Assistant Director, Residence Life

Assistant Director, Residence Life

Company: Ohio University

Job Location: Athens, 45701-2979

Category: Residence Life and Housing

Type: Full-Time

Business Title
Assistant Director, Residence Life

Applications Accepted From
University Wide, Public: Open to the Public

Special Instructions to Applicants
This position is being posted internally and to the public simultaneously in order to expedite the posting process.

This position is eligible for the following benefits
medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.

Posting Number: 2016299T

Department Summary

The Assistant Director of Residence Life provides oversight for a residential program consisting of 36 residence halls housing approximately 7,000 students. This position supports the day-to-day operations of Residence Life through supervision and development of professional staff, oversight of residential communities, crisis response leadership, student accountability processes, and cross-campus collaboration.

Serving on the Department of Housing and Residence Life leadership team, the Assistant Director advances departmental priorities and ensures a welcoming, safe, and developmentally supportive residential experience aligned with divisional and university goals. This position participates in a 24-hour, 365-day on-call rotation to respond to residential emergencies and campus crises.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Operational Leadership & Staff Supervision (60%)
   • Directly supervise, develop, and evaluate 4-5 full-time Resident Directors and 3-4 Graduate Assistants/Graduate Resident Directors; indirectly oversee approximately 40-80 student staff members.
   • Lead recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development for professional and student staff.
   • Oversee the day-to-day function of assigned staff and residence halls to support mission of the Department of Residence Life and Housing
   • Provide one-on-one supervision to Resident Directors
   • Facilitate weekly staff team meetings
   • Educate professional staff on the student staff evaluation and disciplinary process
   • Oversee hall and programming budgets for fiduciary responsibilities and compliance standards
   • Oversee the management of day-to-day operations and activities of assigned supervision area
   • Oversee the implementation of community development, integrated learning, student engagement and wellbeing initiatives for assigned supervision area
   • Provide direction to ensure staff build communities in support of the Department, Division, and University missions
   • Serve in departmental leadership meetings, providing strategic planning and decision making for the department in conjunction with other departmental leaders
   • Provide mentorship and guidance for Resident Directors and Graduate Assistants/Resident Directors to promote growth, development and advancement.
   • Serve on the Residence Life On-Call Rotation to provide support and guidance to staff during crises and emergencies
2. Campus Collaboration & Student Accountability (15%)
   • Develop relationships with campus partners that have a direct impact on the residential experiences (ie. Athletics, Honors, ROTC etc.)
   • Provide oversight and support for residential student conduct cases, including serving as a hearing officer for high level cases
   • Serve as a liaison with campus partners such as Residential Custodial Services, Maintenance, Counseling and Psychological Services, Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility and OUPD to improve and strengthen relationships and shape policies and student expectations/experiences as outlined in duty and incident responses, the Housing Handbook, Student Code of Conduct and compliance with law.
3. Functional Area Leadership (15%)
   • Chair or Co-Chair for Departmental committees or Teams
   • Provide vision and direction for assigned functional area and identify strategies to integrate into the day-to-day expectations
   • Responsible for the overall coordination of events and activities in support of engagement, community development, integrated learning, or wellbeing initiatives
   • Facilitate meetings and discussions as appropriate with assigned staff in support of departmental functional area priorities.
4. Provide support to university, division and departmental efforts.
   • Support university, divisional and departmental missions, visions, goals and strategic plans.
   • Comply with all university, divisional and departmental policies, practices and expectations.
   • Attend, prepare and participate in trainings, staff meetings, committees and other meetings as assigned.
   • Represent Housing and Residence Life through committee involvement and participation, report out at staff meetings and provide updates to Director of Residence Life.
   • Actively participate in departmental student and professional staff recruitment and selection activities
   • Participate in the coordination of move-in and move-out

Position Profile

Responsible for the direction of residence hall operations for students. May administer off-campus housing programs.

Level Summary

Manages a work unit or a team and has full authority over personnel actions within the work unit. Contributes to the development of the area's operational plan, ensuring alignment with broader departmental or institutional goals. Accountable for the achievement of the unit's operational objectives, improving performance and addressing resource needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages a medium-sized team. Has authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage performance, discharge, assign duties, reward, and discipline employees.

Fiscal Responsibilities

Responsible for managing team or department budgets and resources.

Problem Solving

Addresses departmental or cross-team issues, devises long-term solutions.

Independence of Action

Acts independently, with consultation with senior management.

Communication and Collaboration

Facilitates communication among team and higher-level leadership, builds relationships across University.

Physical Requirements

This role is primarily desk-based and involves extensive use of desktop computers. Occasionally, the job may require travel to attend meetings and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5 or more years of related professional experience, and 3 or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree

Department
Residence Life, Director's Office

Pay Rate: Commensurate with education and years of experience. Paid Holidays, sick time, personal time, tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents Health, prescription, vision,dental and life insurance An excellent retirement plan including company contributions Paid parental leave, adoption reimbursement, and more additional information is available at https://www.ohio.edu./hr/benefits/

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Pay Grade
16

Pay Range
$44,592.00-$74,196.00

FLSA Status
Exempt

Job Category: Administrative at-will appointment

Job Family
Student Affairs

Job Sub Family
Student Housing

Job Level
M2

Job Open Date
03/25/2026

Posting End Date: 04/14/2026

Planning Unit: Vice President for Student Affairs

Work Schedule

40 hrs a week. Typically Monday-Friday 8-5: however, some evenings/weekend work may be required in support of department/division/university priorities.

Months
12 month

Campus: Athens

Expected hours worked per week
40

Expected duration of assignment
ongoing

Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position.
Jennifer Maskiell, flowersj@ohio.edu