Residence Hall Director

Residence Hall Director

The Residence Hall Director is the primary live-in administrator of a residence hall, responsible for all management functions necessary to provide students with a community in which they can live and learn comfortably and effectively. This includes supervision of full-time and student staff members, overseeing operation of a 24-hour desk and mail distribution, serving in an on-call rotation, assisting with students' growth and development in regard to decision making, interpersonal relationships and conduct, and supporting campus and departmental initiatives and committees.

The Residence Hall Director promotes an atmosphere conducive to academic and personal growth, reflecting the mission and philosophy of the Department of Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services and the University.

Minimum Acceptable

Qualifications:

Education:

A bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, or a field relevant to the position is required. A master's degree in College Student Personnel, Educational Administration, Counseling, or a related field is preferred. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.

Experience:

Supervisory experience is required. Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft programs or Office 365 or equivalent is required. Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals and groups.

Experience with planning programs, university administration, fiscal management, hearing conduct cases and at least one year experience working with first year student transition in higher education is required. Service in a student leadership capacity, with experience in hall government and/or peer judicial systems is preferred.

Skills:

A demonstrated ability to supervise employees and adhere to established processes and procedures when counseling students to help their emotional, physical, occupational, and social development. The ability to organize activities and information to meet specific established goals is required. A demonstrated ability to perform in a problem-solving capacity such as the evaluation of crisis and emergency situations is required. The ability to effectively organize is preferred.

The ability to design and implement educational, social and student care and outreach programs for residence life audience is preferred. The ability to monitor the daily physical condition and needs of the housing facility is preferred. The ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative is preferred. Effort:
Must be mobile to the extent that response to emergency and assistance calls is prompt and area coverage rounds can be completed in a reasonable time period. The ability to visually inspect the physical facility for cleanliness and maintenance needs is required. Employees in this job classification (job title) are designated as essential employees and must report to work as scheduled when University offices are closed due to severe weather.