Assistant Director, Residence & Education

Position: Assistant Director, Residence Life & Education
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Title:

Ast Dir,Unv Housing Res Life

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.

Job Description:

Leadership of residential programs and student development

* Provide oversight and direction for a comprehensive residential program that promotes student learning, retention, and academic success

* Oversee community programming and development in residential spaces ensuring strategic alignment with academic calendar, departmental and divisional goals

* Lead the development and evaluation of a practical and theory-based student development program and residential curriculum, living learning communities, and co-curricular initiatives aligned with departmental and divisional goals

* Establish policies and procedures that guide residential operations, including health and safety, facility management, and emergency response

* Lead execution of residential policies, procedures, and protocols including but not limited opening/closing, reassignments, damage assessments, and health and safety inspections

* Collaborate with internal units to ensure residential facilities are safe, secure, and well-maintained; conduct regular building inspections

* Analyze assessment data and benchmark trends to inform program and policy improvements

* Provide oversight to advisors of department sponsored student organizations (e.g. Area Governments) including but not limited to governance, programming, and financial management

* Provide administrative follow-up to students, families or faculty members, addressing concerns and needs

* Responsible for emergency response safeguarding residents, employees, facilities, and assets in the event of emergencies or disasters aligning with departmental and University policies and procedures and divisional emergency management

* Serve as a Campus Security Authority

Oversight of Housing Community Standards and Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution Processes

* Adjudicate individual student cases via administrative hearings and administrative reviews or refer to other conflict resolution processes as appropriate

* Lead efforts to monitor and manage investigations, charging, caseloads, prioritization, and completion of resolutions and provide reports to departmental leadership on a regular basis

* Provide leadership for Housing community standards, student conduct code, and student honor code through all resolution process types

* Responsible for records maintenance to ensure compliance with institutional policies, local/state/federal law, and reporting requirements; provides responsive information related to Florida Open Records requests

* Monitor case tracking and monitoring to ensure efficient, accurate, and effective case processes.

* Play a key role in advancing staff training related to resolution processes, community standards, conflict coaching, and mediation

* Make recommendations for ongoing improvement of processes, programs, and services offered through the resolution processes

* Recommend improvements to policies, regulations, and procedures related to the community standards and conduct process in consultation with the appropriate campus partners (e.g. Housing & Residence Life, General Counsel)

Staff leadership and administrative management

* Supervise professional and student staff including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and professional development

* Provide leadership in establishing goals, work priorities, and outcomes

* Manage administrative functions including HR compliance, payroll approval, and performance review processes

* Oversee budgets for area and allocate resources to support program priorities

* Lead the development, implementation, dissemination, and enforcement of departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistency, and compliance within areas of responsibility

* Ensure effective use of information systems (e.g. Maxient, Housing Management Software) and corresponding data utilized in area operations and departmental processes

* Serve in after hours on-call rotation to respond to emergencies for area of responsibility

* Coordinate on-call schedules for area providing leadership during response and follow-up

Develop reports, handle special projects, and perform other duties as assigned

* Serve on departmental, Division of Student Life or University of Florida committees or program support as needed

* Assist in unit or departmental strategic planning and reporting

* Operates state vehicles

Expected Salary:

$65,000 annually;
In addition, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package. Learn more by visiting: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.