Apartment Resident Director for Men

Position Summary

The position of Resident Director (RD) is a vital part of the campus community in which the individual oversees every aspect of residential living and is a support to the students assigned to their residential living area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Build and maintain a relationship with all students within the assigned residential living area to provide a space for support, mentorship, and discipleship while students are enrolled at Olivet.
2. Mentor and supervise student Resident Assistants selected for your residential living area.
3. Foster a community within your assigned residential living area by implementing programming and social events, as well as promoting and attending campus activities.
4. Assist students with personal, social, spiritual, and academic needs, making necessary referrals to campus support.
5. Perform functions of the lead administrator of the residential living area, communicating in a timely and professional way.
6. Serve as a mediator in student conflict.
7. Inform and interpret all ONU regulations to students, enforce all University policies, up to and including administering appropriate disciplinary actions.
8. Oversee building facilities and work order management, communicating and collaborating with the Physical Plant department.
9. Work alongside the AC and other RDs in the area to create communities of belonging in the residential living area, implement university initiatives, and provide strategic programming.
10. Serve as a part of the Student Development and Residential Life team by attending required meetings and events during the academic year.
11. Fulfill any additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Area Coordinator and/or Director of Residential Life.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Resident Director will supervise students who have been hired as Resident Assistants to live and serve in the assigned residential living area.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• AlifestyleinagreementwiththeONUStatementofMission,Faith,andLifestyleCovenant.This lifestyle agreement is in effect for the duration of employment, including summers and all university breaks, on and off campus.
• Desire and ability to work with college aged students.
• Highest level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Proven ability to function under pressure remaining calm and helpful using interpersonal skills to deal with conflicts and the unexpected.
• Proven ability to prioritize projects and tasks with flexibility.
• Professional communication skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• A proven understanding of teamwork, collaboration, and a teachable disposition.
• Preferred:
  • A graduate from ONU and a familiarity with ONU residential campus life.
  • A familiarity and/or personal experience with a Christian Student Development perspective.
  • Past service as a Resident Assistant on the campus of ONU.

Additional Information

EDUCATION
Possess a minimum of an earned bachelor’s degree; a traditional undergraduate degree from Olivet Nazarene University is preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Part-Time Resident Directors are compensated with room and board. Resident Directors reside in the assigned residential living area for which he/she has direct responsibility. Resident Directors hold a 10- month position, typically end of July through beginning of May, and are exempt from over-time. Part-Time Resident Directors agree to work 12 hours a week on average. Resident Directors are expected to be on- call for their residential areas 8:00a-4:30p Monday thru Friday while the academic year is in session and students are living in residential housing; however, evenings, nights, and weekends are covered by a non- call rotation system of Resident Director staff. RDs will be off-duty when the student resident halls or apartments are closed during University breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring, summer) unless otherwise scheduled. The employee will need to be able to physically move about the residential buildings to meet and interact with their residents. The Resident Director functions out of the Office of Student Development in Ludwig Center, and by extension out of their home office, where they are supplied with a workstation. Travel is not required for the job.

This position is not eligible for benefits.