Associate Director of Residence Life

FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (FVSU), a state and land-grant institution of the University System of Georgia, invites applications for the position of Associate Director of Residence Life.

Fort Valley State University, the only 1890 land-grant university in Georgia, is a comprehensive institution that provides an education to over 2,800 students including graduate students. The university is located in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the state's peach industry. Its 1,365-acre (5.52 km2) campus is Georgia's second-largest public university in area.

Fort Valley State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or marital or veteran status.

Reporting to the Director of Housing and Residence Life, the Associate Director of Residence Life serves as a member of the department's senior management team. They provide strategic leadership for residential operations across all communities, oversee and develop the Resident Director team, manage Resident Assistant recruitment and training programs, and integrate intramural and recreational activities into the residential experience. This position shapes the environment and experiences of residential students by ensuring that best practices in student housing, student development theory, and community building are consistently implemented across all residence halls.

The Associate Director serves as the Director's representative in the Director's absence, leads departmental initiatives, and serves as the senior escalation point for the residential on-call rotation.

This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt position. A live-on assignment may be offered based on departmental need and incumbent preference; however, live-on is not a condition of employment.

• Serves on behalf of the Director of Housing and Residence Life in their absence.
• Provides day-to-day operational leadership across residential communities.
• Implements and ensures adherence to all university, division, and departmental rules, policies, and procedures.
• Leads and serves on departmental and division-wide committees that advance student engagement, retention, and success.
• Participates in departmental marketing efforts, including Accepted Students Day, Open House, and similar recruitment activities.
• Meets regularly with the Director and other departmental leadership to prioritize supports, resources, and training across the residential portfolio.
• Directly supervises the Resident Director team, providing regular one-on-one meetings, formal and informal performance feedback, and annual evaluations.
• Designs and delivers a comprehensive Resident Director professional development program aligned with student development theory, supervisory best practices, and the department's strategic goals.
• Hosts weekly staff meetings to communicate priorities, discuss community concerns, and facilitate professional learning experiences tied to the goals of the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Housing & Residential Life.
• Coaches Resident Directors in their supervision of Resident Assistants and student staff, ensuring consistency in expectations, accountability, and feedback.
• Ensures Resident Directors are appropriately confronting and documenting student behavioral concerns and that resident assistant duty procedures are followed across all halls.
• Supports the career growth and succession planning of professional staff.
• Develops the resident assistant recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding framework, including continuous improvement of processes, rubrics, and timelines.
• Develops and oversees the annual and ongoing RA training curriculum, including in-service and end-of-year training, in collaboration with Resident Directors and university partners.
• Partners with the University's Campus Police and other offices to ensure resident assistants receive current safety, security, and emergency response training.
• Assesses RA training and selection outcomes and adjusts curriculum and processes based on data, student feedback, and departmental needs.
• Coordinates work-study, graduate assistant, and other student staff hiring frameworks supporting the residential program.
• Supports RD for Intramural Sports and Campus Recreation to embed intramural and recreational programming into the residential…