Residence Hall Director

Stony Brook University•Stony Brook, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Residence Hall Director is responsible for the overall management of residence hall residents. The Residence Hall Director strives to establish an environment that cultivates academic achievement, personal development, and the physical solace and safety of the residents. Additionally, the Residence Hall Director serves on departmental committees sought at achieving departmental goals. The successful incumbent will have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with outstanding attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
One (1) academic year of full-time experience in Higher Education and/or Secondary Education (student experience may be considered).
Experience with programming, engagement and/or residential curricula.
Experience responding to crisis and/or early intervention (i.e. on-call for emergency response, conflict mediation, responding to medical or mental health emergencies, fire alarms, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
Experience with student groups, organizations and/or experience as a Resident Assistant.
Experience participating on a committee and/or working group.
Experience reporting and following up on maintenance, safety, and/or security concerns of building facilities.
Experience working with a diverse student population.

Responsibilities

Recruits, selects, and evaluates student staff members.
Advises, directs, and supports student staff through daily supervision and regular staff meetings.
Facilitates ongoing training and skill development for staff members.
Manages the implementation of University and Departmental engagement initiatives and educational activities within the residence halls.
Serves as a member of a Departmental standing committee as well as other Departmental and University committees as needed.
Chairs a committee and/or functional assignment, managing professional staff, RA staff, or other student staff within the Area or Department.
Provides informal counseling.
Serves as resource/referral agent for campus and community resources such as the Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Center, University Police, Financial Aid, etc.
Serves as advisor to building government and other student groups.
Interprets, develops, and enforces policies for the residence hall.
Establishes and maintains expectations of behavioral standards.
Serves as hearing officer for student conduct cases and adjudicate cases; assigns sanctions based on independent judgment.
Serve as student advisor for higher-level conduct hearings.
Potential opportunity to teach a credit-bearing first-year seminar course, including SBU 101, supporting student transition, engagement, and success.
Assists with Undergraduate College (UGC) activities and Academies as relevant.
Contributes to experiential learning initiatives of the UGC, Academy, and academic minor related to the UGC.
Provides resources and mentorship regarding academic advice and student success.
Creates and implements academic programming based on learning outcomes in collaboration with the UGC team.
Implements a wide variety of social and educational programming for diverse residents.
Leads Departmental programming and community engagement model for the building community.
Attends small- and large-scale programming throughout the building, area, Department, and University, including events such as opening weekend events, end of the semester festivals, etc.
Ensures accurate understanding and use of learning outcomes and assessment methods.
Is visible and available in the residence hall outside of office hours; walks regular rounds of the building to promote community building.
Coordinates building programming budget, assisting with the procurement of items.
Recognizes and shows appreciation for students and staff (nominate them for awards, provide formal and informal feedback, support and attend award and recognition events).
Participates in activities sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs (i.e. Convocation, Admitted Students’ Day, Homecoming, Professional Staff Conferences, etc.)
Actively engages in building partnerships within Campus Residences and departments within the Division of Student Affairs, such as Faculty Student Association (FSA), Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO), or University Police, staff to improve the overall residential experience for students.
Collaborates with Campus Dining Neighborhood to build positive relationships through crafting intentional initiatives, supporting and promoting Campus Dining events.
Maintains inventory of furnishings and equipment within the building.
Supports resident initiatives for facility improvement.
Assess and report damage of individual rooms and common areas.
Maintains daily contact with maintenance and custodial Departments.
Reports and follows-up with service requests.
Walks round of the building to promote health, safety, and security; reports and follows up with facility issues and concerns.
Conducts Health and Safety inspections of student spaces, ensuring compliance with the Terms of Occupancy and Code of Student Responsibility.
Actively participates in summer conferences daily operations.
Daily oversight and management of a residence hall building, including but not limited to addressing crisis situations or preventing safety and security risks while using discretion and independent judgment regarding escalation of the incident.
Provide 24-hour support and directions to student staff, responding to and managing crisis situations as needed.
Manages the general business operations (i.e. check in and check out process, room changes, room condition reports, RA duty logs, emails, etc.)
Supports Area Office functions.
Participate in the professional staff recruitment and selection process.
Participates in the building, quad, and departmental goal setting process.
Attending all required departmental and divisional professional training and activities.
Participate in opportunities that promote your learning, growth, and development (i.e. classes, training, committee, webinar, etc.).
Contribute to the Division of Student Affairs and Stony Brook University by attending and/or supporting events, activities, and programs sponsored by areas outside of your individual unit/department (i.e. campus wide traditions, events, programs, etc.).
Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.