We are seeking an Assistant Director of Residential Life who will work as a member of the Office of Residential Life team, the Assistant Director of Residential Life is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of an array of campus-wide and departmental services that both enhance residential life on campus and promote student engagement. The Assistant Director reports to the Associate Director of Residential Life. Primary responsibilities of the Assistant Director surround the direct supervision of the various Residence Directors and the respective programmatic developments in the First Year Experience or Second Year Experience communities; and the indirect supervision of the paraprofessional staff and their respective Residential Experience Plans.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
The Assistant Directors major responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Supervision, Training & Leadership:
Directly recruit, hire, supervise, train, manage and evaluate 2-3 Residence Directors within assigned community and indirectly the paraprofessional staff in said community.
Manage and supervise the collateral assignments for the Residence Director(s), keep accurate documentation of expectations and projects, and maintain strong partnership and communication with the connected campus partner/office.
Serve as the point of contact for approvals, edits, form routing, and reporting for StarRez and BlackBoard S2, as it relates to their specific staff needs.
Assist Residential Life leadership with various recruitment, selection, training, and development opportunities for both student and professional staff.
Community Development & Project Management:
Serve as designated contact for community development based on FYE/SYE building assignments and respective Residence Director oversight, which includes collaborative working relationships with relevant campus partners.
First Year Experience (Orientation, required programming, signature events, etc.)
Second Year Experience (SYE Links Coaching, Second Year September, Off-Campus Housing connections, etc.)
Manage and direct community-wide programming sponsored by the department and work to create new traditions through student engagement and collaboration.
Management and maintenance of programming budgets, community budgets, office space, supplies, and resources in concert with the Administrative Coordinator and the allocated budgets.
Champion initiatives and support a commitment to sustainability within the department.
Act as ResLife liaison to staff and student groups conducting programming including Admissions, Athletics, Center for Health Education and Wellness, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Student Leadership & Involvement, Center for Community, Diversity, and Inclusion, FYE/SYE, Center for Student Success, and other campus partners.
Serve as a resource for student and professional staff in Residential Life and Homewood Student Affairs to help increase student engagement and enhance the undergraduate experience.
Serve on at least one Community Living Working Group: Assessment, Technology, Staff Appreciation, Opening/Closing, Health & Safety, etc.
Student Care & Conduct:
Work to ensure follow-up and responsibilities as it relates to physical and mental student health needs of residential communities.
Responsible for uploading security reports into Advocate on a daily basis, following-up with Residential Life staff as necessary.
Serve as an appellate officer for residential student conduct cases.
Serve as a member of the Hazing Investigations team.
Serve as a member of the Demonstration Response Team for Homewood Student Affairs.
Serve as a member of the Secondary On-Call Administrator team.
Serve as departmental resource and partner to the Counseling Center, Academic Advising, Case Managers, Conduct Office, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Disability Services, Campus Safety and Security, and Community Liaisons through Conduct Behavioral Team and HopReach Case Management Team
Perform all other duties as assigned.
Special Instruction to Applicants:
Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree required in Student Personnel, Higher Education, or related field.
Three years of full-time experience in Residential Life or other related student affairs offices in higher education required.
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Johns Hopkins University, America’s first research university, is one of the world’s preeminent higher education institutions, known for its excellent faculty, increasingly diverse student body, urban campus with strong community connections, robust global presence, and rich history. Founded on the belief that teaching and research are interdependent, and that a modern university must do both well, 29 Nobel laureates are associated with the University and U.S. News and World Report ranks the University 7th overall in the latest annual survey of Best National Universities, tied with the University of Pennsylvania. Johns Hopkins is home to approximately 6,500 faculty, 6,200 undergraduate students, and 17,600 graduate students in 230 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. The University’s endowment is over $7 billion.
JHU undergraduate students residing on the Homewood Campus enroll in one of two academic units, both of which are located on the Homewood Campus: the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or the Whiting School of Engineering. The University has a two-year residency requirement for all new undergraduate students, and the On-Campus Living uni...t currently serves approximately 2,800 students in eight residential facilities, ranging in size from 21 to 600 residents, which provide common amenities for residents. While these amenities vary in size and layout, each hall has community commons, laundry rooms, music practice rooms, study spaces, and a community kitchen. Seventy-two Resident Advisors (RAs) live throughout the halls to support and assist students, build community, and help to strengthen the undergraduate experience.