The Associate Director for Residence Life is a full-time position with responsibility for the student staff selection, training, supervision, and evaluation; residential education, programming, and leadership development. The Associate Director for Residence Life participates in the departmental leadership team and ensures that initiatives are aligned with the university's mission. The Associate Director is second in command and represents Residence Life in absence of a Director.
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::
Standard Work Hours are 8:30 am to 5 pm M-F. Occasional evenings and weekends during opening/closing times or event weekends. On-call responsibilities after hours.
Wright State University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is committed to an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.