Assistant Community Director; Live-in Position

Title: Assistant Community Director (Live-in Position)

Employee Classification: Assistant Community Director

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Student Affairs

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Housing

Department: UNT-Residence Hall Operations-163803

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $31,200

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

The Department of Housing and Residence Life at the University of North Texas is a growing organization which serves over 6400 students in 14 residence halls. Our department is organized into the following areas:
Residence Life, Systems and Services, and Facilities and Business Operations. UNT Housing contributes to the mission of the university by promoting safe and all-embracing living environments, fostering student connections and campus engagement, and providing unique learning opportunities.

This person assists the Community Director and serves as a live-in leader and general caretaker to students in the residence hall. Tasks include assisting with the implementation of student development concepts through programs and discipline, assisting with the monitoring of facilities, and supporting University programs and efforts. These responsibilities may vary from building to building.

Bachelor's degree and one year of residence life, student services, counseling, or related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Ability to communicate effectively with populations verbally and in writing. Physical and emotional ability to work long and irregular hours, occasionally involving emotional stress and interrupted sleep. Knowledge of safety and security precautions appropriate to work performed.

• Community Engagement:
  Assist with Hall Council leadership development, program planning, and implementation. Serves as resource/referral agent for campus and community resources such as Counseling and Testing Services, the Dean of Students, the Survivor Advocate, the Center for Belonging & Engagement, the Career Center, Student Learning Center, Student Activities, Student Money Management, and University Police. Makes fiscal decisions that follow budgetary guidelines and engages students through programming and events.
• Behavior and Crisis Response:
  Serves as an administrator of the in hall accountability process as directed. Follows emergency procedures of the halls and responds appropriately based on protocol. Completes on-call shifts as scheduled and addresses situations and incidents.
• Supervision of Staff:
  Serves as a secondary leader/manager of a residential community. Provides supervision to student staff. Conducts regular individual and group meetings, assigns, delegates, and manages tasks. Works with other departmental staff member(s) on selection, training, and evaluation of appropriate staff. Administers regular feedback to supervises and appropriately confronts and documents personnel problems. Assist front desk operations to provide consistent standard of customer service.
  
  Develops a staff that supports the student population across a breadth of differences.
• Administration:
  Assist assigned residential facilities including completion of work orders and reports. Assist occupancy and room assignments in designated facilities. Reports and follows up with facilities and occupancy matters regularly. Supervise and coordinate regular safety inspections each month as determined by departmental policy and coordinate follow ups or referrals.
• Works with teams and committees to create a welcoming environment. Actively participates in departmental and university committees and assignments as assigned. Assists in reviewing practices, policies, programs and services to meet different student needs.

Communicating with others to exchange information. Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Monday - Friday 9am to 6pm; some evenings and weekends