Assistant Director, Residential Life

Job Details

Budget Title: Assistant Director of College Housing (SL-3)

Salary: $65,000

In the fall of 2023, Residential Life launched an innovative staffing model to better deliver services and experiences to the over 7800+ residential students on campus. Binghamton University Residential Life is proud to be on the cutting edge of innovation of delivering a high-quality student experience through a variety of approaches that are outside of what one might consider to be traditional; including student staffing, programming and student support. The Assistant Director (AD) must be able to show a professional maturity to adapt and support the department through these changes. Binghamton University Residential Life is a fast-paced, creative, and highly collaborative environment.

Residential Life will continue to evolve and grow to meet student needs and to create a sense of belonging for our students, this includes but is not limited to: programmatic offerings, residential curriculum, and staffing roles and responsibilities at all levels. Currently, Assistant Directors serve as area leadership and provide direction and support to the live-in professional staff and student staff throughout the implementation process. Assistant Directors also serve as an extension to the Central office, providing input and leadership across the department on a wide range of areas including: operations of the areas, opening and closing processes, student staff selection and training, and assessment.

The Assistant Director serves as part of a team of ADs, each one overseeing one to two residential communities each consisting of 1,100-1,600 students, a support staff, full-time live-in professional and graduate staff, and a robust student staff.

Residential Life serves the needs of 7800+ residents through a system of six residential colleges. We strive to support the academic mission of the University by providing residents with a living-learning experience through our collegiate structure. We are strongly committed to the celebration of diversity and actively seek staff members who can serve as role models and have the ability to work with a widely diverse student population.

Leadership

• Provides departmental direction through a department-wide committee/ functional area and may serve as a Residential Life representative on University committees
• Serves as a leader and role model for their community in developing a sense of identity through direct engagement with students and outward support of area traditions

Community Building and Diversity

• Promotes an inclusive community through role modeling, challenging others, and emphasizing respect
• Regularly interacts with residents, student staff and live-in professional staff during evenings and weekends
• Provides direction and support to hall and area government advisors
• Develops innovative ways to create a sense of belonging for students

Residential Education

• Teams with the area Collegiate Professor to enhance the living-learning community opportunities and experiences
• Responsible for the overall student experience and implementation of departmental curriculum in the residential area
• Implements educational initiatives that support the academic and personal success of students

Housing and Operations

• Oversees of the residential area operations and facilities needs of one community, each of which consists of 1,000-1,600 bed housing per area
• Serve as the on-site manager of the area offices and administrative work-flow
• Develops and manages the area budgets and other financial resources

Conflict and Crisis Management

• Provides student support during elevated student interpersonal issues including roommate conflicts, bias incidents, and general student conflicts
• Coordinates aspects of crisis response for the area and participates in campus-wide duty coverage
• Provides support to the student conduct process within the residential areas
• Coordinate follow up with student conflicts including bias incidents and educational conversations with Resident Directors.

Supervision

• Trains, supervises and evaluates full-time Apartments Coordinators and/or Resident Directors, and professional support staff. Area staff includes 16-55 student staff; may include graduate-level part-time professional staff.

This is a 12-month, live-off position with a salary of $65,000 and excellent benefits.

This position is classified as an essential employee.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree (or higher)
• At least two years of residential life experience
• Minimum of three years of progressive supervision experience
• Effective organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Professional leadership and decision-making abilities

Preferred:

• Experience supervising full-time Resident Directors (or similar title)
• Experience supervising Professional or Graduate Staff
• Experience implementing new initiatives