Associate Director of Residence

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Mines has a rare leadership opportunity available in Residence Life! At Mines, the Associate Director of Residence Life for Residential Education manages, coordinates, and provides leadership for all programs related to Residence Life, student development, and residential education efforts. In this exciting and dynamic role, you will implement the strategic vision and direction for student development programs in all residential communities, meeting the needs of the residents who live within them.

You will support our mission by making recommendations on Residence Life–related policies, procedures, and works side by side in coordination with the Associate Director of Residence Life for Facilities and Operations. You’ll serve as a leader within the Division of Student Life, and at Mines as an active member of various committees and initiatives on campus. This position has the authority to act, make decisions, and interpret policy as the Director of Residence Life in the Director’s absence from campus.

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The ideal candidate will have deep understanding of and desire to participate in the life of the campus, including events and programs not associated with Residence Life. You’ll have knowledge of and experience with crisis intervention techniques and ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations. You’ll have skills in the development, planning, and implementation of short‑ and long‑range goals as well as budget preparation and fiscal management.

Other knowledge and skills that would be useful include:
Knowledge of organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures. Skill in the planning, evaluation, revision, and implementation of student development programs and community building. Knowledge of applicable legislation, standards, policies, and procedures within higher education. Knowledge and skill of training professional and student staff utilizing learning theories as a basis. This position requires on‑campus presence most or all days of the work week.

Weekend and evening work may be required from time to time.

• Assist in the establishment and implementation of short‑ and long‑range department goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; assess program effectiveness; and implement changes required for improvement.
• Serve on the Residence Life Leadership team responsible for supporting the overall mission and direction for the department of over 20 full‑time employees and housing over 3,700 students.
• Assist the Director of Residence Life in planning the allocation of resources relating to physical improvements of residential communities and programming budgets, based on resident and program needs.
• Manage the budget for all Residential Education including student programming funds, Campus Living Student Association, Signature Learning Community budgets, Signature Second‑Year Residential Experience budgets, and staff training. Represent the University to various institutional divisions by serving on various university committees as well as externally to students and/or the general public/local community, including serving on the Campus Behavior Intervention Team.
• Ensure compliance with Clery reporting in collaboration with administrative staff and campus partners.
• Oversee development of materials, forms, training, and marketing for Residence Life programs and processes.
• Oversee day‑to‑day administrative tasks as it relates to Residence Halls and apartment housing residential education, assisting with planning and implementation of Residence Life events and programs throughout the year.
• Oversee all areas of software systems that relate to conduct (Maxient), and engagement with residential students, including access for professional and student staff and training regarding use of software systems.
• Lead annual review, maintenance, and updates to resident behavior policies and expectations, published in the Resident Handbook and other…