Resident Director FAQs
Tentative Timeline for Spring 2010
December – March
Candidate review process
Initial contact
February – March
Phone interviews
Scheduling NASPA Conference interviews
March 5-8
Interview candidates at NASPA
Extend on campus interview offers
March 28-April 1
Collecting resumes at ACPA
March – April
Begin on-campus interviews
*All dates are subject to change.
How to Apply
Submit a letter of interest, resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to via email to: Briana Maturi at bmaturi@lmu.edu
You may also submit via US Postal Service to:
Briana Maturi
Residence Director Search Committee
Student Housing Office
Leavey Six 101
Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, MS -8480
Los Angeles, CA 90045
or by fax to (310) 338-2390
Attn: Resident Director Search Committee
Qualifications
· Masters Degree in Counseling and Student Personnel, Higher Education or related field as of August 2009
· One to two years as a Graduate Resident Director or Full Time Resident Director
· Experience in supervision of student staff and front desk operations.
· Experience in advising student hall council or other student organization.
· Department and campus wide committee involvement
· Demonstrated experience working with and programming for a diverse student population
· Strong organizational and communication skills.
· A commitment to creating communities that engage and support the academic achievements of the students.
· Emergency/crisis response, on call experience.
· Experience as a judicial hearing officer.
· A positive attitude
· Enthusiasm toward developing new ideas and practices as a department and division.
· Ability to serve as on call staff member requiring evening and weekend hours.
Benefits/Compensation Package
· $29, 925 salary for a 10.5 month contract July 13, 2009- May 31, 2010
· Potential additional salary with summer employment opportunities.
· Furnished 1 bedroom apartment valued at $14,688 (average cost of a one bedroom apartment in the Westchester area)
· Meal stipend of $2,650
· Paid vacation (16 days), sick (3 + monthly accrual days)
· Comp days (Wellness days)
· Full benefits package (including optical and dental; retirement with immediate employer contribution of 9.5% with personal investment of 5%)
· Opportunity for summer employment
· $800.00 of professional development
· Tuition waiver and remission
· Flexible office hours and community hours (expectation that office hours begin at 10am)
· Free parking (some areas with gated/garage parking)
What can we do during the time between contract periods?
The following are a few examples of how the Resident Directors used their ‘summer vacation’.
With the month and a half off between contracts I found a part time job off campus and took some time off for a vacation. It worked well for me.
I was able to work as a summer RD for Summer Conference Housing. It was a great job because I continued to get paid throughout the summer and only worked nights. I think our summer break is a great opportunity to get involved around campus, around the neighborhood or to just take a couple weeks off and enjoy life before the hustle and bustle starts again.
During my month and a half off contract I worked as the special projects assistant for LMU Career Development Services. This was an amazing experience. I believe the chance to work in another department within the student affairs division allowed me to expand my skill set, develop new relationships, and learn a great deal more about the functioning of LMU. Overall, I loved and appreciated the opportunity I had in my six weeks off contract.
I really enjoyed taking the summer off. It was a nice time to both recharge from the year, and have more freedom to explore what the city has to offer – the beach, museums, shopping, live music. LA is a huge place, but by the end of the summer, I felt more connected to it, having gotten a firmer grasp of what LA is all about. I would definitely consider taking the time off again – there’s so much more in this town that I haven’t seen yet!
During the summer between my first and second years as an RD here, I applied and got the New Student Orientation position for the month of June. Having done that, I would suggest to new Resident Directors that they take the 6 weeks off. As full-time employees, it is a rarity that you can have a full-time job and get 6 weeks off in the summer and still retain medical benefits.