Resident Director

FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (FVSU) a state and landgrant institution of the University System of Georgia invites applications for the position of Resident Director.

Fort Valley State University the only 1890 landgrant university in Georgia is a comprehensive institution that provides an education to over 2800 students including graduate students. The university is located in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County the original site of the states peach industry. Its 1365acre 5.52 km2 campus is Georgias secondlargest public university in area.

Fort Valley State University is an affirmative action equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate against applicants students or employees on the basis of race gender ethnicity national origin sexual orientation religion age disability or marital or veteran status.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Resident Director is a livein professional who is responsible for the operation of a residence hall housing up to 221 residents. The Resident Director is charged with shaping the environment and experiences of residential students by providing services and programs focused on the best practices in student housing as well as student development theory. The position reports to the Director of Housing & Residential Life. The position will supervise student resident assistants and some graduate staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Listed below are both specific job duties of the position as well as the minimum professional standards of all Housing & Residential Life employees. These responsibilities encompass student and community development initiatives both proactive and reactive that directly influence the success of our residential students. They also detail administrative responsibilities that are foundational to this success. Finally they delineate behaviors that connote professionalism and a commitment to the values of Fort Valley State University the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and the Office of Housing & Residential Life.

Community Development

Cultivate a positive and engaging living environment that fosters a sense of belonging and enables students to build positive relationships with one another

• Maintain a high level of visibility and availability including attending community events regularly touring the community and interacting with residents
• Know the residents and provide personal social academic and occupational support and referral
• Utilize institutional data to assess and respond to students needs
• Collaborate with faculty and staff stakeholders to implement programmatic opportunities some of which may relate to living/learning community themes

Supervision

• Supervise up to 8 resident assistants and possibly 1 graduate assistant
• Host weekly staff meetings to communicate upcoming events discuss community concerns and facilitate professional development experiences related to the overall student development goals of the Division of Student Affairs and Office of Housing & Residential Life
• Conduct regularly scheduled oneonone meetings with staff members
• Ensure staff members are appropriately confronting and documenting student behavioral issues and concerns
• Provide regular formal and informal feedback regarding job performance
• Oversee the implementation of programs and strategies that enable student achievement success and engagement goals

Student Conduct and Crisis Management

• Review all incident reports and police reports (if available) for incidents that take place in the residence hall and/or involve residents living within the hall
• Respond to residents in need referring to other professionals when appropriate
• Adjudicate student conduct cases track sanction completion refer cases or ongoing situations of concern
• Provide leadership during times of crisis in and adjacent to the residence hall facility and/or community if oncall
• Assume shared responsibility for oncall duty yearround
• Assist in emergencies as needed
• Implement all university division and departmental rules policies and procedures
• Provide programs and other proactive educational interventions to enhance good decisionmaking by residents

Professional Development and Administration

• Perform administrative duties associated with summer projects and assignments
• Maintain uptodate student emergency contact cards
• Report track and follow up on maintenance issues with appropriate housekeeping and facilities employees
• Serve on departmental committees and initiatives
• Administer student checkin checkout and room changes; assist with room condition reports and damage billing processes
• Participate in departmental and divisionwide professional development activities
• Participate in the recruitment selection and training of staff members both student and professional for the department
• Conduct environmental assessments of the entire residence hall and communicate any major issues to departmental leadership

OVERARCHING STAFF EXPECTATIONS:

• Serve as a role model for all hall staff and residents in personal and professional behaviors

• Practice ethical stewardship of university resources
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity
• Create and maintain positive professional relationships within the department and across the university
• Assume an alternative summer assignment such as orientation conference housing staff training environmental assessment and/or operations.
• Attend enrollment sessions to recruit prospective students into University Housing.
• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree.
• At least two years of experience planning events/programs preferably in educational settings.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite platforms (e.g. email word processing spreadsheets PowerPoint calendar)
• The incumbent must be able to supervise staff
• The incumbent must have the ability and willingness to assume shared responsibility for residence hall systemwide oncall duty and respond to crises and emergencies
• The incumbent must have strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICCATIONS:

• Masters degree in a related field.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The incumbent will be required to live in the residence hall for 12 months per year.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Regularly required to sit and/or stand use hands and fingers handle or feel objects tools or controls reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

• Occasionally lift 20 pounds overhead and 40 pounds from waist to shoulder
• Specific vision abilities required include close distant color visions depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate

DIRECT REPORTS:

Resident Assistants 8

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