What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASST DIRECTOR/HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS/RESIDENCE LIFE position at Central Michigan University?
Reporting to the Director of Residence Life, the Assistant Director of Housing Assignments for Residence Life has primary responsibility for directing the administrative support services for the Office of Residence Life, including assignments, billing, and marketing. The Assistant Director must be able to respond to campus within 60 minutes.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and relevant work experience that equates to four years.
Three years of professional experience including supervisory experience
Advanced computer skills
Accounting and budgeting skills
Conflict resolution skills
Ability to compile reports and perform administrative tasks
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Three years of professional experience including supervisory experience
Advanced computer skills
Accounting and budgeting skills
Conflict resolution skills
Ability to compile reports and perform administrative tasks
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or significant experience university assignments and account management.
Previous experience with StarRez software and SAP software.
This individual must be detail oriented; possess excellent organizational skills; have a history of providing outstanding customer service; possess excellent written, oral communications skills; and be able to connect with students, parents, and campus partners.
Previous experience with StarRez software and SAP software.
This individual must be detail oriented; possess excellent organizational skills; have a history of providing outstanding customer service; possess excellent written, oral communications skills; and be able to connect with students, parents, and campus partners.
Duties & Responsibilities
Serves as a member of the Director’s leadership team.
Supervises two assignments coordinators, one for the residence halls and one for the apartments, including performance appraisal, time card approval, vacation/sick leave requests, staff meetings and ongoing one- on-one meetings with all direct reports.
Indirectly supervises the office support staff and student support staff.
Coordinates providing students with services and support as it relates to their assignment.
Manages and directs all functions related to residence hall and apartment assignments for students including the coordination of assignments, initiation of policies related to assignment priorities and procedures, and interpretation of policy to students, staff, and parents.
Oversees departmental housing charges and meal plans, student account billing and appeal review for special circumstances through petitions and appeals.
Provides direction in revising marketing and communication pieces related to on-campus housing.
Addresses student and parent concerns with regards to billing and determine resolution in a timely manner.
Manages and supervises department-wide purchasing procedures; supervise staff in reconciling monthly financial reports; supervise account to account transfers.
Liaison to the following offices: Student Disability Services, Internal Auditing, Auxiliary Services, Central Card Office.
Supervises two assignments coordinators, one for the residence halls and one for the apartments, including performance appraisal, time card approval, vacation/sick leave requests, staff meetings and ongoing one- on-one meetings with all direct reports.
Indirectly supervises the office support staff and student support staff.
Coordinates providing students with services and support as it relates to their assignment.
Manages and directs all functions related to residence hall and apartment assignments for students including the coordination of assignments, initiation of policies related to assignment priorities and procedures, and interpretation of policy to students, staff, and parents.
Oversees departmental housing charges and meal plans, student account billing and appeal review for special circumstances through petitions and appeals.
Provides direction in revising marketing and communication pieces related to on-campus housing.
Addresses student and parent concerns with regards to billing and determine resolution in a timely manner.
Manages and supervises department-wide purchasing procedures; supervise staff in reconciling monthly financial reports; supervise account to account transfers.
Liaison to the following offices: Student Disability Services, Internal Auditing, Auxiliary Services, Central Card Office.
Supervision Exercised
Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before Sunday, March 8th.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before Sunday, March 8th.
Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range
$57,000 - $65,000
Division
Student Affairs
Department
Residence Life
Position Status
Regular
Position End Date
Employment Status
Full-Time
FTE
1.0
Position Type
12 month
Weekly Work Schedule
M-F, 8am - 5pm, some evenings and weekend work required
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
About the Department
Our Mission: We are committed to providing residents a comfortable, educational, diverse and caring community where academic success, personal growth and social responsibility are valued.
The Office of Residence Life at Central Michigan University is comprised of people who care. Care about our residential students, their needs in relation to the growth they experience during this pivotal time in their lives while living on their own in a community unlike anything they will ever experience again. We care about their academic needs, their mental wellbeing, programs offered, the upkeep of their room; residence hall or apartment, while keeping sight of budget expenses and constraints.
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Salary : $57,000 - $65,000
