"Assistant Director, Residential Education"

Job Details

Posting date: 07/14/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Number: 1009886

Position Title: Assistant Director, Residential Education

Hiring Range Minimum: $56,700

Hiring Range Maximum: $60,000

Union Type: Not a Union Position

SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Category: Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year: 12

Scheduled Hours per Week: 40

Location of Position: Hanover, NH

Remote Work Eligibility?: Onsite only

Is this a term position?: No

Is this a grant funded position?: No

Position Purpose: To provide leadership for departmental programs and projects, manage residential communities of 350-850 undergraduate residents, and design, implement, manage, and encourage community development and educational programs that facilitate integrative learning and foster student academic, social, and emotional growth. Also, to provide guidance, counsel, adjudication, and leadership to encourage students to take responsibility for their actions and to manage positive communities that foster acceptance, tolerance, and consideration for the rights and freedoms of others. This is a 12-month live-in position. In support of ongoing residential community building and student programming, this position may require occasional evening or weekend hours outside of the on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp: Bachelors plus 2-3 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Two years of residential life experience, with at least one year of residential life experience at the graduate level or above.
• Solid foundation in student development theory and student learning theory, and their application to professional practice in an evolving residential setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to personal and departmental integrity, creativity, collaboration, initiative, multicultural education, and professionalism.
• Demonstrated cultural competence; proven effectiveness in serving the needs of a diverse undergraduate student population.
• Experience supervising student staff.
• Familiarity with budget administration.
• Ability to adapt personal and professional schedule to the College’s year-round calendar.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Supervisory and leadership ability.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to foster positive and productive relationships with all campus constituencies, including institutional leaders, faculty, staff, students, and parents and families
• Ability to balance competing demands under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in student affairs, education, counseling, or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Google Drives, StarRez, Maxient, CampusGroups, and Canvas.
• Experience working with living learning programs.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries: Kyle Hastbacka

Department Contact Phone Number: kyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title: Mark DeVilbiss, Assistant Dean & Director of Residential Education

Equal Opportunity Employer: Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Background Check: Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?: Preferred, but not required

Special Instructions to Applicants: Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy

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