Assistant Director For Residential Living

Posting Details

Bachelor's degree. One or more years experience in residence life including live-in experience.

Candidate must: be detail-oriented and successful with time management; function with strong written and oral communication skills, understand Student Development theory, exhibit ability to interface at all levels with campus officials, be computer literate in terms of personal computer.

Master's degree in student personnel, counseling, higher education administration or closely related field. Two or more years prior professional residence life experience. 

Function: Responsible for day-to-day management of either the Residence Halls or Apartments/Family Housing with live-in responsibilities. The Assistant Director for Residential Living is a dynamic individual able to reach out and assist students in a variety of ways to maximize their total development.

Essential : Assistant director - assist with the overall departmental functions, office operations, administrative procedures, staff selection and on-going training of student staff, promoting staff development, implementing and enforcing policies and procedures, recognition and evaluation, attends and plans weekly student staff meeting, monitoring student staff duty hours, job performance & effectiveness, and conducts bi-weekly health and safety checks for their area.

 

Hall Director: Responsible for the administrative management of all aspects of their area; maintains a high level of student contact and availability; Walk their area on a regular basis; works with the staff and residents of his/her area individually and in groups in areas such as programming, counseling, crisis/conflict management, advising, and discipline, as well as work with other college offices to ensure the delivery of essential services; promotes student involvement in activities, responsible community behavior; building community and

cooperation among residents; serves as "on-call" personnel for Residence Life on rotating basis for week nights and weekends. Discipline - Clearly communicates university policies to staff and students; Assist Resident Assistants in confronting students who violate policies; Supervision - Provides support, instruction, resources, and assistance to Residents Assistants in carrying out their duties; Responsible for training, supervising, and evaluating Resident Assistants. Administration- Responsible for all administrative operations to include budget management in their areas, checking residents in/out, occupancy/assignment procedures after initial room assignments, reporting maintenance concerns, damage assessments, inventory records, safety and security in the building, accurate records/files, routine reports, and staff meetings.

 

Staff Development & Programming: Responsible for the Residential Living overall coordination of either Programming or Staff Development. Programming - Stimulates and participates in academic, cultural, recreational, educational, personal development, and social activities. Advises and promotes the Residence Hall Association ( RHA) assisting with their projects and programs; works with Resident Assistants to develop and provide a balanced variety of educational, social, and recreational programs; keeps residents informed about activities and events happening on campus; assists with events involving residents such as Lobo Days Welcome Week, intramurals, Summer orientation, etc.; provides a monthly, semester and annual reports of the activities held. Staff Development - Coordinates staff selection and training of student staff; Coordinates monthly in- service training sessions to develop the staff's skills and knowledge; Promotes staff development through workshops/conferences, recognition; Conducts one on one meetings at least monthly with student staff; Develops and updates the staff job description and manuals.

Usual: Exempt from overtime provisions; irregular hours including evenings and weekends; travel with student groups; position is Security Sensitive. This is a live in position for the convenience of the employer.

Benefits: On-campus apartment and a meal plan per Fall & Spring semester are provided.

Position is Security Sensitive.

Responsible for personal safety and safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.
An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE)
It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing. 

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/

The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu

Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students of campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine.

The SRSU campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde comprise Rio Grande College. RGC offers upper-level courses leading to bachelor's degrees as well as master's degree programs and works closely with its partner institution, Southwest Texas Junior College, to provide a seamless transition to RGC for their students. All RGC students hold an Associate degree from an accredited institution or they have completed 42 semester credit hours of transferrable work.

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