Director of Residence Life

Job Description:

The Director of Residence Life is the senior housing officer responsible for a comprehensive residence life program with 1,500 beds located in traditional residence halls and over 100 student rental properties. The director manages people and teams and engages and collaborates with faculty and staff related to the residential experience. This position is committed to ensuring compliance related to all legal and regulatory requirements and manages associated risks.

Primary Responsibilities include but not limited include:

• Provide oversight for developing, implementing and assessing residence life programs to enhance the quality of students' residential experience.
• Participate in and make recommendations for developing and implementing University-approved student housing policies and procedures; provide oversight for monitoring students' compliance with university regulations in all University housing (residence halls and student rental properties).
• Provide direct supervision for residence life staff members, and indirect supervision of forty+ student staff.
• Provide a program that creates inclusive living-learning communities that foster students' academic success and personal growth; assist students in their adjustment, development and integration to campus life. Make referrals and recommendations as appropriate.
• Oversee the processes for selecting, training, and supervising residence life staff.
• Prepare annual budgets and provide oversight of departmental, programming, and residential building expenses.
• Develop occupancy projection trends and retention strategies.
• Develop comprehensive, on-going assessments of the residential experience.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding student problems, parental concerns, faculty concerns, and staff problems regarding the student housing experience.
• Provide oversight for planning and implementing student housing selection processes.
• Review and make decisions regarding releases for commuter students, and students requesting release from student living options.
• Provide oversight for preparing and maintaining student housing publications, forms and reports necessary to the student housing program.
• Provide oversight for the management of housing facilities. Make recommendations for renovation and repairs, space allocation, and equipment acquisition in residence halls and other student housing.
• Serve as liaison with university departments and offices as needed.
• Oversee and serve in the Student Development on-call rotation assisting with emergencies and critical incidents.
• Serve as a member of the Student Care Team and collaborate with the conduct office, counseling center, health center, center for student success, and other partners to identify students of concern and respond appropriately.
• Participate in appropriate staff development opportunities; serve on campus, community, and professional association committees; appropriately keep supervisor abreast of matters sensitive in nature.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate support for community and belonging, as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned, such as special projects, programs, and developmental activities

Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Student personnel, higher education administration, orrelated field.
• 5-7 years progressive management experience.
• Collegiate housing or residence life experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Must live within 30 minutes from campus; flexibility to discuss options for those living outside the 30-minute requirement.
• Excellent customer service, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work with a variety of constituents, solve problems quickly and professionally, anticipate needs, and communicate proactively.

Additional Information:

Typically, 8-5 Monday-Friday work week on campus, office work, ability to work nights and weekends as needed during special events ie. Including but not limited to RA training, opening, closing, homecoming, midnight breakfast etc.

Wittenberg is committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who collectively reflect the diversity of our student body and society at-large. Please see our notice of nondiscrimination housed on our website.

The successful candidate will demonstrate support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment.

Wittenberg University is committed to preventing and addressing sexual misconduct in our campus community. Click here to view our Title IX policies.

Employment at Wittenberg University is contingent upon satisfactory completion of applicable background checks including but not limited to: criminal records, educational verifications, driving records (when job-related), and/or credit history (when job related).

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. Wittenberg University participates in E-Verify to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.



Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled.

To apply, please set-up an account in our online recruiting system and upload the following documents in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format.

1. Resume
2. Cover letter
3. Name, address, and phone number of three professional references.

Applicants who require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io.