Assistant Director, Residence Life

Texas A&M University - Texarkana•Texarkana, TX

53d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director, Residence Life, under general direction, serves on management teams, providing leadership and direction within the Residential Community. Additionally responsible for providing individual and group educational and developmental opportunities; managing residential facilities that are clean, safe and in order; managing operations to include planning, fiscal matters, and personnel relations. Serve as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), a mandatory reporter, for Clery reporting purposes. Serve as a Campus Student Conduct Hearing Officer. May serve as a Title IX investigator. This is a 12-month live-in position with flexible working hours based on the needs of the residential community. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Salary information: The expected salary for this position is $60,000.00 annually.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Six years of related experience in residence life.
Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Knowledge of University housing operations.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Ability to work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Must live in the residence hall (Bringle Lake Village) and regularly utilize the dining hall meal plan (housing and meal plan is provided by the university)
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for ANY employer. No sponsorship of employment visas is authorized for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with university/college housing (i.e., lived in, resident assistant, graduate assistant, etc.)
Master's degree in student personnel, higher education, counseling, or a related area.
Prior residence life professional experience
Experience in staff supervision, administration of residence hall operations, and facilitating student development programming activities.
Experience working effectively with all student populations.

Responsibilities

Assists the Vice President of Student Affairs with the administration of the Residential Living Department.
Participates in the planning and execution of administrative operations. Work involves coordination of high-level operations of Residence Life such as resident move in and move out. Administer and/ or conduct office administrative duties. Monitors office procedures. Develops, evaluates, and ensures adherence to office procedures.
Administers and supervises the total operation of residence halls accommodating approximately 400+ students.
Serve as the primary residence hall conduct hearing officer and co-campus student conduct hearing officer, overseeing conduct cases to ensure adherence to university policies.
Recruit, select, train, supervise, and evaluate Residence Life Coordinators to provide essential professional staff support for on-call duties and various operational responsibilities.
Institute and advise a Residence Hall Association.
Manage major residential events such as Move in, move out, room consolidation, and residential aspects of camps and conferences.
Creates, develops, and maintains outreach opportunities and programs designed to strengthen the department's connection with residence hall students, student engagement and overall student development, thereby increasing student success and retention.
Provides leadership and direction to subordinate staff by monitoring programming requirements and assessing effectiveness, developing hall objectives, advancing leadership skills of students and staff, and cultivating a community lifestyle and educational environment.
Develops, coordinates, and oversees a residential education curriculum including various programs, conferences, training, and student/staff development activities, including first-year experience program and theme housing programs.
Assists other university departments to create marketing and sales plans for residence hall complex.
Exercises discretion and independent judgment. Reviews housing policies for the University as well as develops and maintains a security program and coordinates emergency procedures, i.e., power outage, fire drills, medical emergencies, bomb threats, etc. to educate residents about emergency procedures and University policy.
Works with the Resident Assistants to develop and implement residential programs, and with the maintenance/repair personnel in performing custodial and maintenance operations.
Maintains accessibility and availability to provide customer service, and counsel students by having regular office hours.
Assures hall coverage by setting up specific evening and weekend duty schedules.
Establishes the goals and objectives for the residence hall community in conjunction with the Department of Student Life and the Division of Student Affairs.
Serve as campus administrator for StarRez.and/or other resident housing software platform.
Enters housing assignments and student housing billing into Banner SIS and/or StarRez. Process room changes, housing withdrawals and other changes as needed as well as posting student account charges for public and private damages.
Collects, enters, and tracks Bringle Lake Village and Eagle Landing maintenance request work orders.
Assists students and staff in personal and professional development through formal and informal training, advising, and counseling, and encouraging committee involvement, association memberships and conference attendance.
Interprets and enforces department and university policies, procedures, and regulations. Counsels and advises students and staff on policies, procedures, and resources.
Manage recruitment, selection, training, supervision and evaluation of Resident Assistants and Student workers.
Develops the structure and direction of staff and student development programming in the residence hall including orientation activities, personal adjustment skills, programs for interpersonal education and social concerns, and facilitation of student leadership.
Establishes liaisons with departments at the University, serves on assigned University committees, and may work in other areas of campus life as assigned.
Contributes to the effective team management of all relevant problems, issues and opportunities while serving as a positive role model for students and subordinate staff.