What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Residence Director position at Messiah University?
Position Type
Staff
Employee Group
Temporary
Time Status
Temporary
Time Category
Temporary
Annual Hours
225
# of Months
4 months (15 weeks)
Hours Per Week
15
Work Dates
Approx. May 3 – August 16
Campus
Main Campus (Grantham)
Position Description
Position Summary
The summer residence director is a live-in, professional employee whose responsibilities include oversight of up to 150 summer student residents who are living and working on campus.
Education Required
Bachelor’s degree
Education Preferred
N/A
Experience Required
2 years of undergraduate or post-graduation residence life experience
Experience Preferred
N/A
Skills, Characteristics Required for Position
- Excellent interpersonal skills and counseling ability
- Teaching and/or mentoring experience
- Ability to model faith journey
- Ability to work collaboratively with other departments
- Strong administrative skills
- Supervisory and decision-making abilities
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the stages of student development and the importance of holistic education
- Professional commitment to inclusive excellence
- Strong event/program planning and implementation skills
Special Working Conditions
Live-in position; 15 hours a week, on-call hours during nights and weekends. Since this position may assist with transporting students for medical care, we require this person to possess a driver’s license and register as an approved driver for Messiah University.
Driving Requirements
Since this position may assist with transporting students for medical care, we require this person to possess a driver’s license and register as an approved driver for Messiah University.
Essential Employee
N/A
Primary Duties
- Administration of summer residence hall including student discipline and related paperwork, and communication with maintenance staff.
- Plan and implement summer programming.
- Enforce community standards through appropriate confrontation.
- Liaison to Student Success & Engagement, Conference Services, Safety, and Human Resources.
- Work on res life initiatives as needed in partnership with Res Life.
- Work effectively with student employee supervisors in facilitating student work experience.
- Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.
Secondary Duties
1. Other duties as assigned.
Supervises: # of Administrative
0
Supervises: # of Staff
0
Supervises: # of Student
2
Posting Date
02/28/2025
Open Until Filled
Yes
Application Deadline
Diversity
Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.
