Community Director

University of Oregon•Eugene, OR

10d•$44,000 - $47,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Director (CD) is an essential services, live-in Officer of Administration (OA) essential to administering the first-year residential student experience. Community Directors lead in constructing and implementing the Residential Curriculum and facilitating academic and co-curricular residential experiences through their presence and intentional engagement with residential students in community. CDs supervise Resident Assistants and provide their residents with opportunities for intrapersonal and community development through a number of strategies. These strategies include the residential curriculum centered on specific learning goals that are connected to the knowledge of personal identity and cultural competence, strategies for supporting health and wellness, responsibility to oneself and the community, and integration of academic learning into other realms of life. CDs are expected to contribute to student success through their interactions and advisement of students. In collaboration with other staff in University Housing, the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, and other campus partners, CDs will implement initiatives for community development through student learning and development, social justice and inclusion, crisis management, conduct and community standards, academic initiatives, and administration. The CD is responsible for responding to concerns and issues within the community in order to uphold safety and security. CDs exercise a significant amount of independent judgment and discretion. The incumbent of the Community Director position is subject to regular relocation to different campus housing locations based on the ongoing assessment of operational needs. In addition, as a term of employment, all Community Directors are required to sign a live-in agreement.

Requirements

Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree plus two years of full-time experience in residence life.
One year of experience with direct supervision of student staff or student leaders.
Ability to integrate knowledge of anti-deficit and social justice frameworks in dispositions, skills, and work.
Knowledge of theory and techniques for advising and supporting diverse individuals or groups, including traditionally underrepresented and underserved students.
Ability to build and develop an inclusive, cohesive team.
Ability to interpret, communicate and enforce policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience with designing or implementing assessment, evaluation, or research.
Experience with ethical and equitable student conduct/residential conduct adjudication.
Experience with emergency response, crisis management or postvention follow-up.
Experience designing, facilitating, or implementing a residential curriculum.
Experience consulting, collaborating, or liaising with faculty or academic partners.
Experience co-constructing or facilitating living-learning communities, academic residential programs, or co-curricular environments.

Responsibilities

Lead in constructing and implementing the Residential Curriculum.
Facilitate academic and co-curricular residential experiences through presence and intentional engagement with residential students in community.
Supervise Resident Assistants.
Provide residents with opportunities for intrapersonal and community development.
Contribute to student success through interactions and advisement of students.
Implement initiatives for community development through student learning and development, social justice and inclusion, crisis management, conduct and community standards, academic initiatives, and administration.
Respond to concerns and issues within the community in order to uphold safety and security.
Exercise a significant amount of independent judgment and discretion.
Be subject to regular relocation to different campus housing locations based on the ongoing assessment of operational needs.
Sign a live-in agreement as a term of employment.