Director of Residence Life and Student Conduct

Art Institute of Chicago•Chicago, IL

7d•$68,000 - $80,342

About The Position

The Director of Residence Life & Student Conduct provides strategic leadership for the Residence Life program and the institution’s student conduct and conflict resolution processes. The Director works closely with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Residence Life to oversee residential operations serving more than 1,000 on-campus students while leading the development, implementation, and assessment of policies and programs that support student learning, community engagement, and student accountability. This role supervises professional staff, oversees community development initiatives, administers the student conduct system, and manages crisis response related to student issues. The Director collaborates with campus partners to ensure compliance with institutional policies and federal regulations while fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for SAIC students. The Director serves in the Dean-on-Call rotation and maintains a visible leadership presence within the residential community and across campus (approximately 1 day per week as Daytime Dean on Call and 1 week bimonthly evening and weekend Dean on Call). Evening and weekend commitments should be expected. The Director actively manages SAIC’s conduct issues and records within our student database (Symplicity). Leads the annual revision of the student handbook and SAIC’s Rules of Conduct that relate to students. Collaborates with partners on campus to ensure OSA practices and procedures comply with federal regulations, including but not limited to Title IX, VAWA, Clery, FERPA and Drug Free Schools. Works with the Associate Dean to provide student conduct board and administrator training. Maintains accurate and thorough records of student intakes, investigations and outcomes. Serves as primary administrator for the Everfi Educational System.

Requirements

Master’s degree in student affairs, higher education, college student personnel, counseling or related field strongly preferred or Bachelor's degree with significant, full-time experience is required.
Must have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible full time professional experience in Residence Life, including at least two years of supervising full time professional staff.
Must have knowledge of student development theory, and current trends in higher education, residence life, and student conduct.
Progressive administrative experience in student conduct and conflict resolution is required
Ability to work with diverse populations, including multicultural experience, cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to create and promote an inclusive community
Demonstrated collegiality and leadership ability
Student-focused candidate with experience supervising staff (paraprofessional or professional), developing community, advising student groups, working with other student affairs offices, or promoting student learning in a residence hall setting
Basic understanding of mental health and mental health support
Skills in crisis management, counseling, mediation, student referrals and understanding of working with artist
Strong written and verbal skills. Ability to effectively communicate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work.
Be a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize strategies and tasks in an independent way.
Exhibit strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
Successful candidate is likely to have computer experience with Symplicity, Microsoft Office Suite, RMS/Mercury, Google and Peoplesoft.
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer; Movement between buildings on campus for meetings and programs; occasional standing requirements include facilitating programs, move-in and move-out, orientation and other large-scale events; Occasionally moves about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and printer.