Position Description
The Resident Director will be responsible for the general management of one or two buildings, housing 180 to 400 residents. Under the supervision of an Assistant Director for Residence Life, the Resident Director will supervise and evaluate undergraduate residence life staff. The RD will be responsible for counseling, conflict mediation, judicial affairs and programming for assigned buildings and share responsibility for campus-wide training, selection, departmental committees and on-call coverage. The major responsibilities of the position are as follows:
- Supervise the daily operation of assigned residential communities. Provide supervision and crisis intervention. Support and attend student-sponsored events and activities within the residential communities.
- Supervise and support the paraprofessional residence life staff in assigned residential communities. The staff will consist of six to twelve Resident Advisors and six to fifteen front desk staff.
- Coordinate, plan, and present, in conjunction with paraprofessional residence life staff, educational, faculty and social programs.
- Assist with recruitment, selection, training and evaluation of paraprofessional residence life staff.
- Adjudicate student conduct cases as assigned. Serve as a judicial officer for the University community.
- Participate in 24 hour on-duty rotation.
- Fulfill assigned central Residence Life program responsibilities.
- Supervise implementation of building safety and security measures.
- Collaborate with appropriate departments regarding building maintenance and custodial concerns. Collaborate with other University services, which support Student Housing.
- Participate in University, divisional and departmental committee work and projects.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Student Housing Office.