Residence Director - Residence Operations

This is a live-in, professional position responsible for developing and managing the operations, programs, and services of an assigned area of residence halls. Responsible for providing comprehensive leadership and management, assisting students in total development,and selecting, supervising, and evaluating assigned employees.

Responsible for adjudicating the student conduct process in assigned area. Works under limited supervision, with moderatelatitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Reports to the Assistant Director of Residence Life.

Bachelor’s degree is required.

Two years of related experience is required. Experience living and working in a residence hall or similar group living environment is required. Residence hall staff experience is preferred. Previous supervisory and/or student leadership advising experience is preferred.

• Manages and oversees the daily operations, programs, and services of assigned residence halls.
• Creates, develops, and maintains outreach and development opportunities and programs that foster personal wellness and community development.
• Monitors programming and assesses effectiveness, providing feedback to assigned employees.
• Assists students and staff in personal and professional development through formal and informal training and encouragingcommittee involvement, association memberships, and conference attendance.
• Recruits, trains, supervises, and evaluates residence hallstaff, to include planning and participating in development ofstudent workers.
• Completes and maintains administrative tasks such as hallfiles, hall records, work order requests, key requests, damagereports, room inventories, fire alarm reports, incident reports,housing cards, and hall occupancy reports.
• Works closely with departmental maintenance and custodial staffto ensure a well-maintained living environment.
• Manages budget for functional area within the department.
  
  Prepares, analyzes, reconciles, and maintains various reports and records.
• Prepares paperwork and facilitates student conducthearings.
• Adjudicates and counsels students on residence hall policy violations.
• Monitors and maintains security procedures for the residence halls.

• Responds and communicates effectively and immediately to emergency and/or life-threatening situations.
• Serves as liaison between hall staff and other university departments.
• Participates in residence hall, residence director, residence life, and university committees.
• Participates in recruiting, hiring, and training professional and paraprofessional staff members.
• Performs administrative and clerical duties as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, departmental and university policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of student development theory, techniques, and research associated with ensuring the success of diverse student populations.
• Skill in the use of standard office equipment and software.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to diffuse and respond effectively to situations involving intense pressures and/or unpredictable persons.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Ability to provide support for student development with ademonstrable concern for students.
• Ability to engage students and to create and enhance theirconnection to the institution and each other.
• Ability to…