Director of Residential Life

Location

Providence, RI | United States

Job description

Summary

Directs and oversees residential life programming, operations and facilities

Diversity and Inclusion

Embracing diversity for a richly inclusive community is a Guiding Principle at JWU. Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce teams and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops and implements various residence hall programs to provide students with the opportunity to meet others and engage in the campus environment
• Oversees the housing placement process for on-campus residence halls
• Oversees residence halls for building maintenance and cleanliness issues and follows up, as needed, with the appropriate resource
• Communicates, monitors, and enforces the student code of conduct and residential life policies and procedures to students
• Oversees the student conduct process for the residence halls
• Investigates and responds to concerns, conflicts and complaints from students, parents, and other members of the university community to support a comfortable and safe campus environment
• Assists with on-call emergencies in the residence halls and responds appropriately and promptly to crisis situations
• Participates in strategic planning efforts within the division
• Oversees print and electronic materials for current students to support a highly residential campus
• Coordinates the housing exemption process and contract release/ return students
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget
• Supervises and develops the department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus and department policies and procedures
• Supervises and manages student employees, as necessary, to enhance their academic and professional development
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree
• Moderate amount of experience managing residential life, student affairs or other related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or greater in student affairs or a related field of study
• Five or more years of experience working in residential life
• Leadership experience in residential life and housing
• Experience utilizing an occupancy management software (e.g. StarRez)

Please Note: Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

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