Residence Hall Director
About The Position
The Residence Hall Director (RHD) is a full-time, live-in, 12-month position supporting the day-to-day management and supervision of a residential program serving approximately 1,500 students. The role helps create a comfortable, safe, supportive, and respectful community living environment. The RHD participates in the professional on-call crisis rotation, responds to emergencies, adjudicates conduct matters, and helps uphold College and Residential Life policies and community standards. The RHD supervises, trains, and evaluates Resident Assistants and student workers, and oversees program planning, implementation, and budget responsibilities. The position develops and delivers programming that supports students’ academic, social, cultural, and spiritual lives and advances department, divisional, or institutional goals. The RHD also supports Residential Life initiatives and College events, and performs operational duties including residence hall openings and closings, check-in and check-out, inspections, occupancy management, room changes, roster verification, room condition reports, and damage billing. This is a live-in role, and the RHD is expected to work during emergencies or severe weather even when the College is closed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least one year of prior experience in Residential Life as a Resident Assistant, Graduate Assistant, or Residence Hall Director, or experience working with college students in other higher education facets.
- Must be able to work in a live-in, 12-month position and participate in the professional on-call crisis rotation.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the day-to-day management of a residential program within a community development framework.
- Help manage residence hall openings and closings, check-in and check-out, fire, health, and safety inspections, roster verification, room changes, room condition reports, damage billing, and occupancy.
- Participate in the professional on-call crisis rotation and adjudicate code of conduct behaviors.
- Support a safe, clean, functional living environment and enforce and uphold Iona College and Residential Life policies and community standards.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate Resident Assistants and student workers.
- Manage program planning, implementation, and budgetary responsibilities.
- Design and implement programs and events supporting academic, social, cultural, and spiritual development and respectful community living.
- Assist with Residential Life large-scale programming initiatives and lead one programming series.
- Serve on or assist with Residential Life and College committees, initiatives, and processes, including Resident Assistant selection and training, in-services, orientation, housing selection, summer housing, Move-In Day, Accepted Students Day, and benchmarking projects.
- Work during emergencies or severe weather conditions, whether or not the College is closed.
- Accept additional responsibilities as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
