Residence Hall Director

Position Summary

This posting is for an anticipated vacancy with expected start dates in 2026.

Provides leadership, management, supervision, and development for a residence hall community under the direction of the Community Director. Responsible for student staff supervision and training, student organization advising, individual student development, coordinating community development and residential curriculum efforts, and administrative and departmental responsibilities. This is a 12-month live-in position.

• Supervises, plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities of a residence hall.
• Manages residence hall or apartment business and administrative operations for a community of approximately 400-600 students.
• Assists with the recruitment, selection, hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of student and graduate student staff.
• Enforces University and Departmental policies and procedures and serves as a hearing officer for basic level university disciplinary violations
• Serves as the primary in-hall administrator responsible for developing a response to and managing room/suitemate conflicts and mediations, including basic student and parent follow-up.
• Monitors budgets for programming
• Assumes weekday, weekend, and holiday/vacation duty coverage through serving in the on-call duty rotation.
• Provides appropriate crisis response for on-campus residents.
• Assists in the coordination of the opening and closing of the residence halls/apartments.
• Assists University Conference Services with summer programs
• Disciplines student team members with guidance from RHS Human Resources.

Interacts with:

• Community Director - to receive direction, discuss and plan programs, and resolve problems
• Students - to provide crisis intervention and referral, provide information and assistance, mediate conflicts, and to exchange information.
• Resident Assistants - to provide direction, discuss and plan programs, and resolve problems
• Residential and Hospitality Services Management and Staff – to discuss events and daily operation, staffing, project completion and customer questions.
• Department of Police and Public Safety - to address concerns about students and safety issues.
• Parents of Students - to listen to their concerns and provide information and assistance with solving problems.
• Other Residence Hall Directors and Graduate Assistant Directors - to discuss and plan programs, consult on problems, and exchange information.
• Other Campus Partners - to discuss and plan programs, serve on committees, consult on issues, and exchange information

First level supervision over undergraduate, graduate, and law student team members serving in a Resident Assistant role.

This position has responsibility for the health and/or safety of others. Responsibilities include responding to emergency situations, supervising and training the staff for emergency situations, providing crisis intervention and referral for students with emotional and/or mental concerns, and maintaining a safe and emotionally healthy living environment.

Programs developed and implemented affect the quality of students' educational experience. Quality of the environment developed affects students' safety, security, and academic success. Properly trained personnel intervene in crisis situations and provide effective programs and positive environments which could otherwise negatively impact student satisfaction, University and/or residence hall retention, and University liability. These, in turn, impact the financial stability of the residence hall system and the University.

Mildly disagreeable working conditions involving working in an environment with limited privacy and noise. Staff must frequently respond to situations at any time of the day and night. The job requires moderate physical effort when responding to emergencies.

This posting will fill 5 vacancies.

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