The Resident Director is a twelve-month live-in administrative contract position within the Department of Housing & Residence Life and reports directly to an Assistant Director of Housing & Residence Life. The Resident Director directly supervises and coordinates the development of a residential community comprised of 200-600 residents. Resident Directors will either supervise a Graduate Resident Director and indirectly oversee their assigned building of 100-600 residents or oversee a collateral assignment rather than supervise a Graduate Resident Director. Resident Directors will be assigned summer assignments for approximately two months each calendar year.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
SUPERVISION:

• Train, supervise, and evaluate a Graduate Resident Director (contingent on building/complex assignment) T
• Train, supervise, and evaluate the Assistant Resident Director and Resident Assistants
• Assist in the recruitment, selection, and training of professional, graduate and student staff
• Hold regular supervision meetings with all supervisees and weekly staff meetings for in-hall student staff
• Participate in weekly department meetings, including but not limited to Residence Life meetings and Green meetings
• Oversee a collateral assignment (contingent on building/complex assignment)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/ EDUCATIONAL/ACADEMIC INITIATIVES:

• Facilitate staff member’s use of roommate and community agreements to identify student expectations and methods of holding each other accountable
• Co-advise hall/complex councils and their programming efforts
• Conduct wellness checks of students in collaboration with the Dean of Students office to ensure the well-being of the students
• Identify and address the developmental needs of students through educational interactions, crisis response protocol, and mediations
• Demonstrate commitment to the development of students and advise them in the broad areas of academic, career, and personal concerns or refer them to the appropriate office
• Consistently enforce University and residence hall regulations through conversations with students, educational sanctioning, and effective communication with the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility
• Serve as a hearing officer for cases involving violations of residence hall and University policies
• LEADERSHIP/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Support the Division of Student Affairs mission and promote its initiatives and goals
• Participate in a departmental team, steering committees, or project groups
• Participate in departmental and divisional training on an annual basis
• Participate in departmental meetings, professional development series and any mandatory professional development events sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs

ADMINISTRATION/ORGANIZATION:

• Coordinate and oversee the administrative responsibilities of the building/complex including housing room changes, damage billing, community incident reports, conduct paperwork, etc.
• Facilitate Move In and Checkout processes for fall and spring semesters
• Oversee and audit building/complex keys
• Manage the building/complex and hall/complex council budget
• Hold weekly office hours for student and student staff walk-ins
• Communicate facility and maintenance issues and share student needs and recommendations
• Respond to crises, incidents, and facility needs that may arise in residential community during work hours and after work hours.
• Provide on-call crisis response and staff support for a green area serving approximately 2,500-3,000 students through the duty rotation
• Coordinate Environmental Health & Safety Inspections with student staff
• Be timely and accurate with all database updates, paperwork, and other reporting methods.
• SUMMER ASSIGNMENT:

• Resident Directors take on a summer departmental collateral that will support several functions of HRL summer priorities
• Staff members are expected to provide leadership for their assignments in the summer.
• Provide on-call crisis response and staff support for summer school, Bobcat Student Orientation guests and Summer Conference guests.

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Requirements

• Start Date: 10/12/2026 - Approximate
• Education: Bachelor's Degree Required
• Work Experience: 1 - 3 years
• Part/Full Time: Full-Time

Contact / Additional Information

This position is being posted internally and to the public simultaneously in order to expedite the posting process.
To apply, please complete and submit the online application and be prepared to attach 3 separate documents: Current resume, Cover Letter, and a list of 3 professional references with current contact information, including email addresses. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, please apply by 11:59 p.m. EST on the close date.

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