Assistant Director of Residence Life

University Of Saint Mary • Leavenworth, KS

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Residence Life is responsible for creating a dynamic, student-engaged on-campus experience and coordinates residential education, services, and student housing. This position collaborates with other Division staff, aligning student programs and services to create an intentional, holistic student experience.

Requirements

• Affinity and support of University of Saint Mary mission.
• Bachelor’s degree required in the field of education, business, student development, or related field
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends, as needed
• Must maintain a primary residence in the Leavenworth/Lansing, KS area to meet the operational needs of the position, including after-hours and emergency response responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and demonstrate good judgment and compassion
• Ability to interpret and implement University policies and operating practices, work with minimal direction, solve problems, work well in teams, and effectively manage frequent changes in work assignments
• Ability to think intentionally and strategically, be highly collaborative, with strong implementation and follow-up skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, colleagues and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated organizational ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work successfully with multiple demands, shifting priorities and a changing landscape

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• On-campus housing may be available as an alternative option.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for residence life operations, including fostering a positive community experience for residents.
• Implementing and enforcing residence hall policies and procedures.
• Responsible for housing of students, including housing applications, room assignments, room changes, roommate conflicts and mediations, and hall check-in and check-out.
• Organize and conduct health and wellness checks in the residence halls.
• Organize the Professional Staff on-call rotation schedule. Pro Staff is responsible for responding to incidents that occur on campus.
• Appropriately responds to emergency situations within the halls in a timely and effective manner.
• Works with admissions for new student registration and forecast housing requirements and to ensure all incoming students are prepared for move in.
• Conduct the selection, hiring, and training of resident assistants (RA), directly supervise and evaluate 8-10 resident assistants.
• Build positive relationships with students who live in the residence halls.
• Assist with the Student Conduct process.
• Conduct RA orientation and training at the beginning of each semester.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings and one-on-ones with RA’s.
• Supervise and evaluate RA’s on community development, programming selection and execution of events.
• Attends programs and conducts assessments of programs in order to determine effectiveness.
• Conducts regular inspections of the student housing facility and student units; identifies problem areas.
• Reports, tracks and follows up on Maintenance issues with appropriate with USM managers.
• Manages residential student mail
• Assists with executing campus events
• Assists with planning and executing new student orientation
• Others duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• University Paid Basic Life & AD&D
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Remission for the employee, spouse and dependents under the age of 24 years old.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level