What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director of Residential Life/Area Director position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Posting Description
The assistant director of residential life/AD is a live-in professional responsible for furthering the educational mission of MIT, the Division of Student Life, and the Office of Undergraduate Residential Life, under the direction of the head of house in their respective living community and the associate dean for undergraduate residential life. Guided by the head of house, the assistant director/AD partners with the house team to build a sense of community that encourages personal growth, accountability, health and safety, and a sense of belonging. The assistant director/AD is also responsible for supporting housing services, including working with the head of house and student leaders on room assignments and with the house operations manager on the move-in/move-out process. As a member of the dean on call team, the assistant director/area director responds to student crises and emergency situations.
A full description is available at https://studentlife.mit.edu/content/dsl-open-positions .
Job Requirements
REQUIRED : bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in higher education administration, social work, counseling, or related field; at least two years of experience in student affairs or other relevant experience; experience in leadership development, advising, crisis intervention and response, counseling, and residential education; and the ability to work with students, colleagues, and faculty to build a welcoming living-learning residential community.
Will serve a one-year renewable appointment with an expected total five-year term of employment. There is a possibility of a sixth-year renewal dependent upon organizational needs.
Only candidates who submit a cover letter and resume will be considered for the position.
Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check.
The assistant director of residential life/AD is a live-in professional responsible for furthering the educational mission of MIT, the Division of Student Life, and the Office of Undergraduate Residential Life, under the direction of the head of house in their respective living community and the associate dean for undergraduate residential life. Guided by the head of house, the assistant director/AD partners with the house team to build a sense of community that encourages personal growth, accountability, health and safety, and a sense of belonging. The assistant director/AD is also responsible for supporting housing services, including working with the head of house and student leaders on room assignments and with the house operations manager on the move-in/move-out process. As a member of the dean on call team, the assistant director/area director responds to student crises and emergency situations.
A full description is available at https://studentlife.mit.edu/content/dsl-open-positions .
Job Requirements
REQUIRED : bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in higher education administration, social work, counseling, or related field; at least two years of experience in student affairs or other relevant experience; experience in leadership development, advising, crisis intervention and response, counseling, and residential education; and the ability to work with students, colleagues, and faculty to build a welcoming living-learning residential community.
Will serve a one-year renewable appointment with an expected total five-year term of employment. There is a possibility of a sixth-year renewal dependent upon organizational needs.
Only candidates who submit a cover letter and resume will be considered for the position.
Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check.
