Residence Hall Director
About The Position
The Residence Hall Director is responsible for the management of assigned residence halls, including coordinating daily workflow and administrative tasks related to operations such as access, maintenance, building service requests, general inspections, and student concerns. This role involves recruiting, training, and supervising Resident Assistants and/or Graduate Assistants, providing continuing education programming for student staff, and scheduling on-call staff. The Director collaborates with various internal units for residence hall opening/closing and intersession, assists with room reassignments, transfers, and damage control, and conducts facility inspections to ensure safe and clean spaces. They are responsible for maintaining and enforcing policies, implementing crisis management and emergency procedures, and educating residents on campus emergency protocols. The position requires maintaining communication with residents, promoting belonging, and encouraging the use of campus resources. The Director also develops and implements educational programming and community programs, manages Living Learning Communities, and assists with evaluating program efficacy and student outcomes. Budget management for programming, communication strategies, and assisting with student conduct code enforcement are also key responsibilities. The role involves responding to and mediating student and community concerns, reviewing incident reports, and serving as a hearing officer for conduct cases. Additionally, the Director serves in an on-call capacity for emergencies and crisis situations, completes administrative tasks, acts as a liaison to university resources, and may serve on departmental committees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience with educational program development, learning outcomes, and assessment
- Demonstrated experience with crisis management
- Demonstrated proficiency with computers and basic software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- Experience using Maxient software
- Demonstrated planning, time management, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated communication skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead a team and work cooperatively with team members
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a multifaceted environment
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in higher education administration, counseling, communications, or other related field
Responsibilities
- Management of assigned residence halls
- Coordinate daily workflow and administrative tasks related to hall operations
- Recruit, train, and supervise Resident Assistants and/or Graduate Assistants
- Provide continuing education programming for student staff
- Schedule on-call staff for the building
- Collaborate with internal units for residence hall opening/closing and intersession
- Assist with room reassignments, room transfers, and damage control
- Conduct building and public area facility inspections
- Maintain, disseminate, and enforce policies, procedures, and guidelines for Residence Halls
- Implement effective crisis management and building emergency procedures
- Educate residents on campus emergency procedures
- Maintain close communication with residents
- Create a residential environment that promotes belonging
- Serve as a Campus Security Authority
- Develop and implement educational programming within assigned residence halls
- Develop a strategic schedule of events for the academic year
- Develop and implement educational and community programs
- Assist with on-site event management
- Manage and coordinate Living Learning Communities
- Assist with evaluating the efficacy of student learning outcomes and programs
- Assist with the recruitment and retention of residents in Living Learning Communities
- Advise student leaders involved with Area Government
- Monitor budget for educational and community programming
- Manage and implement the plan for effective area communications
- Assist with enforcing and coordinating Student Honor Code & Student Conduct Code
- Respond to and mediate student and community concerns
- Review incident reports
- Serve as a hearing officer for conduct cases
- Ensure student staff are abiding by appropriate reporting processes
- Serve in an on-call capacity for campus housing
- Serve in after hours on-call rotation
- Complete administrative tasks as required
- Act as a liaison to university resources in emergency situations
- Develop reports, handle special projects, and perform other duties as assigned
- Serve on departmental, Division of Student Life or University of Florida committees or program support as needed
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
