Resident Hall Director

* Engage with Residents to Create Community and Relationship for the Purpose of Student-focused care and growth
* Hire, Train, and Mentor Senior Resident Advisors (SRAs) and Resident Advisors (RAs)
* Manage Student Conduct and Mediate Conflict
* Participate in Facility Upkeep
** Essential Duties*
* ** include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
** Programming/Team Development:
* Meet regularly with staff to build strong team dynamic and community that contributes to their effectiveness in RA/SRA role.
* Working knowledge of THD:
* Maintain skills to use THD for Move-in/Move-out as well as changes happening within your hall throughout the academic year.
** Master’s degree preferred;
Bachelor’s degree required.
* Preference given to applicants with Residence Life/Housing experience, Student Affairs experience, or other relevant experience in a residential college or university setting.
* An understanding of critical issues facing late adolescents.
* Counseling skills/listening skills.
* Public speaking and extemporaneous speaking abilities.
* Leadership experience.
* Conflict management experience.
* Management and administrative coordination/organizational abilities.
* Presents self in a professional manner (i.e., dress, verbal and written communication, including email communication).
* A high level of interpersonal and social skills.
* Must be able to relate to all age groups) as well as individuals from different cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
* Ability to keep calm and cool in heated situations.
* Flexibility and ability to handle frequent interruptions and handle various tasks at once.
* Ability to readily recall names and faces.
* Maintain high levels of confidentiality.
* Sense of confidence in self and purpose – ability to take both insults and encouragement in stride.
* Ability to be collegial – working well with others. Able to handle criticism, to be flexible in a fast-paced work environment, and able to be empathetic.
* A strong sense of humor.

Abilene Christian University is the premier university for the education of Christ-centered, global leaders, offering an exceptional education to about 6,700 students annually from 51 states and territories, and 42 nations. This private, comprehensive university, founded in 1906 in Abilene, Texas, offers 88 baccalaureate majors that include more than 175 areas of study, 77 areas of study in master’s degree and specialist programs, and five doctoral programs.

It has been ranked as one of the top institutions in the nation for undergraduate research, undergraduate teaching, first-year experiences, service learning, study abroad and learning communities. ACU’s mission is to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. ACU Dallas, a branch campus in Addison, Texas, is the home of the university’s online undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

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