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Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri, invites applicants for our Assistant Director of Housing and Residential Life, Housing Operations and Services position.

• • Directly supervises the Resident Assistants for Vartabedian Hall, Beshears Hall, and Juda Hall.
  • Oversees and coordinates staff selection, training, and supervision of all departmental Desk Assistants (student staff who provide front-desk services in the Commons Building and residence halls) and Operations Assistants (student staff who provide basic troubleshooting for residential facility issues outside of business hours).
  • Manage Vartabedian, Beshears, and Juda Halls, including, but not limited to, room assignments, room changes, room inventories, key control, and educational programming for that building.
  • Manage summer camps and conferences, including coordinating each group’s stay on-campus with facility turnover, check-in/check-out processes, key access, billing and payment, assignments, wrap-up reports for each group, etc.
  • Coordinate and manage the on-call system for summer staff for summer camps and conferences.
  • Coordinate and oversee in-hall front desk management for the Commons Building and residence halls, including managing front-desk equipment, policies, procedures, and staffing protocols.
  • Participates in the student conduct process, serving as hearing officer, and providing counseling and conflict mediation.
  • Coordinates departmental assessment in alignment with division Learning Outcomes and departmental measures.
  • Manage front desk systems for move-in/move-out processes (fall semester opening, winter break, spring semester opening, spring semester closing, etc.).
  • Assists the Director in the administration of the department including representation at University recruitment events, committees, functions, sporting events, and training.
  • Serves as an on-call responder to discipline and emergency situations in the halls. Participates in rotation of 24-hour on-call emergency assistance.
  • Advises Resident Assistant Council
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Resident Assistants, Desk Assistants, Summer Residential Staff

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• • Master’s degree in student development or a related field
  • Supervisory experience in residence halls; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

• Student development theory
• Budget management
• Programming, event management, and student learning outcomes
• Assessment and program review
• Crisis management
• Facilities management
• Collaboration
• Mediation
• Counseling
• Academic support
• Organization and administration related to residence life including theme housing and living learning communities
• Communication as applied to interaction with students, coworkers, supervisors and the general public

About Missouri Western State University

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive, state-supported institution serving more than 4,500 students on a beautiful 744-acre campus about 45 minutes north of Kansas City. Missouri Western is an active partner in the educational, economic, cultural, and social development of the people and region it serves. A distinct focus on applied learning and applied research is a hallmark of the innovative teaching and learning environment.

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