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Affirmative Action No.:: 23P154

First Consideration Date:: 04/24/2023

Department:: Residence Life & Housing

Position FTE::

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: $55,000

Job Purposes::

Required Qualifications::

• Master's degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of full-time residence life experience, demonstrating an increase in responsibility through that experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusiveness and diversity; excellent organizational and communication skills; program design and implementation skills; computer literacy.

Essential Functions and percent of time::

• Train, supervise, and evaluate five to seven full-time Community Directors, two graduate students, and up to 70 Resident Assistants. Coordinate weekly staff meetings with hall staff to disseminate information to Resident Assistants (25%)

• Coordinate full cycle recruitment for all paraprofessional student staff during the academic and summer terms. Coordinate returner and new applicant processes, placement, and evaluation of all student staff in conjunction with the Community Director Staff. (15%)

• Develop, update, and implement programs, policies, and procedures designed to enhance services and programs for campus residents, and related outcomes shaped by ideals of inclusiveness, service to the community, to encourage student learning and development (10%).

• Responsible for execution of annual trainings for paraprofessional and professional live-in staff. Lead recognition events throughout the year. Events include, but are not limited to Fall Training, Winter Renewal, Monthly In-Services/Professional Developments, End of Year Reception, etc. (10%).

• Facilitate programs to support and encourage on-going partnerships with academic programs, including Honors, Engineering and Computer Science, and other academic units through First Year and Upper-Class Theme and Interest Communities and other means (10%).

• Implement outcomes assessment initiatives to assess program effectiveness and retention issues for residential students including; Intentional Conversation assessment and referrals, semester program assessment, and end of the year quality of life assessment in conjunction with the Director of Residence Life (5%).

• Serve on recruitment team for the professional live in staff. Attend interview weekends and occasional yearly travel to placement meetings (5%).
  
  
• Manage and allocate Residential Activity Fee funds in conjunction with the Director. Responsible for all RA-related training funds (5%).
  
  
• Design curriculum and academic course SAA 4100 for paraprofessional residence life staff and for residential students taught each spring semester (5%).
  
  
• Participate in long-range planning for the department by planning workshops, retreats, and digesting assessment reports. Represent the department on University committees and at campus programs including, but not limited to: Admissions Recruiting, New Student Orientation, advisory committees, search committees, etc. (5%).
  
  
• Provide on-call coverage for campus through participation in back-up duty rotation. Assist in crisis intervention and follow-up. Make referrals to students for Counseling & Wellness Services, Student Legal, Wright State Public Safety, or other related offices (5%).

Working Conditions::

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