Job Title
Senior Residence Director
Department
Residence Life
Campus
Staten Island
Job Description
The Residence Director works collaboratively with the Residence
Life staff and University community to create a positive living
learning environment for students consistent with the University’s
Catholic mission. The Residence Director is a 12 month,
live-in position, reporting directly to the Assistant Director of
Residence Life, responsible for the overall management of a
residence life program of 243 students housed in 83 garden style
apartments adjacent to campus. The primary focus of the
position is on developing students through programming, judicial
interventions, and student outreach. The Residence Director
will assist the Assistant Director with the overall management of
the apartments which includes, but is not limited to, weekly
walkthrough, room change processing, check-ins/check-outs, key
system management and break housing inspections. The
Residence Director works closely with the Student Life, Alcohol and
other Drug Education, Public Safety, the Freshmen Center,
Counseling and Testing Services, Career Development, Judicial
Affairs, and Campus Ministry staff to provide a vibrant campus life
that complements students’ educational experience.
Responsibilities
Supervision, selection, training,
and evaluation of student staff
- Supervise a staff of four RAs.
- Plan and facilitate weekly staff meetings.
- Conduct bi-weekly meetings with individual staff members.
- Evaluate staff on a semester basis.
- Participate in Resident Assistant recruitment and selection
process.
- Facilitate and participate in extensive RA training program, as
well as on-going developmental training sessions.
- Assist with planning and implementation of Residence Life
programs.
Administration/Operations
- Perform weekday and weekend duty.
- Establish office hours for availability to residents and
staff.
- Submit administrative reports and forms (i.e., room condition
reports, room change forms, health and safety forms, and
programming logs)
- Supervise hall opening and closing procedures at the beginning
and end of each semester and during vacation periods and
breaks.
- Assist with room selection for returning students and room
assignment process for new students.
- Maintain inventories of all residence hall equipment and
furnishings.
- Coordinate assessment initiatives to determine students’
satisfaction.
- Coordinate monthly apartment inspections.
- Maintain close contact with Grymes Hill Management
- Oversee department projects as assigned.
Programming/Staff
Development
- Supervise staff and hall council in outcomes based programming
development.
- Provide ongoing development for resident assistant staff.
- Track programming efforts in university programming database
and master calendar.
- Support and attend University events and programs.
- Assist with the supervision of living/learning community
initiatives as assigned.
- Research and present sessions for Professional Staff
Development series.
- Submit a program proposal for regional/national conference or
an article or publication.
- Partake in university training and development workshops.
- Attend weekly departmental (student life) meetings.
- Attend weekly one-to-one meeting with Assistant Director
- Attend bi-weekly one-to-one meeting with Assistant
Dean/Director of Residence Life.
Student Conduct
- Communicate guidelines of conduct that protect the individual
student’s rights and define student responsibility.
- Serve as initial disciplinary hearing officer for low level
violations.
- Generate related judicial correspondence to residents in a
timely fashion.
- Adjudicate judicial cases within 72 hours.
- Advise and support Resident Assistants in matters of
conduct.
- Track incident reports and sanctions in university judicial
database.
- Consult with Director for Judicial Affairs, Assistant Director,
and Assistant
- Dean/Director of Residence Life regarding referrals and other
necessary action.
- Enforce University and residence hall policies and coordinate
with Public Safety as needed.
Residence Life Council
- Serve as co-advisor to Hall Life Council (RLC).
- Attend RLC general assembly and executive board meetings.
- Meet regularly with the RLC executive board members.
- Demonstrate support for the Residence Hall Council as a group
by supporting and/or attending programs and events.
- Participate in the Council’s leadership trainings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in higher education
or related field preferred.
- Prior residence life experience is required.
- Strong supervision, organization, communication, and managerial
skills are necessary.
- Successful candidates will also be student-focused, have a
collaborative work style, have appreciation for the Vincentian
mission of St. John’s University, committed to nurturing living
learning communities within the residence halls, have a strong
commitment to diversity and be prepared to work with a diverse
student population.
Salary
Salary commensurate with your qualifications, experience, and
contingent upon the departmental budget; 1 bedroom off-campus
apartment [including cable, internet, electricity, and gas];
partial meal plan; competitive benefits package; professional
development funds; and tuition remission.
Submitting for this Position
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employment@stjohns.edu and
Reference Job 1012 in the subject line.