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Residence Hall Director Job Description 1 Residence Hall Director Job Description Office of Residence Life Mission Statement The Office of Residence Life is committed to providing residents a comfortable, educational, diverse, and caring community where academic success, personal growth, and social responsibility are valued. Educational Priority As a result of living on campus, students will become empowered citizens who responsibly impact their communities. I. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The Residence Hall Director is a full-time, live-in, professional staff member responsible for the daily operations of a 250-650 bed residence hall(s) or on- campus apartments. The RHD directly supervises 5-12 Resident Assistants, 1- 2 Inclusion Assistants, and most RHDs supervise a front desk operation and advise hall council. The RHD is charged with developing a community that promotes engagement, learning, respect for diversity, and student success. The RHD plays an integral role in developing and implementing our residential curriculum. On-call responsibilities are shared for 1,200- 2,000 residents. A live-in position is one where the individual maintains an on-campus apartment as their primary residence. RHD's must reside in an on-campus apartment throughout the term of their appointment. The department provides an apartment and meal plan to allow the RHD to be visible in their community, eat meals in the residential restaurant, attend meetings and events regularly, and be able to respond to emergencies within their community. Some summer employment opportunities are available. Hall Directors are provided 12- month housing if returning the following year. Reporting Structure: The Residence Hall Director reports directly to the Assistant Director of Residence Life and indirectly to the other Assistant Directors, the Associate Director, and Director of Residence Life. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and previous residence life experience is required; Master's degree in college student personnel or higher education administration and supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
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ResidenceHallDirectorJobDescriptionOfficeofResidenceLifeMissionStatement
TheOfficeofResidenceLifeiscommittedtoprovidingresidentsacomfortable,educational,diverse,andcaringcommunitywhereacademicsuccess,personalgrowth,andsocialresponsibilityarevalued.
EducationalPriority
Asaresultoflivingoncampus,studentswillbecomeempoweredcitizenswhoresponsiblyimpacttheircommunities.
I.GENERALSTATEMENTOFDUTIES:
TheResidenceHallDirectorisafull-time,live-in,professionalstaffmemberresponsibleforthedailyoperationsofa250-650bedresidencehall(s)oron-campusapartments.TheRHDdirectlysupervises5-12ResidentAssistants,1-2InclusionAssistants,andmostRHDssuperviseafrontdeskoperationandadvisehallcouncil.TheRHDischargedwithdevelopingacommunitythatpromotesengagement,learning,respectfordiversity,andstudentsuccess.TheRHDplaysanintegralroleindevelopingandimplementingourresidentialcurriculum.On-callresponsibilitiesaresharedfor1,200-2,000residents.
Alive-inpositionisonewheretheindividualmaintainsanon-campusapartmentastheirprimaryresidence.RHD'smustresideinanon-campusapartmentthroughoutthetermoftheirappointment.ThedepartmentprovidesanapartmentandmealplantoallowtheRHDtobevisibleintheircommunity,eatmealsintheresidentialrestaurant,attendmeetingsandeventsregularly,andbeabletorespondtoemergencieswithintheircommunity.Somesummeremploymentopportunitiesareavailable.HallDirectorsareprovided12-monthhousingifreturningthefollowingyear.
ReportingStructure:TheResidenceHallDirectorreportsdirectlytotheAssistantDirectorofResidenceLifeandindirectlytotheotherAssistantDirectors,theAssociateDirector,andDirectorofResidenceLife.
MinimumQualifications:Bachelor'sdegreeandpreviousresidencelifeexperienceisrequired;Master'sdegreeincollegestudentpersonnelorhighereducationadministrationandsupervisoryexperienceisstronglypreferred.
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II.SPECIFICDUTIESPERFORMED
A.Administrative
o Managethedaytodayoperationsofresidencehall(s)orapartments.o Computerproficient,including:web-basedprograms,MicrosoftOffice,ande-
mailasasignificantmodeofcommunication/documentation.o Developandutilizehallopening/closingprocedures.o Maintainoccupancy/rosterandmaintainkeycontrol/inventory.o Attendmeetings,includingbutnotlimitedto:departmentmeetings,staff
meetings,committeemeetings,andone-on-onemeetings.o ServeonResidenceLifecommittees.o Maintainadministrativeandinformationalrecords.o Supervisea24-hourdeskoperationwhereapplicable;beresponsibleforsafe
monies,ifapplicable.o Completestudentaccountchargesforprivateandpublicareadamages.o Fiscallyresponsibleforhalloperationalandsocialaccounts.
B.StaffSupervision
o Interview,select,train,supervise,andevaluateResidentAssistants,InclusionAssistant,HallCouncilAdvisoranddeskstaff,asneeded.
o Holdstaffaccountableformeetingperformanceexpectations,includingresponsibilitiesoutlinedintheresidentialcurriculum.
o Utilizedepartmentalresourcesforstaffdevelopmentandtraining,includingbutnotlimitedtotheParaprofessionalResourceCenterandSkyfactorSurveyresults.
o ProvidestaffmembersguidanceaboutUniversitypoliciesandprocedures.
