"Assistant Director of Residence Life"

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists the Director in all aspects of Housing and Residence Life. This person will assist with coordinating facility needs, overseeing Residence Life operations, and assist in organizing staff training.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist with the organization of fall, spring, and in-service training.
• Oversee Residence Life operations; ensure that facility needs are met by working with the Resident Directors and Resident Assistants to manage these processes.
• Manage work order system in coordination with Facility Services.
• Manage the check-in/out process for Residence Life.
• Support the coordination of room change/meal change processes.
• Assist with mid-year new student housing assignments.
• Ensure routine safety drills & checks are performed.
• Participate in all systematic Residence Life and Housing processes including but not limited to staff evaluation process, student and professional staff recruitment and selection, and housing assignments.
• Assist the Director in the creation and revision of Residence Life/Housing documents and publicity such as staff manuals, housing lottery information, closing brochure, room change information, housing agreements, and related areas of the student handbook.
• Assist with the coordination of summer housing for students and conferences.
• Coordinate residential facility checks before and after each summer camp/conference.
• Work with the Director to oversee the RD on-call rotation.
• Represent Residence Life at University functions as needed/assigned.
• Assist with the student conduct process as requested and assigned.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Facilitate personal and professional development of staff members such that they are effective role models, mentors, and leaders for their residents.
• Serve as a means for students to learn about campus and community resources.
• Participate in development of departmental budget. Ensure accurate and effective financial record keeping.
• Be a resource for all Residence Life/University constituents: respond to concerns, questions, and other issues from students, parents, University officials, and others in a positive, professional manner that supports the University, its vision, and mission.
• Perform other special tasks, projects, and duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in student administration and/or equivalent experience preferred.
• Resident Assistant or Student Activities experience preferred.
• Knowledge of student and/or human development strongly desired.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to work with minimum structure and guidance expected.
• Must have solid problem-solving skills.
• Willing and able to take initiative.
• Ability to facilitate multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Supervisory experience.
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license, related insurance and good driving record.

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Who We Are

At Schreiner University, students enter with hope and leave with achievement. We are a diverse, fiercely independent university. We are affiliated by covenant with the Presbyterian Church (USA) with a main campus in the thriving Texas Hill Country. We are a uniquely Texan, Hispanic-serving institution. Schreiner University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and are strongly and actively committed to diversity within our community.

What We Do

Schreiner University is a place of opportunity. We support one another to achieve success in all that we do. We offer undergraduate and graduate students a personalized, integrated, and holistic educational experience that prepares them for meaningful work and purposeful lives in a changing global society. Students study in-depth in a specific area of interest while acquiring broad skills and habits of mind to navigate a complex, diverse, and unscripted future.

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Website: http://www.schreiner.edu/