Assistant Director of Residence

Assistant Director of Residence Life

Job no: C497692
Work type: Full-time Staff
Location: Grand Forks
Categories: Student Services

• $67,000 Annual, Dependent on Experience, Exempt
• 40 hours per week
• This position will work onsite at UND Grand Forks, ND campus.

• Leadership and Campus Partnerships
  • Serve as primary advisor for Living/Learning Communities
  • Assist with research, design, and implementation of living learning communities based on current best practice as well as new innovative approaches
  • Attended national and regional conferences as directed.
  • Plan training events and activities for student leadership.
  • Provides motivation for student leaders and aids in goal setting
  • Develops appropriate relationships with staff and volunteer student leaders.
  • Works to develop new student leaders.
  • Assess, evaluate, and update student leadership programs and services to match the vision of the department and core student learning outcomes.
• Supervision, Staff Training, and Community Development
  • Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and ongoing evaluation to four (4) full-time Resident Directors
  • Develop a comprehensive recruitment and retention program for professional and para-professional staff.
  • Ensure timely and effective selection, training, and evaluation of professional and para-professional staff.
  • Annually review, update/revise, and execute training programs in keeping with professional best practices, university and departmental goals, and to ensure compliance with life-safety issues, university, and federal guidelines/mandates.
  • Support professional development
  • Provide ongoing evaluation and feedback for staff.
  • Utilizing student development, leadership, and social equity theories and frameworks, facilitate the intentional development of inclusive communities that strive to meet the needs of all students and residents
  • Oversee budget expenditures by all staff within scope of supervision.
  • Ensure fiscal responsibility for assigned areas by reviewing priorities and cost effectiveness of current programs/initiatives, maximizing efficiencies, and creatively leveraging existing resources for continuous improvement.
  • Ensure staff are appropriately trained and adhere to purchasing guidelines.
• Residential Experience Development
  • Assist in the development/delivery of student engagement and student leadership initiatives, including coordination of workshops/training and student advocacy as well as partnerships with Student Life staff and campus partners
  • Assist with research, design, and implementation of academically supportive residential experiences based on current best practice as well as new innovative approaches
  • Partner with Associate Director of Residence Life to enhance our current residential experience (REX) to help student staff better connect with residents in a meaningful way
  • Work with Residence Life staff to find meaningful and intentional interaction points for our student staff
  • Train Residence Life staff on experience areas and how to effectively implement.
    • Create and/or enhance campus partnerships needed to make programs successful
• Conduct, Public Relations & Collaboration
  • Assist the Associate Direct in reviewing Maxient cases, assigning cases to Resident Directors, and hearing informal resolutions with students.
  • Promote and maintain positive public relations with faculty, staff, students, family members, and other constituents.
  • Work proactively with students, family members, and other constituents to resolve issues quickly and effectively at the lowest possible level.
  • Participate as an active and supportive member of Housing & Residence Life.
  • Serve on University committees as assigned.
  • Foster and maintain effective collaborative relationships with campus departments including but not limited to Freshman Orientation, Greek Advisor, Student Involvement, Student Success Center, Counseling, Wellness, University Police, Dining, etc.
• Planning and Other Duties
  • Serve as a member of Housing Leadership Team and participate in strategic planning process and in establishing short- term, mid-term, and long-term goals.
  • Assist with preparation of residence life section of the annual report in final form according to established deadlines.
  • Partner with Associate Director of Residence Life and Education to develop assessment tools to be able to better share the story of student academic engagement
  • Maintain professional contacts through ACUHO-I, NACURH, MACURH and other professional organizations.
  • Perform related duties as directed or required that promote the goals and objectives of the Housing/Dining department
  • Serve on the on-call administrative team responding to emergencies during and after hours.
• Supervision & Staff Development:
  Proven ability to lead, mentor, and train professional and student staff teams.
• Residential Experience & Engagement:
  Ability to apply student development theory to design and assess the residential experience. Skilled in advising and building rapport with students.
• Crisis Management & Sound Judgment:
  Demonstrated sound…