What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Director position at Wilberforce University?
The Resident Director is a student success-focused position. This new position is a member of the University Residence Life Team which is positioned in the Division of Student Engagement. This is a 10-month, full-time, live-on position. The position is responsible for oversight of the residence hall and creating a learning community that link classroom learning with on-campus living programmatic support. This position plays a critical role in the planning, development, and assessment of the living and learning communities.
Residence Director Expectations
Day to Day Duties:
- 10-month, full-time, live-on position that is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the residence hall.
- Supervise Residence Hall Community Assistants to ensure a residence hall that facilitates respect, inclusivity, and collaboration.
- Collaborate with First Year Transition Leaders to support classroom and student development efforts.
- Serves residents by ensuring the safety and security protocol and procedures are implemented.
- Establish and oversee community standards for residence halls.
- Participate in On-Call Rotation and respond to hall related issues and crisis (ex. fire alarms, safety checks, health and wellness checks).
- Oversee hall governance and student programming for all residents.
- Serve as a visible presence for students in the residence halls.
- Assist students during crisis through interventions and support.
- Facilitate resolutions in roommate conflict, personal situations, and low-level student conduct issues.
- Develop a knowledge of campus and community resources to ensure timely responses and referrals (counseling, health, crisis response, financial aid, etc.).
- Work with Facilities to maintain and manage physical plant.
- Identify and implement best practices for living communities.
- Assist Director of Residence Life in maintaining room assignments, key/entry assignments, front desk supervision.
- Direct concerns and inquiries to the Lead Resident Director and/or Director of Residence Life regarding building furniture, staffing, safety, housekeeping, and health.
Other Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Promote academic excellence in and outside the classroom and promote the college mission and Wilberforce Renaissance.
- Participate in professional development and associations.
- Generally, be available to staff and students at irregular hours and respond to crisis and emergencies.
- Assume responsibility for coordinating crisis response actions for residence life (i.e. campus emergencies, suicide, deaths, injuries, etc.).
- Partner with departments, including the Division of Student Engagement and Success, to advance departmental functions, programs, and events, and to advance the College purpose and mission.
- Assume responsibility to advance and develop additional programs and duties, necessary for the implementation of Student Engagement and Success and institutional strategic priorities.
- Assume other responsibilities as assigned.
This student development position requires an individual to oversee a student staff, lead the living and learning communities, implement best practices for student development and student success, conceptualize and deliver experiences that build community, engage student constituents through innovation and technology, generate a safe and healthy living environment through practice and collaboration, have outstanding communication skills, to critically think, and the ability and availability to respond immediately to student emergencies/crisis.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in higher education, student development or student counseling. Successful Experience in residential communities (particularly with living and learning communities) and programming.
This position requires evening and weekend hours, and after-hour interventions and responses.
Job Type: Full-time
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person