Unit: Student Affairs (Vice Provost) MBU
Department: University Housing
Department Summary: At VCU, we provide UNcommon learning, research, creativity, service and discovery — the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers. VCU is a great place to work. It is a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.
Residential Life and Housing at VCU provides safe, well-maintained facilities where we work together to build intentional communities to empower residents in their academic excellence, citizenship, and personal growth.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement works within the Residential Initiatives Team to foster an intentional residential environment that fulfills the goals and vision of the Department of Residential Life & Housing (RLH) Mission: Residential Life and Housing at VCU provides safe, welcoming, and well-maintained facilities where we work together to build intentional communities to empower residents in their academic excellence, citizenship, and personal growth. The Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement is a Masters-level, full-time, experienced professional who provides oversight and strategic direction for leadership development, large-scale residential programming, and student engagement initiatives serving nearly 6,000 on-campus students. The position will report to the Director of Residential Initiatives.
The role of the Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement is to enhance the living and learning experience of on-campus residents by managing the planning, implementation, and support of leadership programs within Residential Life and Housing. Principal responsibilities include: supervision of a full-time coordinator, with who they will work to plan and implement RAM Camp, an early-arrival program for first-year residential students. In addition, this position will work with the Coordinator of Leadership and Engagement to oversee and provide direct advisement for the Residence Hall Association and National Residence Hall Honorary; promote a sense of community and an environment for leadership growth; oversee the planning, implementation, and support of multiple large-scale programs; oversight of new leadership development programs within the department, and management of the Residential Leadership Center.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree required in Student Personnel, Higher
Education, Counseling or a related field
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