Residence Director

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal•Arlington, TX

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Residence Director is required to live-in an assigned residence hall or apartment community and participate in a university provided meal plan. This role is responsible for the administration and operation of a residential community through staff and student development, resident outreach and education, community building, attention to facilities, and administrative organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Two (2) years of experience working in college student environment or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Supervisory experience.
Two (2) years of experience in a student resident environment or the equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provides direct supervision to Resident Assistants, Office Assistants, and Community Director (contingent on assigned community).
Recruit, select, train, and evaluate student staff members.
Completes administrative paperwork and reports for their residential communities that includes facility management, community office operations, community budget oversight, spending processes and purchases, occupancy paperwork, and check-in and check-out process.
Serves on Division of Student Affairs and University-wide committees.
Regularly collaborate with areas within the Division of Student Affairs and volunteers to help with campus traditions and initiatives.
Serve on departmental committees such as Training, Recruitment, and Community Development and Learning.
Participate in university-wide events such as Homecoming Week, Parent and Family Weekend, and Preview Day.
Advises, mediates, and counsels students and staff in various situations and work with a population of various clients including graduate, undergraduate, families, and international students and staff.
Refer students of concern to the Behavioral Intervention Team.
Oversees the cultivation of a positive learning environment and an engaging community.
Supervise student staff and advise community council to develop the community that supports the mission and values of the department, division, and institution.
Serves as student conduct officer for violations within the residential communities and handle administrative tasks that include processing incident reports, assigning and tracking sanctions, and maintaining accurate student conduct records.
Participates in an on-call duty rotation (24 hours, seven (7) days a week) to aide in emergency and crisis incidents.
Assists with the daily management of summer camps and conferences that includes supervision of summer conference staff, processing billing paperwork, working closely with the housekeeping staff to prepare residential community.
Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.