Dir of Residence & Community Standards

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Full Time Hackettstown, NJ, US

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

Centenary University launches students into a successful career and life. Centenary advances three strategic priorities:
Student Success, University Vitality, and World Engagement.

The Director of Residence Life and Community Standards is a full-time, twelve-month, live-in professional position responsible for providing strategic leadership, administration, and operational oversight of the University's residential life program and student conduct process.

The Director oversees residential operations serving approximately 500 undergraduate residential students and approximately 100 residential students from Sussex County Community College across eight residence halls. Reporting to the Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students, the Director provides leadership for housing administration, occupancy management, student conduct, residential education, staff supervision, crisis response, facilities coordination, assessment, budgeting, and strategic planning.

As a senior member of the Campus Life team, the Director develops a student-centered residential experience that supports student engagement, belonging, retention, personal development, and academic success. The Director collaborates extensively with Campus Safety, Facilities, Information Technology, Academic Affairs, Admissions, Health and Counseling Services, Student Affairs, and external partners to ensure a safe, inclusive, and vibrant residential community.

• Provide leadership and oversight for all residential life operations across eight residence halls.
• Oversee housing assignments, occupancy management, room changes, waitlists, openings, closings, and early arrival processes.
• Manage continuing student housing selection and room assignment processes.
• Maintain accurate occupancy data, forecasting models, and residential records.
• Develop and maintain housing policies, procedures, and operational protocols.

• Residence halls operate efficiently and consistently with accurate occupancy management, timely communication, and effective residential services.
• Housing occupancy and forecasting data support institutional planning and enrollment objectives.

• Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate Residence Life professional staff, including Assistant Director and Graduate Resident Directors.
• Provide indirect leadership and oversight for approximately 25 Resident Assistants.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive training programs, manuals, and professional development opportunities.
• Establish performance expectations, accountability measures, and ongoing coaching practices.

• Residence Life staff demonstrate strong performance, professionalism, student support skills, and effective community leadership.
• Student staff are trained and prepared to meet departmental and university expectations.

• Administer the University's student conduct process.
• Ensure fair, consistent, educational, and timely adjudication of student conduct cases.
• Maintain oversight of the Student Handbook and annual policy review process.
• Analyze conduct trends and recommend prevention, education, and intervention strategies.
• Ensure accurate conduct of documentation and compliance with institutional policies.

• Student conduct processes support accountability, student development, and community expectations.
• Conduct trend data informs policy enhancements, educational programming, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Provide leadership for residential programming and community development initiatives.
• Support the development of learning communities and academic partnerships within residential environments.
• Promote student engagement, belonging, inclusion, and retention through intentional programming.
• Collaborate with campus partners to provide resources and support services for residential students.

• Students experience a welcoming, supportive residential community that enhances engagement, personal…