Associate Director Of Residential Life, Student And Community Support

Overview

Residential Life is seeking to hire a dynamic Associate Director of Residential Life - Student & Community Support. This position serves as an integral member of the Residential Life leadership team in providing leadership and daily management to a vibrant residential education program in a liberal arts environment. This position supervises Residence Hall Directors and provides department leadership for residential student conduct and residential case management, in close partnership with the Executive Director of Residential Life. 

 

About The Department: 

Mission: Residential Life at Macalester College utilizes a student-focused, learning-centered approach to foster resident development, authentic relationships, and inclusive living-communities. We do this through our implementation of LIFE@MAC, community standards, and housing services.

 

Living on campus is an important part of a Macalester student’s education. Residential Life focuses on the whole student experience as well as fostering learning beyond the classroom setting.  Students are provided numerous opportunities to learn about themselves as well as meet, interact, and develop relationships with others on the floor, building community with those who are different from themselves.  Our goal is to give students a greater understanding of their responsibility to the local, national, and global communities as citizens of the world.

 

Residential Life at Macalester serves approximately 1300 students in campus housing. Living options

include traditional and suite style residence halls, theme houses, language houses, and apartments

located above a Grand Avenue restaurant.

 

• Language Houses: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
• Specialty Areas: Veggie Co-op, Eco House, All-Gender Community, Interfaith House,

Healthy Lifestyles, Arabic House, Cultural House.

 

All first-year and sophomore students are required to live on-campus. About one fourth of the junior class

and one fifth of the senior class also live on campus.

 

Staffing includes five professional, masters’ degree level Residence Hall Directors (RHD), Assistant Director of Residential Services, two Associate Directors and the Executive Director of Residential Life.  It also includes a student staff of 35 Resident Assistants and 5 Office Assistants, and 4 Programming Assistants.  The RHD team provides 24-hour on-call support to residential communities and trains, coaches, and supervises a team of undergraduate paraprofessionals (Resident Assistants) who are resources, educators, and Community builders to our students. RHDs and RAs are also visible and involved members of their residential communities. All members of the staff work in collaboration with students, faculty and staff to provide opportunities, support, and a rewarding living environment to residents.  Office Assistants (OA) are students who provide a welcoming environment in the building in which they’re assigned and offer administrative support to the multiple living communities. Programming Assistants (PAs) develop programming for students in the residence halls.

Responsibilities

• Residential Student Conduct: Manages the residential student conduct process. Coordinates the recruitment of and trains professional staff conduct hearing officers, and serves as a conduct hearing officer. Responsible for data collection, observing student conduct trends and patterns to inform strategies. Person works in compliance with the Clery Act in collaboration with Public Safety.
• Residential Life Supervision and Leadership: Supervises multiple Residence Hall Directors and their respective returning student communities. Provides leadership to Conduct and Support Committee. Leads student staff training for on-call and in hall policy and procedures.
• Residential Case Management: Works collaboratively with the Dean of Students Office and other Residential Life leadership team members to support student behavioral and mental health concerns. Serves as a member of the inner circle on Macalester’s Scot’s CARE Team. Is a Maxient Level 5 User and processes residential case management reports. Serve as a Title IX Deputy Coordinator.
• Partnerships: Partners with the Office of Student Affairs, Center for Student Leadership and Engagement, and other campus units in the development and facilitation of programs supporting upper-division students’ needs, and the needs of students transitioning to life off-campus. Partners with Residential Life colleagues on overlap between student conduct and Community Support within Life@Mac residential experience program and residential services/operations.
• On-Call and Committees: Participates in campus-wide administrators on-call rotation (2-3 weeks per year). Serves on Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) committee. Additional committee involvement may be assigned by the Executive Director of Residential Life.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Engages in and promotes Macalester’s culture of diversity and inclusion, encompassing individuals of any heritage, identity, status or orientation. Examples of how this shows up in Residential Life specific work include Restorative Practices and Conflict Coaching models.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in student Residential Life 
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, or counseling preferred
• Demonstrate the ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity.
• Ability to create assessment tools and analyze data
• Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite, computer, printer, copier, scanner.
• Experience working with students and their families in navigating resources and pathways. 
• Develop project goals and/or learning outcomes. Meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks, communicate with appropriate staff. Evaluate outcomes.
• Housing & Residential Life student conduct and/or care management experience.
• Ability to learn various data management systems and presentation software.
• Ability to manage day to day office functions and assist others if needed.
• Experience in assessing the level of student crisis and distressed behavior.
• Demonstrates the commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Actively engages in learning and practicing principles of social justice and inclusion to increase individual capacity to support institutional changes that create and sustain a more welcoming and inclusive environment across the Macalester Community. Familiarity with residential collegiate living and learning programs, residential curricula. 

 

Compensation:

The salary for this position will be $60,000 - $65,000, depending on experience.

 

Benefits:

At Macalester, we are proud to offer excellent comprehensive employee benefits. Here are some highlights:

• 10% employer contributions to the retirement plan. 
• Outstanding vacation and sick time packages, plus an additional 10 holidays.
• Generous employer contribution to Health Savings Account.
• Tuition assistance which pays between 75% - 100% of eligible tuition for employee dependents at select institutions.
• Free primary care for most services through Nice Healthcare when enrolled in a Macalester health plan.
• Access to the athletics fitness facility, wellness coaching, and activities.

These are just some of the great benefits Macalester has to offer! To see our full benefits packages and options, please visit our Benefits Page.

 

Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check is a condition of employment.

 

Application Guidelines:

For best consideration, please submit your resume through the Macalester Employment Opportunities webpage by May 6. Cover letters are not required and are optional; however, should you advance past a screening interview and have an on-campus interview, you will be required to either have a cover letter on file or submit one prior to the on-campus interview. This application will be a rolling process however applicants who submit by May 6 will be prioritized in the search process.

 

In an effort to be transparent about the search and interview process, below is the anticipated timeline for hiring for the position:

 

• May 6 - Application (priority) closes
• May 7 - Candidates selected for screening interview will be notified
• May 9, 10, 13 - Screening (1st round) interviews occur over zoom*
• May 17 - Candidates are notified if they move on to final interview
• June 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 (as Backup) - Final on-campus interviews
• July 1 - Anticipated start date

 

*While we don’t ask for a formal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement as a part of your application, those who receive a screening interview will be asked about their DEI philosophy. A reminder will be shared about this within the screening interview invitation.

 

Should you have any questions about the timeline or anticipate any scheduling conflicts about interviews, please email Jaclyn (Jacks) at their information below. Please do not let the timeline be a deterrent for not applying and instead let us know if you anticipate any barriers to your ability to move through our process.

 

Jaclyn Howard

Talent Acquisition Manager 

jhoward3@Macalester.edu

 

Macalester College - Institutional Overview

Founded in 1874, Macalester College provides students with the inspiration, insight, and experience to become successful and ethical leaders. Located in flourishing St. Paul, Minnesota, Macalester enrolls over 2,000 students from across the country and around the world. Macalester is a preeminent liberal arts college recognized for its student service and celebration of internationalism.

At Macalester, we look at our employees through a whole-person, holistic lens. With comprehensive benefits and well-being programs, we provide and enable our community members to grow and care for themselves, their families, and one another. Our whole-hearted fidelity to community-building and social justice exemplify these ideals. Macalester College continuously prioritizes a culturally diverse and pluralistic community. We value individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences. 

Our rich blend of people holding varied identities enhances our strong commitment to multiculturalism and global citizenship. We seek candidates who reflect and strengthen our campus environment. Macalester invites and encourages everyone to apply who would add depth to our community including those from all sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, religions, abilities, and ages.