"Interim Assistant Director of Programming and Leadership"

Job Details

Job Summary

The Interim Assistant Director for Programming and Leadership Development is a full time, interim position reporting to the Executive Director of Residence Life and Housing. The Assistant Director is responsible for the overall management of residence hall programming and leadership development consistent with the mission of the Residence Life department. The Assistant Director conducts job responsibilities in a manner that supports a departmental atmosphere open to meeting the reasonable expectations of clients and ensuring high quality services.

• The Assistant Director is responsible for the development and implementation of a well-balanced programming model that is in line with the department’s mission, vision and core values while highlighting such important areas as educational application, social interaction, community development and diversity. The Assistant Director monitors all programming within the residence hall system.
• The Assistant Director is responsible for the training of Residence Life and Housing staff in the area of programming.
• The Assistant Director provides guidance to all residence hall areas in educational, cultural, and social programming, as it relates to Community Assistants and area programming.
• The Assistant Director oversees, maintains and updates a programming database.
• The Assistant Director oversees the Bears at Night Programming Series.
• The Assistant Director assists with the Residence Life programming budget.
• The Assistant Director enhances the co-curricular experience by organizing and facilitating large scale events and campus wide programming.
• The Assistant Director is responsible for cultivating a working relationship with faculty and administrators in the area of programming and hall presentations.
• The Assistant Director oversees the implementation of the department’s residence hall council model.
• Assists with the development of departmental programs, initiatives, and trainings connected to intercultural competencies, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• The Assistant Director develops and conducts leadership development workshops each semester and assists with smaller in-hall development projects as needed.
• The Assistant Director provides advisement training for all staff that has advisement roles.
• The Assistant Director serves as the advisor to the Residence Hall Association.
• The Assistant Director serves as the departmental representative to university event committees such as Welcome Week, Family Day, Homecoming, Events Advisory Council, and various divisional committees as needed.
• The Assistant Director establishes goals and learning outcomes for their area of responsibility.
• The Assistant Director under the direction of the Executive Director creates tools necessary to collect and evaluate data relevant to the growth in programming and leadership development.
• The Assistant Director is a live on preferred position. The Assistant Director will be provided with a fully furnished apartment and serve in an on call rotation. While on call, the Assistant Director will provide any guidance needed to the Resident Directors on duty.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years or more of post undergraduate experience in Residence Life and Housing
• Experience developing and implementing programs and events
• Supervisory experience
• Experience serving in the role of an advisor to a student group
• Cultural competency as it relates to working with a diverse population
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as programs, services and the University calendar necessitates

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• 2 or more years of professional experience in Residence Life and Housing
• Experience supervising graduate students
• Experience with residence hall governance

Supplemental Information

Applications & resumes will be accepted until the position is filled, however; to ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than the end of day on October 19, 2025. The starting salary for this position is $54,983.00, based on the SCUPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. All applications for this position must be submitted via our online application/resume system ONLY. Please do not fax, mail, or e-mail any documentation. Successful interviews, reference checks, background clearances (PA Criminal, Child Abuse Clearance & FBI Clearance), and demonstration of ability are requisite qualifications for all positions. The University is very interested in hiring employees who have had extensive experience with diverse populations. Non-Discrimination Statement Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. To discuss a complaint of discrimination, please contact the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by e-mail at pena@kutztown.edu. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the University’s Title IX Coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at 610-683-4782 or by email at titleix@kutztown.edu, or the Office for Civil Rights located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg., 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, by phone at 800-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339), by fax at 202-453-6012, or by e-mail at OCR@ed.gov. Kutztown University’s Sexual Misconduct, Anti-Discrimination, and Anti-Harassment policies can be found in The Key student handbook or online at https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/social-equity.html. Notice of availability of the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report The Annual Security Report and the Annual Fire Safety Report, containing policy statements, crime and fire statistics for Kutztown University, is available online. You may also request a physical copy by emailing the KU Clery Compliance Coordinator at clery@kutztown.edu.