C.CommunityDevelopment
o Establishastrong,positivelearningenvironmentwithinresidentialareasandtheUniversitycommunity.
o Workwithstudentsindevelopingfloor/buildingcommunitiesconduciveforhighacademicachievement.
o Provideleadershipincreatingacommunitythatsupportsstudentsofunderrepresentedanddiversepopulations.
o Educatestaffandstudentstoself-enforcepoliciesandrespecttherightsofothersthroughcommunitystandards.
o ActivelyadviseHallCouncilandExecutiveBoard.
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o ProvidetrainingandresourceinformationtostaffandHallCouncilleaders(ExecutiveBoard)inprogramdevelopmentandimplementation.
o AttendallHallCouncilandE-boardmeetings,providingdirectionandinformationonUniversitypoliciesandprocedures.
o EncouragemaximumparticipationofresidentsinHallCouncilandhallprograms.
D.StudentDevelopment
o Contributetothedevelopmentandfacilitationoftheresidentialcurriculum.o Serveasapartnerinthestudent'stotaldevelopmentbyworkingwith:
AcademicAdvisingandAssistance,CareerDevelopmentCenter,CounselingCenter,CareAdvocate,StudentActivitiesandInvolvement,andotherofficesaswarranted.
o Facilitateleadershipopportunitiesandsupportallstudentsinleadershipdevelopment,specificallyleadershipeventssponsoredbyResidenceLife.
o Facilitatethedisciplineprocesstoserveasaneducationaltool.o Contributetorecruitmentandretentionprogramsandinitiatives.
E.Counseling/Discipline
o Followuponalldisciplineinaneducationalandtimelymannerwithappropriatedocumentation.
o WorkcollaborativelywiththeOfficeofStudentConductandOfficeofStudentAffairs.
o Referallmentalhealthconcernstoappropriateresourcesandmaintainthoroughdocumentation.
o UtilizetheCareAdvocatewithstaffmembersandasaresourceandreferral.o CompleteBehaviorandSafetyPlans,emergencycontactnotifications,and
StudentExpectationsMeetingsasappropriate.o Engagefamilyand/orothersupportsincreatingsuccessforstudents.
F.HealthandSafety
o Providecrisismanagementsupportandintervention,whichmayberequiredonweekends,atnight,etc.Serveonanon-calldutyrotation.Respondtoadditionalemergencysituationsasnecessary.Supervise24-hourcoverageofarea.
o Developasecurityprogramandcoordinateemergencyprocedures,i.e.,poweroutage,firedrills,medicalemergencies,bombthreats,etc.Educateresidentsaboutemergencyprocedures.
o MaintainappropriatecommunicationwithCMUPolice.
G.FacilitiesManagement
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o CommunicatewithBuildingMaintenanceWorker(BMW)andimmediatesupervisoronbuildingneedsandpreventivemaintenanceprojects.
o SubmitworkordersforfacilityneedsnotcoveredbytheBMW.o Monitorallpublicareafacilities,utilizingadamagecontrol
board/improvementcommitteeasnecessary.o Maintainpositiveworkingrelationshipwithcustodiansandotherfacilities
personnel.o Coordinateandsuperviseproperusageofresidentialrestaurantsandpublic
spaceswhenusedforprogramsandactivities.o Monitorfitness/computerequipment,ifapplicable.
H.ContinuousImprovement
o Supportdepartment,divisionanduniversitystrategicplanninginitiatives,mission,visionandeducationalpriority.
o Contributetoacomprehensiveassessmentplanthatencompassessatisfaction,retention,andstudentlearninggoals.
o Utilizeassessmentandbenchmarkingsurveydatatoleadevidence-basedenhancementsinthedevelopmentofcommunity,programming,facilities,wellnessandsupportservicesforstudents,thedepartmentandself.
I.AllOtherDutiesasAssignedWhileperformingstaffsupervision,communitybuildingandeducation,healthandsafetyandfacilitiesmanagementdutiesofthisposition,theemployeeisrequiredtoaccessallfloorsandpublicareasofthebuilding(s)onaweeklybasisandperiodicallyaccessfloorsandpublicareasoftheotherbuilding(s)intheresidentialareaaswellasotherbuildingsandlocationsoncampus.Reasonsforfloorandbuildingaccessmayincludebutarenotlimitedtofacilityandsafetyinspections,emergencyresponse,studentpolicyviolationsandsafetyconcerns,staffmemberobservation,andavailabilityandoutreachtoresidents.Ininstancesofemergencies,theRHDmustbeabletorespondinatimelymannerappropriatetothesituation.Theemployeemustalsobeabletodoexteriorbuildinginspectionstwicepersemesterorwhenbuildingsareclosedforbreaks.Theemployeeisfrequentlyrequiredtoutilizethecomputerandphone.Individualsmustperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.CMUisanAA/EOinstitution,providingequalopportunitytoallpersons,includingminorities,females,veteransandindividualswithdisabilities.RevisedAugust2018RHDJOBDESCRIPTION
