Assistant Community Director (Live-in Position)

University of North Texas System•Denton, TX

47d•Onsite

About The Position

This person assists the Community Director and serves as a live in leader and general caretaker to students in the residence hall. Tasks include assisting with the implementation of student development concepts through programs and discipline, assisting with the monitoring of facilities, and supporting University programs and efforts. These responsibilities may vary from building to building.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and one year of residence life, student services, counseling, or related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations verbally and in writing.
Physical and emotional ability to work long and irregular hours, occasionally involving emotional stress and interrupted sleep.
Knowledge of safety and security precautions appropriate to work performed.

Responsibilities

Community Engagement: Implements the residential curriculum.
Interacts with residents individually and in groups in ways that promote independence, career readiness, global citizenship, and interpersonal skills.
Advises Hall Council through 1on1 interactions and attendance at programs.
Assist in recruitment of potential student leaders Hall Council and Community Connection Experience.
Assist with Hall Council leadership development, program planning, and implementation.
Serves as resource/referral agent for campus and community resources such as Counseling and Testing Services, the Dean of Students, the Survivor Advocate, the Center for Belonging & Engagement, the Career Center, Student Learning Center, Student Activities, Student Money Management, and University Police.
Makes fiscal decisions that follow budgetary guidelines and engages students through programming and events.
Behavior and Crisis Response: Serves as an administrator of the in hall accountability process as directed.
Follows emergency procedures of the halls and responds appropriately based on protocol.
Completes on-call shifts as scheduled and addresses situations and incidents.
Supervision of Staff: Serves as a secondary leader/manager of a residential community.
Provides supervision to student staff.
Conducts regular individual and group meetings, assigns, delegates, and manages tasks.
Works with other departmental staff member(s) on selection, training, and evaluation of appropriate staff.
Administers regular feedback to supervisees and appropriately confronts and documents personnel problems.
Assist front desk operations to provide consistent standard of customer service.
Develops a staff that supports the student population across a breadth of differences.
Administration: Assist assigned residential facilities including completion of work orders and reports.
Assist occupancy and room assignments in designated facilities.
Reports and follows up with facilities and occupancy matters regularly.
Supervise and coordinate regular safety inspections each month as determined by departmental policy and coordinate follow ups or referrals.
Works with teams and committees to create a welcoming environment.
Actively participates in departmental and university committees and assignments as assigned.
Assists in reviewing practices, policies, programs and services to meet different student needs.