Director of Residence Life
Director of Residence Life
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ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. All applicants must be professing Christians and willing to support the Christian mission and purpose of Abilene Christian University while employed by the university.
The mission of Residence Life is to support ACUs mission by offering intentional Christcentered living and learning communities that provide opportunities for student learning student success and authentic relationships in excellent residential facilities.
In all areas of our work in Residence Life we seek to exemplify Christ in the way we serve and interact with students and the university at large. The foundation of our job is a pursuit to bring glory to God and partner with the Spirit applying our faith to each task and aspect of this work. We believe every person is created in the image of God and that they deserve a safe home where they can belong and grow. Our mission is to provide students with opportunities to grow in a safe inclusive and relational home.
A. Lead the residence life professional staff (Resident Directors Assistant Directors Senior Resident Directors and the Housing Coordinator).
B. Facilitate and manage campus partnerships (Facilities Student Engagement Dean of Students Faculty in Residence Admissions Athletics University Access Programs SOAR)
C. Engage with parents and students related to housing concerns or needs
D. Develop and comanage departmental projects alongside the Residence Life leadership team
E. Build and maintain housing software competency and contribute to the housing operations responsibilities
F. Other Duties
1. Supervise Residence Life professional staff
Facilitate weekly staff meetings
Meet oneonone with staff providing supervision care and staff development
Oncall rotation as a Senior oncall available to RD oncall for 68 weeks each semester and 56 weeks during the Summer.
Departmental committee formation through leading or peripheral involvement in committees.
Manage professional staff hiring processes through recruiting job posting interviewing and onboarding
Assist in new RD orientation in collaboration with ResLife Leadership team
Implement regular staff development on topics of DEI leadership mental health and other topics of importance
Budget management
2. Engage prospective and current parents and students
Assist in NSO (New Student Orientation)
Respond to emails and phone calls related to housing concerns
Present at Prospective Visit Days and help facilitate Open Houses
Parent and student meetings
Participate in student crisis response
3. Build and maintain housing software competency
Develop competency and skills with StarRez housing software
Assist in building the housing applications needed each year
Participate in software training and troubleshooting
Provide customer service support by responding to emails developing departmentwide communication and helping manage the departments website.
Process creation and optimization through evaluating and developing policies procedures data collection and reporting.
4. Develop and comanage departmental projects including but not limited to:
Student staff hiring
PSYC 211 (student staff training academic course)
Summer housing operations housing application development
Faculty in residence program
Chaplain program
Movein/Moveout
Hall pantries
Biannual student surveys
Livinglearning communities
5. Facilitate partnerships with departments across campus including but not limited to:
Facilities Management
SOAR (Student Opportunities Advocacy and Resources)
Student Engagement
Dean of Students
Honors College
Admissions
University Access Programs
Spiritual Life
Study Abroad
HES (Custodial Services)
Risk Management.
ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.
A. Professional
1. Masters degree required in applicable fields of study (Higher Education Leadership Psychology Social Work Sociology etc..
2. Preference given to applicants with Residence Life/Housing experience Student Affairs experience or other relevant experience in a residential college or university setting.
3. An understanding of critical issues facing late adolescents.
4. Exceptional written communication skills
5. Counseling skills/listening skills.
6. Public speaking and extemporaneous speaking abilities.
7. Leadership experience.
8. Conflict management experience.
9. Management and administrative coordination/organizational abilities.
B. Personal
1. Presents self in a professional manner (i.e. dress verbal and written communication including email communication).
2. A high level of interpersonal and social skills.
3. Must be able to relate to all age groups as well as individuals from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
4. Ability to respond to crisis situations.
5. Flexibility and ability to handle frequent interruptions and handle various tasks at once.
6. Ability to readily recall names and faces.
7. Maintain high levels of confidentiality.
8. Sense of confidence in self and purpose the ability to take both insults and encouragement in stride.
9. Ability to be collegial working well with others. Able to handle criticism be flexible in a fastpaced work environment and able to be empathetic.
10. A strong sense of humor.
B. Must be able to work at a fast pace for long hours.
C. Must be able to work late nights
D. Must be able to climb stairs.
ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability genetic information national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal law.
ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the universitys financial and physical assets. Therefore Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
