"Associate Director for Residential Experience"

Job Details

Location: San Marcos, TX

Texas State University
Associate Director for Residential Experience
Posting Number: 2026217
Location: San Marcos
Department: DHRL Administration
Recruitment Type: Open Recruiting
Job Type: Full-Time
Monthly Salary: $6,250-$6,666.67
Job Category: Exempt

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel, or related field.
• At least 5 years of progressive, full-time work experience in student housing, residential life, or student affairs.
• At least 3 years of experience supervising full-time staff.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 7 years of progressive, full-time experience within student housing, residential life, or student affairs.
• At least 5 years of experience supervising full-time staff.
• Experience supporting a residential campus community of 6,000+ beds.
• Experience leading crisis and emergency response efforts in a residential community.
• Experience with building management and staff engagement.
• Experience with Living-Learning communities, Student Conduct, Large-Scale Event Management, Training, and Student Leadership.
• Experience with retention and student success programming.

Job Description:

The Associate Director for Residential Experience will serve as the secondary leader for a robust unit that develops a supportive and engaging learning environment for on-campus students. This position will oversee 4 Assistant Directors, each responsible for a functional area and supervision of in-community staff members. The Associate Director will partner to help architect the transformation of the residential experience, focusing on enhancing student support and increasing retention rates. This position will report to the Director of Residential Experience.

Job Duties:

Supervision

• Directly supervise four Assistant Directors in functional areas, indirectly supervise 20 Residence Directors, two functional coordinators, six Graduate Assistants, and 225 Resident Assistants.

Experience Development

• Assist in overseeing the development of a cohesive and comprehensive residential experience rooted in student success and retention goals.
• Develop initiatives with a strong focus on community development, student engagement, and involvement.

Student Support and Crisis Response

• Directly oversee an on-call structure that provides student support during and after hours.
• Serve as an developer and manager for complex processes and procedures, including management of manuals and other operational resources to ensure maximum service delivery.
• Enhance and grow a student-of-concern intervention program that integrates with existing campus resources.

Departmental Administration

• Collaborate with Housing Administrative Services (HAS) and Housing Facilities Services (HFS) units to ensure a seamless student experience.
• Manage the planning and coordination of significant initiatives for the Residential Experience unit.
• Liaison between business operations staff regarding budget and purchasing compliance for the residential experience unit.
• Responsible for the implementation of assessment efforts of the unit.

Additional Information to Applicants:

Job Open Date: 12/19/2025
Job Close Date: 01/11/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Normal Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Normal Work Hours Start: 8:00AM
Normal Work Hours End: 5:00PM

Quicklink: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/55456

For a detailed description of this position and to apply, visit https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/55456 or call (512) 245-2557 or visit our office at 601 University Dr., J.C. Kellam Bldg., Suite 340.