Director of Student and Residence

Director of Student Housing and Residence Life

Please include a statement which describes your view of the role of residence life in undergraduate student development. All references provided must be professional references.

• Health, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with up to a 9% Kettering matching contribution
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance and waiver programs
• Vacation and holiday pay
• Sick and disability pay
• Home purchase assistance program
• Recreation center membership
• Many other benefits

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of two years of professional residence life experience, including supervision of student staff.

Demonstrates a strong commitment to student development, inclusion, and academic success while fostering a safe, supportive, and engaging residential community. Possesses strong leadership, strategic planning, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to effectively lead and develop a diverse team of professional staff and Resident Assistants.

The successful candidate will exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a student‑centered approach, and a thorough understanding of best practices in student housing and residence life. Additional strengths include crisis management, fiscal stewardship, continuous improvement, staff development, and the ability to build collaborative partnerships across the university. A commitment to creating residential experiences that promote student learning, well‑being, belonging, and personal growth is essential.

• RESPECT: teamwork, honesty, encouragement, diversity partnerships with students.
• INTEGRITY: accountability, transparency, ethics.
• CREATIVITY: fostering flexibility and innovation.
• COLLABORATION:
  
  across disciplines and all partners.
• EXCELLENCE: in all we do.

Participation in and support of major university events, including commencement, new student orientations, and other campus‑wide programs is expected.

• Administration (50% of time) – Manage residence hall housing 400+ students. Collaborate with facilities, grounds and custodial, dining services, security, information technology, and other campus units to maintain first‑rate living and learning community. Open and close residence hall per the year‑round academic calendar. Manage residence life finances, including budgeting and projection. Develop and publish residence life publications, including procedures manuals, admissions materials, and housing guides.
  
  Prepare room assignments, bill room and board expenses to student accounts.
• Education (20% of time) – Direct residence life staff to create and maintain a positive, multicultural learner‑centered community which exemplifies best practices in student development. Promote, encourage, and reward student learning, academic success, and co‑curricular participation. Foster an atmosphere of respect for individuality and community values. Support and encourage student safety and security. Communicate and promote University and Residence Life expectations and policies.
  
  Act as hearing officer for student misconduct that takes place in residence hall.
• Supervision & Staff Development (20% of time) – Provide leadership in the selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of 18 resident assistants per term, including ongoing staff training through team‑building activities, professional development workshops, and other programs. Coordinate weekly staff meetings to reinforce training objectives and promote staff development.
• Crisis Response (5% of time) – Provide leadership to Assistant Director of Residence Life, resident assistants, and residents regarding crisis response. Respond appropriately and timely to all residence life emergencies. Train student staff in policies and procedures for crisis response. Assume on‑call responsibility for the residence hall.
• Admissions and Student Life Events (5% of time) – Assist with admissions and student life events, including orientations, welcome weeks, and family days. Serve on various campus committees as needed.