Resident Director

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must maintain authorization throughout employment. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding.

Position Title

Position Title Resident Director--10 Months

Position Summary

The Resident Director is a 10-month, full-time, professional live-in position reporting directly to the Associate Director of Student Life and Housing. This is a fixed-term appointment not to exceed three academic years, with renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance and institutional need. As a member of the Residence Life team, the Resident Director is responsible for the overall management of two to four residence halls and the direct supervision of five to twenty paraprofessional staff members, including desk assistant students.

The Resident Director works closely with the Associate Director of Student Life and Housing and the Associate Dean of Student Life and Housing to ensure that the residential program remains current, effective, and aligned with institutional goals. The position supports the implementation of strategies, initiatives, and programs designed to promote the educational, social, personal, and intellectual development of residential students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve in an emergency on-call duty rotation for residential communities serving approximately 1,180–1,485 students in both on-campus and off-campus housing, including crisis response, intervention, and coordination with campus and community resources.
• Supervise, recruit, select, train, and evaluate five to twenty paraprofessional staff members and student desk assistants.
• Assess student concerns and needs, provide appropriate support, and refer students to campus resources, including Counseling Services, Campus Police, and Health Services, as part of a comprehensive student success and care response model.
• Assist with the effective administration of departmental processes, including housing selection and assignments (Star Rez), room changes, room inspections, damage billing, and move-in and move-out operations.
• Serve as a student conduct hearing officer for housing and/or college policy violations, utilizing Maxient for case management, documentation, and reporting.
• Review, compile, and process student conduct reports in Maxient, ensuring timely and accurate documentation of student behavior concerns.
• Address student behavioral concerns through educational interventions and the implementation of student conduct sanctions that support student learning, accountability, and development.
• Provide leadership and oversight for the student development, engagement, and residential experience within two to four residence halls, with a focus on student success, belonging, and community building.
• Assist in the development, implementation, assessment, and documentation of departmental systems, processes, and initiatives using data-informed practices to improve student learning outcomes and residential experiences.
• Serve as a liaison between Facilities Management and residential students regarding maintenance concerns and facility-related issues.
• Advise residential Community Leadership Council(s) and support student leadership development initiatives that promote engagement and belonging.
• Manage and reconcile residential programming budgets.
• Conduct regular building inspections, including health and safety inspections, and follow up on identified concerns.
• Prepare and submit semester and annual reports to the Associate Director of Student Life and Housing, incorporating assessment data to inform programmatic improvements.
• Collaborate closely with the Associate Director and…