Residence Director

Middlebury College • Middlebury, VT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Students for Residential Life, Residence directors (RDs) are responsible for the oversight of an undergraduate residential area of approximately 500 undergraduate students and supervision of student staff members. RDs are professional staff who are on-call and live in campus housing, interacting directly and intentionally with residents throughout the year to develop a safe, strong, and vibrant learning community. This is a full-time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $49,307 - $58,473 per year.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel/Student Affairs, Counseling or a related field required
• Two years of directly relatable residential life experience required
• Knowledge of current theories, processes and practices related to student affairs, student development, and residential education
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of inclusivity
• Proficiency in responding to campus-based emergencies and crisis situations
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills, including in the facilitation of difficult conversations and conflict mediation

Responsibilities

• Coordinate hiring, training, and supervision of student staff
• Oversee and manage assigned undergraduate residential halls and area
• Triage and provide support and referrals for students, including assisting with student case management needs
• Respond, adjudicate and refer behavior and conduct issue
• Assist with residential education development and programming
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional growth and development in all areas of responsibility and explicitly equity and inclusion
• Participate in year-round on-call rotation for Middlebury, VT campus-based programs, providing crisis intervention and serving as a resource or referral agent, including during College breaks

Benefits

• excellent compensation
• competitive health, dental, life, disability, and vision benefits
• generous retirement matching
• generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens
• robust educational assistance programs
• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.

What This Job Offers

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