What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Student Housing & Student Life position at College of the Siskiyous?
Key Duties & Responsibilities
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. Essential responsibilities are designated by *.
• Oversees and directs the work of residential life staff. *
• Partners with Human Resources (HR) in the recruitment, selection, and hiring processes of staff; participates in the District screening and hiring processes. *
• Interprets, applies, and communicates District policies, procedures, rules, and regulations for students and staff. *
• Reviews, updates, and recommends updates and/or changes to policies, procedures, rules, program information, promotional materials, and fee structures. *
• Reviews and approves student residence hall applications and payment contracts; reviews, verifies terms, and signs residence hall licensing agreements, as appropriate. *
• Conducts and/or coordinates health and safety inspections of residence hall facilities. *
• Establishes, updates, and maintains manual and digital record keeping systems, files, file sharing, and filing systems related to the area of assignment, including but not limited to student, budgetary, administrative, maintenance, and other district or college partnerships. *
• Partners with internal department management, such as Facilities, to coordinate, plan, and schedule a variety of maintenance, replacement, and repair schedules to meet short-and-long-range facility and equipment needs of the Lodges and department. *
• Assists in the review and evaluation of the Lodges’ facilities and furnishing conditions; assists in preparing and planning for future needs, including but not limited to common kitchens, student recreational areas, common and shared areas, and lodge resident amenities. *
• Develops department program goals and objectives; prepares and monitors budgets developed in support of identified goals and initiatives. *
• Develops opportunities for residents to provide feedback related to the quality of life in the residence halls; reviews and analyzes received feedback to make recommendations and/or improve and expand existing programs, as appropriate. *
• Oversees assigned staff to initiate, plan, and coordinate program activities for residents and other students. *
• Oversees and leads staff enforcement of rules and regulations; maintains safety and security of the area of assignment. *
• Implements and facilitates the Intramurals Program. *
Other Details
Knowledge of:
• District and college policies, procedures, rules, and regulations related to the area of assignment.
• Principles and practices of residence hall management.
• Student conduct and discipline.
• Clery Act compliance.
• Student development.
• Accounting and budget principles and procedures.
• Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) processes.
• Program Review processes.
• District organizations, operations, policies, and objectives.
• Management of college program(s).
• Principles and practices of administration, supervision, and performance evaluation.
• Shared governance model in an educational setting.
• Budget development, preparation, and management.
• Strategic planning.
• Research techniques and data driven analytics.,
• Methods and techniques of conflict resolution and negotiation.
• California Education Code related to the area of assignment.
• Organizational operations, policies, and objectives.
• General functions, policies, rules, and regulations of a community college.
• Applicable codes, regulations, policies, procedures, and laws.
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Record-keeping, record and file retrieval, filing, file sharing, and filing systems methods and techniques.
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Operation of computers, software programs and applications, and hardware peripherals.
• Mathematic calculations.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
Ability to:
• Independently perform the essential responsibilities of the position.
• Maintain confidentiality of privileged information.
• Provide leadership in residence hall management, student activities, student organizations, student discipline, and student events and programs.
• Ensure compliance with district policies and procedures, federal and state guidelines.
• Interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Analyze fiscal information to develop and maintain budgets.
• Plan, coordinate, organize, and prioritize workload to meet schedules and timelines.
• Resolve issues in an expeditious manner.
• Prepare reports by gathering and organizing data from a variety of sources.
• Analyze situations accurately and develop effective courses of action.
• Implement and facilitate organizational change.
• Coordinate flow of communications and information as needed.
• Generate and prepare comprehensive reports related to the area of assignment.
• Compose effective correspondence.
• Answer telephones and greet the public courteously.
• Utilize a computer to input and/or extract data, maintain automated records, and generate computerized reports.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Demonstrate a sensitivity to and appreciation for, the academic, ethnic, socio-economic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.
• Work in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others during the course of work.
Salary : $89,007 - $112,751
