Associate Director of Residence Life

Associate Director of Residence Life

Requirements

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, student affairs, or related area either in progress or completed.
• 2-3 years of student or peer development and engagement experience.
• 2-3 years of small and large group communication experience in workshop, seminar, or teaching contexts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Resident Directors
• Conduct biweekly one-on-one meetings to discuss, debrief, and strategize solutions for hall-related issues, and to facilitate professional and spiritual development growth opportunities.
• Plan and lead weekly male or female Resident Director small group for the purpose of communication, community building, spiritual development, policy updates, and debriefing crisis scenarios.
• Review Resident Director work performance and offer feedback, correction, and coaching as needed.
• Provide guidance in elevated residential student crisis scenarios in an on-call, as needed, basis.
• Assist the Director of Residence Life in the planning and development of various RD training occurrences, such as New RD Orientation, RD Training, etc.
• Assist the Director of Residence Life in the planning and facilitation of annual Residence Life events and programming initiatives, such as RA Orientation, Boonies, and the RA Banquet.
• Assist the Director of Residence Life in the planning and facilitation of recurring Residence Life programming initiatives, such as RA Connect and the Redeeming Sexuality program.
• Assist the Director of Residence Life in the design and execution of the Resident Assistant selection, training, and disciplinary processes.
• Lead the male or female RD team during the Resident Assistant selection process, providing guidance, communication, and instruction on all aspects of the process.
• Facilitate Resident Assistant corrective reviews and other disciplinary actions.
• Liaison with other University offices regarding residential student situations, issues, or resourcing needs.
• Address escalated residential student disciplinary, behavioral, and crisis situations, corresponding with University stakeholders, student parents or guardians, and Student Life staff as the situation requires.
• Assist and support Resident Directors in the management of ongoing and multiple-instance residential student cases.
• Monitor and evaluate campus Incident Report briefs, ensuring that IRs are addressed, processed, and closed in a timely and effective manner.
• Lead one to two committees comprised of Resident Directors and veteran Resident Assistants to accomplish Residence and Student Life objectives.
• Facilitate a collaborative and team environment, ensuring that meetings are planned and executed smoothly, and that deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Meet weekly with Residence Life team to plan, strategize, and meet objectives.
• Work alongside the male or female Senior Resident Director to ensure that new Resident Directors have appropriate access to coaching and training resources.
• Represent the Residence Life team at College for a Weekend, interfacing with prospective students and parents for the purpose of student recruitment.
• Provide excellent customer service to students, parents, and other Residence Life stakeholders.
• Represent Residence Life at various Student Affairs open houses, meet and greets, or other initiatives.
• Lead and facilitate Summer Resident Director and Resident Assistant programs.
• Remains abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services and leading industry performance benchmarks as it pertains to Student Affairs.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed master’s degree in higher education administration, student affairs, or related area.
• 3-4 years of student or peer development and engagement experience.
• 3-4 years of small and large group communication experience in workshop, seminar, or teaching contexts.
• 3-4 years of crisis management or lay counseling experience.