Residence Hall Director
About The Position
The Office of Housing and Residential Life is committed to providing a residential experience of the highest quality for each of our residents. This includes providing a safe, comfortable, and purposeful living and learning environment aligned with university values and learning goals. Through partnerships with university faculty and staff, we foster students' personal growth, critical thinking, intellectual engagement, and social responsibility that is designed to educate, challenge, and develop our students. The Residence Hall Director (RHD) is a 12-month, live-in position that provides leadership, community and program development, administrative management, student conduct management, and support for a particular community ranging from 60-600 undergraduate students. Depending on the type and size of the residence hall, the RHD will supervise, train, and utilize approximately 5-20 resident advisors (RA), or other student leaders. The RHD will work collaboratively with their teams and with a cohort of Faculty and Community Fellows, Faculty-in-Residence in some first-year communities, and/or appropriate campus partners. The RHD is expected to support student involvement, development, and social responsibility by providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging living environment. A successful Residence Hall Director (RHD) must demonstrate supervision, administrative, and communication skills to support individual and student success through community engagement and intentional interactions. The RHD should have a commitment to working with diverse populations of students and can successfully collaborate with academic departments, University offices, and alumni groups as appropriate. The RHD must remain flexible, supportive, and engaged through exercising decision making that aligns with departmental values, policies, and procedures to ensure a safe, welcoming, and enriching environment for our students. While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience in residential administration, community development, student affairs program planning or implementation at the graduate, or professional level. Undergraduate level experience will be considered to a lesser degree than professional or graduate experience
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including verbal and written communication
- Demonstrated experience in being a team player, ability to manage priorities, and working in an evolving environment
- Required to live in the residence halls 12 months per year
- Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
- Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in student personnel/higher education or closely related field
- Commitment to working with students in residence.
- Experience in using a variety of basic and advanced business/technical programs/applications to perform responsibilities involving data management and analysis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
