Residence Hall Director

Concordia College • Moorhead, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The core focus of this role is to cultivate a sense of belonging and foster a warm atmosphere of hospitality within the residence hall community. Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day operations, nurturing a welcoming environment conducive to student growth, and ensuring the recruitment, training, and supervision of student staff members. This role also serves as the primary administrator for student conduct matters, manages administrative tasks related to hall operations, and actively supports student learning through the Residence Life curricular approach.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with the residential college environment
• Commitment to support students from underserved backgrounds

Nice To Haves

• Previous Residence Life Experience
• Demonstrated ability to support students from underserved backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Support the mission and vision of Concordia College and demonstrate the competencies as defined for this position.
• Provide initial and ongoing training for staff
• Hold weekly staff meetings
• Meet individually with student staff for the purpose of supervision, support, and information sharing
• Provide on-going feedback
• Utilize various educational strategies to meet the departmental student learning goals
• Support student staff in their work with the Residential Curriculum
• Work with the Assistant Director to assess and review the various components of the Residential Curriculum
• Advise in-hall student leadership opportunities
• Promote a positive hall environment (socially and environmentally)
• Provide all students a sense of belonging, regardless of their identity or background
• Assist with resident conflict resolution
• Respond to emergency or crisis situations
• Meet individually with students who need support and/or referrals to campus resources
• On a rotational basis, serve as a departmental on-call staff member
• Train student staff to enforce college policies
• Meet with students who are involved in policy violations
• Use Restorative Justice practices, when appropriate, in adjudicating student conduct
• Work closely with Director of Student Conduct
• Complete maintenance work orders, duty logs, fire alarm reports and other necessary forms
• Manage hall budget and student reimbursement requests
• Administer room change protocol and submit appropriate paperwork
• Assist with resident check-in and check-out during openings and closings as well as breaks
• The individual in this role is required to reside in an on-campus apartment, which will be provided at no cost.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Preventative Chiropractic Program
• Retirement Plan
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (full-time only)
• Life Insurance (full-time only)
• 13 Paid holidays including the time off between Christmas and New Year's
• MN Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Up to 100% tuition with discounts and scholarships for yourself and dependents at Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages
• Up to 50% tuition discount for dependents with Oak Grove Lutheran Schools
• Up to 100% tuition discounts for dependents with participating partners: CIC-TEP, ELCA schools, and Tuition Exchange Inc.
• access to athletic facilities, library, fitness classes, athletic events, theatre events, purchase dining on campus, free MATbus rides
• Year-round on-campus housing provided at no cost

What This Job Offers

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