to the overall success of undergraduate students.
Participate in on-call duty rotation, respond to student crises
Physical/environmental demands:
Ability to walk up/down stairs
Compensation And Benefits
- Annualized salary for 12 months is $35,568. Benefits package includes: furnished apartment equipped with free local phone (if needed), high-speed internet
Access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employer-sponsored disability, and life insurance
Free campus parking passes for all vehicles
Campus Recreational Center access for employee and a partner
Staff members accrue 20 vacation days, 5 personal days, 12 paid sick leave days, and paid holidays
Professional development funds to attend local and national conferences
Pet policy for live-in professional staff
Application Information
Please download the application .edu/human-resources/Positions.html. Include cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references. In addition to the aforementioned materials, applicants should describe how their experiences have prepared them to contribute to the IWU commitment of building a welcoming environment.
Review of applications will begin immediately; position is open until filled. For additional information about the Office of Residential Life please go to: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
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