Residence Hall Director

Residence Hall Director

Dakota State University seeks a dynamic, energetic, and ambitious individual to serve as a full-time, 12-month, live-in Residence Hall Director for the department of Residence Life. The position will oversee multiple residence halls and/or off campus housing locations and supervise Residence Assistants in those communities.

Responsibilities:

• Build a sense of community and ownership amongst residents.
• Advise hall councils and assist in the development of self-governance and community participation.
• Address common community issues in a timely manner.
• Provide training and guidance to assist in the development of programming goals to staff, students, and student groups.
• Assess student staff programming efforts and offer suggestions.
• Mediate conflicts between students or staff, as necessary.
• Pro-actively seek out and meet with at risk students and refer to other professional services, if necessary.
• Adjudicate assigned conduct cases of residential students following processes set by the student code of conduct.
• Educate students and staff about policies and conduct process.
• Serve on the on-call duty rotation.
• Hire, train, supervise, and develop student resident assistant staff.
• Execute crisis intervention (when applicable).

Requirements:

• Significant evening and weekend availability is essential in this position.
• A bachelor's degree is required.
• A valid driver's license.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Development, or related field is preferred.
• Prior experience in the field of residence life is preferred but not required.

Benefits:

• Flexible benefits package – health, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, hospital indemnity insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, health reimbursement account.
• South Dakota Retirement System. Employees receive 6% fully matched contributions from SDRS and are vested after three years of service.
• Paid time off – full time 12-month employees earn 15 days per year of annual leave and 14 days of sick leave per year. In addition, employees receive 11 federal paid holidays.
• Reduced tuition for education.
• Professional liability coverage
• Paid family leave

How to Apply:

DSU accepts applications through an on-line employment site.  . Please submit a cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a list of at least three references. For questions concerning the position, contact Alicia Entringer at . Applications will begin to be reviewed immediately and continue until the position is filled.