Manager, Housing and Residence Life

Yavapai College•Prescott, AZ

71d

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Director of Housing and Residence Life, the Manager of Housing and Residence Life is the primary point of contact for residents and provides responsive and direct support in both residence halls - including up to 220 residents.This is a 12-month live-in position with flexible working hours based on the needs of the residence hall community. Compensation would include the following in addition to a base annual salary: a two-bedroom, partially furnished on-campus apartment. This position requires a collaborative leader who will guide all facets of our residence life programming and promote overall standards that foster the development, learning, sense of belonging, retention, and success of our students.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or related field
Knowledge of College policies and procedures
Two or more years of residence life management experience
Knowledge of student development theory and best practices
Experience within a community college residential setting
Experience in a leadership position in a college residence hall setting
Professional experience in a community college/higher education work environment

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or related field

Responsibilities

Assist prospective and current residents with roommate matching and roommate education
Provide mediation and support to roommates in conflict and oversee room change process
Promotes the wellness of all residents through responsive and direct student support
Closely supports and monitors "residents of concern" through frequent outreach and follow up
Connects students in crisis to appropriate resources
Direct hiring, training/onboarding, supervision, and evaluation of all residence Life student staff members (5 -10) throughout the fall and spring semesters
Develops and implements 2-week student staff training in the fall semester and 1-weekstudent staff training in the spring
Develops, manages, and leads weekly student staff meetings
Engages in regularly schedule 1:1 supervision with student staff members
Develops and manages online student staff tools and resources
Direct hiring, training/onboarding, supervision, and evaluation of all summer conference camp attendants (approx. 5) per summer semester
Develops and implements 1- week summer conference staff training at the launch of each summer conference season
Responds to, investigates, and coordinates with facilities man management team to resolve facilities issues in a timely manner
Plans and executes end of semester transition and resident departure for the annual holiday closure
Plans and executes resident move-in and move-out events
Responsible for room key and access card management
Works closely with Facilities Rental Coordinator and Occupancy Specialist in the coordination and execution of a large-scale Summer Conference season (May -August)
Summer Conference Operational Management of room function, key distribution to camps, work orders, coordination with Facilities management regarding room cleaning between camps
May serve as department purchasing liaison as needed
Management and content creator of department social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Leads student staff in the planning and implementation of resident extracurricular events and regularly scheduled programming
Under the supervision of the Director of Residence Life, responsible for executing programming and outreach in alignment with the Residence Life Retention Plan
Responsible for the ongoing management and implementation of the "Low Credit" Early Alert process, ensuring residents are continually retained into a full-time credit load.
On-Call Crisis Response
Participates in professional on-call rotation approximately 6 weeks a semester, specifically during nights and weekends, responding, but not limited to: Suicide risk Mental Health incidents Student death Sexual Assault/Harassment Resident Alcohol Intoxication Medical Emergencies Facilities Emergencies General Student Staff support as needed
Works closely with Campus Safety and Conduct/Community Standard to ensure students at risk are assessed and referred to crisis stabilization and mental health resources.