Residential Life Area Director (71101)

Pratt Institute•Ny, NY

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt Institute is a world-class, internationally ranked college offering degree programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies. The Residential Life and Housing department, within the Division of Student Affairs, manages the daily operations, programs, and staff for Pratt's seven residence halls. Its mission is to administer a housing program within a learning-centered environment that challenges and supports students to enhance self-understanding, value community responsibility, and learn from their experiences. The department believes that student development and learning extend beyond the classroom, and its policies, procedures, and programs are designed to foster this out-of-classroom engagement. The Residential Life Area Director position reports to an Associate Director for Residential Life. The four Area Directors are key members of the Residential Life and Housing professional staff, responsible for the overall administration and supervision of Resident Advisor (RA) staff within a residential area housing 400-1000 students across multiple residence halls. They are tasked with fostering community development, student development, and student learning within their assigned areas. This role requires some evening, weekend, and holiday hours, on-campus residency, participation in a 4-person on-call duty rotation, and availability for emergencies outside of regular hours, with flex time applied for these requirements.

Requirements

2 years full-time required
Strong experience with crisis and counseling response
Knowledge of and experience with best practices in student learning and development
Excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrated leadership ability
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
Strong administrative skills

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree and 3 years full-time Residential Life and Housing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Directly supervise Resident Advisor student staff of 9-15
Serve as first responder to emergencies, employing mental health first aid and managing crisis response
Advise Hall Council; help to develop student input and self-governance in the hall
Provide student leadership opportunities and training; and facilitate the educational, personal and social growth for a diverse resident population in an inclusive and equitable manner
Implement community development and student support initiatives to create an environment conducive to student success, engagement and belonging (including office hours and outreach to be available to residents, wellness/student support checks, Starfish flag and referral follow-up)
Oversee daily activities and program-related services for assigned residence halls; ensure operating standards are maintained; identify residential community and individual student needs.
Develop and implement activities and programs to improve residence hall quality of life; develop strategies to support academic and developmental needs of students.
Provide support and in-hall coordination for Living Learning Communities and Special Interest Housing
Interpret and enforce Institute and Residential Life and Housing policies and procedures, facilitate mediations and resolve conflicts and make referrals for student conduct action including but not limited to hearing student conduct cases and assigning educational sanctions
Participate in the implementation of housing procedures and systems. Ensure student housing records are accurate and all processes are complete.
Manage building keys/cores - ensure keys are regularly inventoried, cores are changed, and records are updated.
Work in close collaboration with Campus Safety and Facilities Management staff in effective administration of residential areas
On an annual rotating basis as assigned, provide leadership for one of the departmental concentrations, such as: social media and RA inservice, RA training, housing administration, or RA staff selection
Regularly communicate with campus partners, students, and student parents/families
Teach the spring semester Connections leadership course
Coordinate the Art of Leadership conference
Assist in student staff recruitment, selection, and training
Assist in the room change processes each semester
Coordinate, in conjunction with and under the direction of the Associate Director, residential life staff orientation and training programs, including planning and organizing staff development programs
Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of on-going departmental strategic planning goals, objectives and initiatives
Provide on-site leadership for one of the summer programs (summer housing, conference housing or Pre-College Housing) based on academic year assignment location or on an annual rotating basis as assigned