Department: Student Affairs

Reports To: Associate Director of Residence Life

Position Overview:

Assist in the development and implementation of a residence life program for the 23rd Street Residence

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall administration of a first-year student residence hall that houses approximately 325 first-year students.
• Responsible for the recruitment, selection, supervision, and evaluation of 10 Resident
• Assistants.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings; organize staff development activities
• Have regular one-on-one meetings with student staff.
• Maintain office hours at the Office of Residence Life
• Oversee building maintenance and repairs, and maintain building inventory and key logs.
• Implement and oversee building check-in and check-out processes.
• Organize and implement yearly room inspections, set standards for student billing, and provide information to facilities for cleaning and upkeep all student rooms.
• Develop and enforce a standard of living policies in the residence halls.
• Serve on an on-call basis and respond to any crisis or emergencies.
• Responsible for crisis intervention, conflict mediation, and regulated follow-up procedures.
• Serve as a hearing officer for judicial and disciplinary cases.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Master's degree required
• Two or more years of residence life experience
• Supervision experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Computer literacy

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