Description
University Housing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
announces an opening for the Assistant Director of Residence Life.
This is a full-time, 12-month professional position. This position
serves as a member of the Residence Life leadership team and
provides leadership for residential education, staff development,
student support, and departmental initiatives. Position is live-off
and includes a meal plan while the dining halls are open and
opportunities for professional development and leadership of
departmental initiatives.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and
experience, while also considering internal equity.
Examples of Duties
- The Assistant Director provides leadership for residential
education and residence life operations while supporting the
mission of University Housing.
Supervise, mentor, coach, and evaluate Hall Directors, Graduate
Assistants, and assigned staff.
Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with professional staff to
support performance, wellbeing, and professional growth.
Lead or assist with recruitment, selection, onboarding,
training, and evaluation of professional, graduate, and student
staff.
Develop and facilitate staff development opportunities
throughout the academic year.
Support Residence Hall Association (RHA), National Residence
Hall Honorary (NRHH), Area Councils, Living Learning Communities,
and other student leadership initiatives.
Collaborate with campus partners to promote student engagement,
belonging, leadership development, and student success.
Participate in the professional on-call rotation and respond to
student emergencies and critical incidents.
Mentor Hall Directors regarding student conduct, crisis
response, documentation, and student support.
Lead or serve on departmental committees and strategic
initiatives.
Collaborate with Assistant Directors, Associate Directors,
Housing Officers, and campus partners to support departmental
priorities.
Support occupancy management, assignments, conferences, hiring,
budgets, orientation, EMS, facilities, maintenance, key management,
safety, security, and opening/closing operations.
Represent University Housing during New Student Orientation and
other outreach initiatives.
Develop and revise departmental policies, procedures, and
training materials.
Coordinate multiple projects while maintaining strong customer
service.
Portfolio assignments and leadership opportunities may evolve
based on departmental needs and individual strengths, providing
opportunities to develop expertise aligned with professional
goals.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel,
Counseling, Student Affairs, or related field.
- Three years or more as a full-time Hall Director, Community
Coordinator, or Residence Life professional staff member.
- Experience with Living Learning Communities, RHA, NRHH, or
similar student leadership organizations.
- Experience with student conduct administration.
- Experience leading staff recruitment and training.
- Knowledge of student development theory.
- Knowledge of occupancy management and residential
operations.
- Experience with StarRez or similar housing software.
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five years of full-time employment of progressively responsible
housing or residence life experience.
- Experience supervising student and/or professional staff.
- Residence Life live-in experience.
- Crisis response experience.
Required Documents: Please submit a letter of application,
resume/CV, transcripts (official or unofficial), valid driver's
license, and three professional references.
Contact: Erik Thomas,
erik.thomas@siu.edu
Supplemental Information
Required to work evenings and weekends, as necessary. Participate
in University committees and work teams as assigned. Work
collaboratively with other assistant directors in the supervision,
training, and development of residence life staff. Develop
department highlights for newsletter distribution.
