Assistant Director of Campus Life & Residential Education

Lycoming College•Williamsport, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Campus Life & Residential Education role at Lycoming College, a private liberal arts and sciences institution, serves as a student‑centered, visionary educator and community builder. These are both live‑in positions that play an essential role in cultivating a robust, inclusive, and developmentally rich campus culture that supports students’ academic, personal, and social success. The Assistant Director provides strategic leadership for the first-year residential experience and the College’s student conduct system. They ensure that campus housing is well-managed, educationally purposeful, and safe; spearhead First-Year Experience initiatives in first-year residence halls and across campus, and collaborate to create a fair, equitable, and learning-focused Community Standards process. The Senior Director supervises the Assistant Director of Campus Life & Residential Education . Provides both direct and indirect leadership to student staff across the residential system, collaborating closely with campus partners to advance student success, well-being, and engagement. Please note that one of the positions will have a focus on First-Year Experience and Civic Engagement while the other position will have a focus on Upper-Class experience in Residence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required, Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel, or a related field preferred.
Previous years of progressive experience in residential life or other higher education areas, including but not limited to student life programming, administration, and supervisory experience.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate programs successfully with other college departments, experience in group facilitation and conflict resolution, student staff training and development, budget and occupancy planning and management, computer literacy, and a commitment to diversity is necessary.
Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a motor vehicle record check annually in compliance with the College’s insurance regulation requirements and the ability to operate campus safety vehicles.
Successful completion of ACT 153 Clearances.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy
Housing Management & Operations
Upper-Class Experience in Residence
Community Standards/ Conduct & CARE Team
Campus Life Assignment
Student & Community Development
Supervision, Coaching & Staff Development
Crisis Response & On‑Call
Assessment, Data & Continuous Improvement
Collaboration & Campus Partnerships
Other Duties

Benefits

Health insurance – with a wide variety of health plan options available
Dental insurance, including orthodontia coverage.
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
Life & accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Cancer insurance
Personal accident insurance
Wellness program
Employee assistance program
403(b) retirement plan with up to 8% contributions from the College
Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at Lycoming College
Free tuition for eligible dependents at over 600 colleges nationwide through Tuition Exchange, Inc.
Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
Generous paid time off (PTO)
Paid Parental Leave
14 holidays per year
Summer hours
15% discount at the campus bookstore, excluding textbooks and snacks.
Reduced rates for meal packages for on-campus dining facilities.
Use of the campus recreations center and gym facilities for employees.
Use of the campus Library.