"Residence Director - Housing Programs"

Residence Director - Housing Programs

Company:
Mississippi University for Women

Job Location:

Category:
Residence Life and Housing

Type:
Full-Time

Job Summary:

The Residence Director (RD) develops and administers a comprehensive programming experience that shapes the environment and experiences of the residential population. This includes the planning and implementation of events and initiatives across all residence halls, campus-wide events, learning community oversight, and student group advising. This position requires the Resident Director – Housing Programs to reside in their assigned on-campus apartment throughout the term of their appointment.

Essential Duties:

• Facilitate student interaction and provide opportunities for growth and development through programming.
• Actively foster an environment within the residence halls which reflect a positive community and which contribute to students’ personal and academic success, using community and student development principles.
• Coordinate engagement living learning community (LLC) events and initiatives to include cultivating a positive and engaging living environment that fosters a sense of belonging and enables students to build positive relationships with one another; serve as liaison between LLC students, community stakeholders, and department.
• Advise and train student groups such s the Residence Hall Association.
• Direct the development of hall learning and social activities using the programming dimensions as established by the department.
• Plan and implement departmental retreats, campus-wide educational and social programs (Blues Week events, Campus Safety Day, etc.) and hall-wide events to enhance the residential experience and meet student need.
• Provide oversight to RA programming and educate staff about programming models.
• Assess the needs of residential students as well as effectiveness of programming (satisfaction surveys, etc.); serve as a resource to residents for programs, potential issues and/or individual concerns.
• Develop formal and informal relationships with students; communicate effectively with staff and students both verbally and in writing.
• Provide opportunities, training experiences, and one-to-one contacts that identify and help resolve individual problems and conflicts; assist students in developing skills to address interpersonal conflicts through programming.
• Set standards shared with other staff for maintaining visibility and availability within the hall, and for initiation of informal contacts with students; regularly visit floors and attend programs and student group meetings, develop strategies for daily interaction with students on a hall, living unit and individual basis.
• Create and disseminate marketing materials related to programs and initiatives (electronic and print media, bulletin boards, etc.).
• Serve on-call periods along with other Housing and Residence Life staff; Residence Director would also live in the residence halls.
• Help students become involved in student organizations through involvement coaching; direct staff efforts in developing student leaders and in supporting student organizations.
• Provide quality customer service to all residential students, guests, parents, and University employees.
• Assist in judicial oversight and sanctioning.
• Serve as departmental representative for summer camps and conferences including contract negotiation, communication with guests, assignments, and facilitating communication with other campus departments.
• Work with appropriate departmental staff to process billing for summer camps/conferences.
• Supervise the Summer Camp Assistants/RAs including marketing, recruitment, interviews, and training.
• Oversee departmental committees as outlined by the Director; serve on University committees as assigned by the Director.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned by the Director.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university is required.

Experience:

• Requires more than 1 year of experience in Housing and/or Student Affairs.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

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