What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residence Hall Director position at Augustana University?
Augustana University is currently inviting applications for a Residence Hall Director. Residence Hall Directors serve as members of the Residence Life team within the division of Student Affairs, providing leadership and support to a dedicated, creative, and dynamic staff with responsibility for leading a comprehensive student life program.
Residence Hall Director positions are 12-month, full-time, live-in positions. Competitive salary and benefits, including University-owned housing and paid utilities, as well as a meal plan during the academic year.
- Residence Hall Administration and Management
- Manage one co-ed residence hall of 50 to 250 students each.
- Select, train, supervise, and evaluate student a staff of 6-10 undergraduate students.
- Facilitate building management, to include administration of check-in and checkout processes, communication of facility needs, room changes, roommate mediation, and key administration.
- Provide direction to student staff in the development and implementation of programming designed to foster academic success, career exploration, wellness, diversity, community service, community building and development, and leadership development.
- Be visible and available to students and staff.
- Work with Director of Student Conduct for incidents that occur in university housing facilities.
- Oversee programming and manage budget.
- Maintain office hours for residence hall.
- Serve as a source of support and intervention for students experiencing personal and interpersonal difficulties.
- Crisis Management
- Serve as on-scene response for the larger Residential Education program on-call rotation.
- Assess student needs and make referrals to appropriate offices and services.
- Collateral Assignment
- Collaterals will be assigned based on experience and specific needs for the academic year.
- Departmental partnerships may include:
- Residence Life
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Housing
- Recreational Services
- Student Engagement
- Departmental Support
- Represent Residence Life & Student Affairs at university functions, programs, activities, and events.
- Collaborate on the development of department-wide assessment plans and goals.
- Manage summer projects, such as summer housing, camps, and conferences.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree preferred. Successful candidates will possess a theoretical and practical knowledge of student development, its application within a residential environment, and a demonstrated ability to encourage and support diversity and inclusion.
- The successful candidate will also possess the following:
- Ability to articulate the value of a residential experience to students, staff, faculty, and parents.
- Experience with crisis intervention and conflict management.
- Practical knowledge of program evaluation and assessment of learning outcomes.
- Ability to effectively communicate.
Interacting with students, faculty and leadership with different backgrounds and points of view and a deep appreciation of and respect for academic values and culture must be a top value of the candidate.
Application Procedure:
Interested applicants are asked to complete the below application materials. These application materials should be submitted in one document to our career center. If assistance is needed during the application process, please contact humanresources@augie.edu.
- Letter of interest
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Contact information for at least three references
Augustana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX Employer. Applicants must comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act and may be required to submit official transcripts upon employment. Finalist candidates must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment background check.
