Resident Director; STDT DEV SPEC SV

Resident Director (STDT LIFE DEV SPEC 3 SV)

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The Resident Director (RD) position is a live‑in, one‑year contract position with the option of four one‑year extensions. The position is dedicated to student development, staff supervision, training, community connections, and program management.

The RD engages with residents that could include first‑year undergraduates, transfers, and re‑entry students. Depending on placement, populations could also include couples, children, and extended family members. The RD works in a team of 3‑4 to collaboratively manage an area of approximately 1,500‑3,500 residents. They work to support basic needs, develop healthy & respectful community environments, support student success, and mediate conflicts.

The RD directly supervises student staff and manages recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing development of those team members. RDs coordinate and develop leadership and engagement opportunities for residents in a multicultural residential environment. They also serve on departmental committees in evolving capacities.

January 28, 2026 at 11:59 pm

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, communication, sociology or related fields and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience working with student transition issues within a university housing setting or a related higher education setting.
• Supervisory experience to recruit, select, train, supervise and evaluate student staff; experience in planning, implementing, and assessing programs.
• Experience confronting a variety of difficult situations and individuals, and making appropriate referrals for counseling and/or disciplinary action.
• Experience supporting students within diverse communities.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills to create correspondence and effectively lead and facilitate group discussions, lead small‑group training sessions, and engage in public speaking.
• Demonstrated skills to use technology and manage various software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Google Drive, budgeting, programming, and conduct databases).

• Master’s degree in student personnel, higher education administration, educational leadership, or counseling.
• Experience and skill in providing equity and inclusion training and development.
• Skills to take initiative and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Skills to efficiently collect, analyze and synthesize information.
• Knowledge of assessment techniques to gauge student and staff needs and interests.

• 40% – Student Supervision and Training
• 30% – Management & Administration
• 30% – Student Development

Student Housing and Dining Services (SHDS) is a self‑supporting auxiliary that provides housing and dining services to approximately 15,000 undergraduate, graduate, and students with families who live in on‑campus residential facilities (university owned/managed and public‑private‑partnerships), as well as providing residential, retail, and catering dining services for the campus community. SHDS also provides student support and conference housing services to the campus and general community.

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SHDS has adopted the following Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement:
Student Housing and Dining Services is committed to serving the needs of students, staff, faculty and guests from various backgrounds and identities. In full support of our institutional commitment to embrace diversity and practice inclusive excellence, we expect every member of our community to acknowledge, value, and uphold the guidelines set forth in the Principles of Community. As a community of scholars and lifelong learners, we commit ourselves to learning together about our differences and commonalities while growing in all areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Salary or Pay Range: $56,000/yr. – $99,400/yr.
• Salary Frequency:
  Annual
• Salary Grade: STEPS
• UC
  
  Job Title:
  
  STDT LIFE DEV SPEC 3 SV
• UC Job Code: 005152
• Number of…