Dormitory Director

Dorm Director Location

Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD), 505

E. 5th St., Fulton, MO 65251

$41,760 annually with a $3,423.84 annual shift differential (School-term position, based on 214 working school days)

The incumbent must have the ability to perform the essential functions below either with or without reasonable accommodations .

• Plans work schedules and maintains records of staff.
• Responsible for the communication of standards and practices to residential staff.
• Conducts staffing for residential personnel.
• Evaluates residential staff based on observations and job performance.
• Supervises students, including room assignments, record maintenance, coordination of medical care and out-of-school recreation programs.
• Supervises staff in residential and other areas throughout the campus as needed or assigned.
• Assists students with making arrangements for trips to their homes or on field trips.
• Maintains records and assists in the administration of student bank accounts.
• Evaluates, advises, and disciplines students, in collaboration with parents, staff, administration, and school and resource center personnel.
• Manages/organizes dormitory, orders supplies/equipment, reports deficiencies in inventory.
• Assists in planning and coordinating pre-service and in-service training.
• Communicates with parents, assists in the planning of extracurricular activities, transportation for such activities.
• Answers residential halls' incoming telephone calls, initiates outgoing telephone calls to students' families, and provides a constant source of contact for students' parents.
• Conducts regular meetings with students to communicate standards and practices of residential programs, provides training on topics related to student’s development, manages residence hall council and resolves issues related to group living.
• Perform Crisis Intervention as needed in accord with MSD policy.
• In order to ensure student safety, you must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds, walk distances between buildings on campus at a pace that allows you to keep up with the students to actively monitor them, have the ability to sit, stand, crouch, kneel, and perform physical tasks as needed to assist students in routine and crisis situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Thorough knowledge of child development and Deafness.
• Demonstrated management skills.
• Good personal communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious working relationships with students, parents, staff and fellow workers.
• Must meet the required American Sign Language competency level of Advanced.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate
• Must be certified or be willing to obtain and maintain certification in CPR and CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training.

• Five years of dormitory experience supervising students in a residential school for the Deaf.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

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If you have questions about this position please contact: hre.mo.gov

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at , through Missouri Relay System at , or via email .

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