Residence Hall Director

Western Kentucky University • Bowling Green, KY

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Residence Hall Director (RHD) is an innovative, full-time, live-on, professional staff member in a dynamic department committed to creating and sustaining supportive learning environments and helping students to reach their curricular and co-curricular goals. This integral member of the Housing and Residence Life team is responsible for the administrative and managerial functions of one or more residence halls and reports directly to an Area Coordinator.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least one (1) year previous experience as a Hall Director, Resident Assistant, Community Advisor, or other housing/residence life related leadership role is required.
• Must be able to create connections with residential students to guide them to success.
• Must possess the ability to maintain effective, cooperative working. relationships with supervisors and co-workers in keeping with the values and mission of both the Department and the University.
• Must possess above average oral, written, and computer communication skills and practice ethical decision making.
• Must demonstrate willingness to role model acceptance and advocacy of diverse student populations by promoting a living and working environment committed to valuing diversity and social justice.
• Must be willing to serve as a role model for residential students, student staff members, and co-workers in work ethic, attitude, and approach to work.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of supervision of student staff members.
• Must be willing to work evenings and high-volume weekends, and assume additional responsibilities within the department as needed.
• Must reside in a designated professional staff apartment within the assigned residence hall for the duration of employment with Housing and Residence Life. This is a live-in position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all general administrative and managerial functions of a residence hall(s) housing approximately 200-400 residents.
• Responsible for the recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of 15-30 student staff members.
• Implement student success strategies and initiatives for student success
• Oversee management of a 24-hour information and customer service desk(s) and its staff.
• Facilitate programming and implement community development plan
• Advise, counsel, and seek to develop residents in alignment with the department's mission, vision, and goals to create and sustain a supportive living environment
• Serves in on-call rotation for half of campus, serving up to 2,500 students at a time.
• Adjudicates educational disciplinary conferences for policy violations within the residence hall.
• Establish rapport and develop mentoring relationships with residents to reduce barriers to success, including mental health concerns, degree or career pathway issues/decisions, and financial aid issues, making referrals when necessary.
• Implement academic initiatives that promote student success and increase retention as part of departmental and university strategic plan
• Collaborate with academic and University partners to create and sustain residential communities that foster student learning, development, and academic success.
• Plan and present residence hall and campus-wide educational and social programs.
• Play an integral role in executing the first-year student transition program.
• Execute administrative functions and manage daily operations of a residence hall(s).
• Plan and facilitate on-going training and development for student staff
• Report, record, and follow-up on facility, maintenance, and security issues within the hall.
• Serve and actively contribute to the success of various departmental committees, task forces, and recruitment efforts.
• Utilize various software solutions to manage hall occupancy, student staff scheduling, mail and package handling, conduct intervention reporting, etc.
• Execute crisis response protocols to maintain continuity of resident safety, security and comfort.
• Respond to crises and other facilities, safety, and security issues in hall area via a rotating on-call schedule.
• Collaborate with housekeeping and facilities staff members to maintain a living environment conducive to learning.

Benefits

• comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents
• workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life
• Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave
• a tuition discount program for employees and dependents

What This Job Offers

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