Resident Director- Entrada Scholars Program

Calvin University•Grand Rapids, MI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Resident Director (RD) serves as a primary leader of the residential experience for the Entrada Scholars Program, a two-week residential academic program for current high school seniors planning to attend Calvin University. The RD is part of a team of two RDs overseeing all residence hall functions, providing vision, structure, and daily leadership to ensure a safe, supportive, and Christ-centered environment that fosters belonging, accountability, and growth. This role involves planning, leading, supervising, and evaluating residence life initiatives, including supervising Resident Assistants, supporting Entrada Scholars, coordinating community-building efforts, and partnering with academic and student support staff. The RD also serves as the on-site responder for student emergencies, behavioral concerns, and parent communication, and provides overnight supervision and leadership within the residence hall. This is a full-time, residential position requiring the RD to live on campus from July 9–August 1.

Requirements

1–2 years of full-time experience in summer youth programs or comparable leadership experience.
Demonstrated experience supporting students in a multicultural and residential setting.
Ability to explain college policies in difficult situations.
Ability to write and edit reports or technical documents.
Ability to coordinate and assess the work of others.
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to work independently, especially in moments of crisis.
Commitment to the educational mission of Calvin as a Christian liberal arts University affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
Commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith, learning, and student development.
Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communication across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, physical limitations, class, or religious perspectives.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Counseling, Education, Higher Education, or a related field is strongly preferred.
A master’s degree in student personnel, counseling, education, or a related field is also preferred.
Current Calvin University seniors may be considered for this role if they demonstrate exceptional leadership, strong familiarity with the Entrada program and Calvin’s campus culture, and the maturity required to supervise peers and manage residential responsibilities.
Candidates who bring deep institutional knowledge, relational leadership, and a commitment to student development.

Responsibilities

Run RA staff meetings to ensure program goals and student needs/issues are met.
Implement evening and weekend programming in the areas of social, motivational, and spiritual development.
Support the academic and emotional needs of students.
Provide lead administrative functions for the Program during the weekdays and throughout each weekend.
Ensure that students and RAs understand and implement Entrada policies and procedures.
Consult daily with the Academic Director to consider the needs of students and the complimentary functions of social, motivational, and/or spiritual developmental programming with that of academic developmental programming.
Serve as a role model to Entrada scholars and residence staff.
Work with the College Access staff on pre-program planning and post-program wrap-up as appropriate.
Serve as the on-site responder for student emergencies, behavioral concerns, and parent communication.
Provide overnight supervision and leadership within the residence hall.