Assistant Director, Residence Life

$60,000 - $60,000/Yr

Texas A&M University - Texarkana, TX

Part-time - Mid Level

Texarkana, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The Assistant Director, Residence Life at Texas A&M University - Texarkana is responsible for providing leadership and direction within the Residential Community. This role involves managing residential facilities, overseeing operations, and ensuring a safe and engaging environment for students. The Assistant Director also serves as a Campus Security Authority and a Campus Student Conduct Hearing Officer, and is required to live on campus.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the planning and execution of administrative operations for Residence Life.
• Administers and supervises the total operation of a residence hall accommodating approximately 350-500 students.
• Serves as the primary residence hall conduct hearing officer, overseeing conduct cases.
• Recruits, selects, trains, supervises, and evaluates Residence Life Coordinators.
• Institutes and advises a Residence Hall Association.
• Manages major residential events such as move-in, move-out, and room consolidation.
• Creates and maintains outreach opportunities and programs for student engagement and development.
• Provides leadership and direction to subordinate staff and develops hall objectives.
• Develops and oversees a residential education curriculum including various programs and training activities.
• Assists in creating marketing and sales plans for the residence hall complex.
• Reviews housing policies and develops a security program for emergency procedures.
• Works with Resident Assistants to develop and implement residential programs.
• Maintains accessibility and availability for customer service and student counseling.
• Assures hall coverage by setting up evening and weekend duty schedules.
• Establishes goals and objectives for the residence hall community in conjunction with the Department of Student Life.
• Serves as campus administrator for housing software platforms.
• Enters housing assignments and processes room changes and billing.
• Collects and tracks maintenance request work orders.
• Assists students and staff in personal and professional development.
• Interprets and enforces department and university policies and procedures.
• Manages recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of Resident Assistants and student workers.
• Develops staff and student development programming in the residence hall.
• Establishes liaisons with university departments and serves on committees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of related experience in residence life.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of university housing operations.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with university/college housing (i.e., lived in, resident assistant, graduate assistant, etc.).
• Master's degree in student personnel, higher education, counseling, or a related area.
• Prior residence life professional experience.
• Experience in staff supervision and administration of residence hall operations.
• Experience working effectively with all student populations.

Benefits

• Housing and meal plan provided by the university.