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Posted: 17-Feb-23

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Type: Full-time

Salary: $36,500-$40,000

Categories:

Residence Life and Housing

Salary Details:

The official salary range is $30,722 - $49,150; most new Resident Directors salaries are between $36,500 – $40,000; tuition waiver; and comprehensive benefits package. All full-time employee salaries are based on the level of experience in comparison to those of current employees. RDs are classified as “exempt” employees under FLSA. All full-time staff members earn one day of sick leave per each month of employment. Staff members earn 15 days of vacation each year during the first five years

Required Education:

Bachelors

The Resident Director (RD) is a full-time, live-in, 12-month, professional staff member who serves as part of the Residence Life departmental leadership. The RD assumes responsibility for the overall direction, management, and leadership of a designated residence hall with 250-750 residents, and their work directly impacts their students’ academic and personal success.

• Provide supervision for multiple staff members, including an Assistant Resident Director or Senior RA, between 12-20 Resident Advisors, 4-6 Desk Clerks, and a full-time Office Assistant for the hall.

• Form positive relationships with other University departments by communicating regularly with them and following-up on issues promptly.

• Develop an inclusive residential curriculum to meet the academic and developmental needs of their residents.

• Promote an academically supportive environment by intervening with students who are at risk due to academic concerns.

• Serve as hearing officers for conduct cases, providing a supportive environment for students to grow and develop.

• Ensure that effective crisis management procedures are in place, including procedures for fire and weather-related emergencies.

• Responsible for a departmental assignment
or initiative team, or teach at least one section of EDP 518 (RA Class) each semester.

A master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration, or Counseling and experience working with leadership development programs is highly preferred. A bachelor’s degree and one year of employment experience in working with students in higher education or in a residential setting or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is required.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:
1. supervisory and administrative skills
2. knowledge of academic support strategies in a residential setting
3. responsiveness to safety and security issues in a residential setting
4. application of student development theory

About University of Kentucky Office of Residence Life

Residence Life, part of the Office for Student Success, creates a home-away-from-home in the residence halls for our students. Our staff serves as a helpful resource for all residents, from the programs and activities run by Resident Advisors to the support of the full-time, live-in Resident Directors. Through the efforts of all of our staff members, living on campus is an inclusive, safe, and fun learning and living environment for our residents.

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