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Residence Director

East Central University
Ada, OK Full Time
POSTED ON 2/16/2025 CLOSED ON 3/14/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residence Director position at East Central University?

Job Title: Residence Director

Department: Housing & Residence Life

Reports To: Director of Residence Life

FLSA: Non-exempt

Summary

The Residence Director is a 12 month, live-in position that is responsible for the overall administration and supervision of assigned residence hall area. The Residence Director supervises approximately fifteen Resident Assistants who serve the area. The Residence Director is a member of the senior staff team and reports directly to the Director of Housing and Residence Life.

Qualifications

  • Experience with community development.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity and have successful experience with diverse populations.
  • Experience with staff selection and training.
  • Student conduct experience.
  • Emergency response/crisis management experience.
  • Experience advising student organizations.

Education

Bachelor's required. Master's degree in student affairs, higher education, college student personnel, counselor education or related discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Directly supervise and evaluate approximately fifteen Resident Assistants.
  • Provide a leadership role with the selection and training of all Housing and Residence Life Resident Assistants.
  • Serve as a liaison with maintenance, housekeeping, food service staff, and the University Police Department on an on-going basis.
  • Implement the conduct process with students, as directed.
  • Oversee expenditures and manage administrative procedures for student programming funds.
  • Facilitate area staff meetings, and individual one-on-ones with staff.
  • Maintain all administrative records including: rosters, room changes, payroll sheets, incident reports, program reports, equipment inventories, and other administrative documentation.
  • Coordinate check-in and checkout operations.
  • Assume on-duty responsibilities on a rotating scheduled basis.
  • Attend weekly senior staff meetings.
  • Establish and maintain office hours.
  • Summer duties can include management of conferencing, work crew, and summer housing.

Other Skills And Abilities

Organizational skills, attention to detail, and being a self-starter are critical for success. This role takes a hands-on approach to troubleshooting functional, process, and system issues and manage these through to resolution.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus. Additional duties of this position may require the employee to walk on campus grounds, as well as occasionally lifting and loading small amounts of office supplies.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Remote work is an option for this position, but on campus is preferred.

Salary

Furnished apartment on campus, meal plan and salary of $35,600

TO APPLY: Applications should consist of (1) a detailed cover letter addressing the expectations of the position; (2) a current resume/curriculum vitae; (3) a list of three professional references with complete contact information and a notation describing the work relationship with each; (4) unofficial transcripts from all degrees; and (5) a completed *Disclosure Statement. (Official transcripts are required upon hiring.)

Applications should be sent electronically to Employment Services at es@ecok.edu. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information about ECU, visit our website at http://www.ecok.edu.

***Please do not include a full Social Security Number on documents. Please provide only the last four (4) digits. We may never receive your information if a full Social Security Number is listed on any document. Our email system will reject emails if it detects a full Social Security Number, therefore Employment Services will not receive your information. ***

East Central University, in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admission, employment, financial aid, and educational services. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Employment Services Director, 1100 E. 14th St., Admin. 160, Ada, OK 74820, (580) 559-5260.

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