Residence Life Director
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Job Location:
La Crosse, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Position Title:
Residence Life DirectorJob Category:
Academic StaffEmployment Type:
RegularJob Profile:
Residence Life Assoc DirectorJob Duties:
The Division of Student Affairs role is to enhance and support students learning experience here at UWL. We work closely with faculty staff community members alumni and most importantly students to provide quality programs and services which promote learning leadership involvement service and the celebration of diversity. The Division includes a number of departments: Campus Child Center Counseling and Testing Student Health Center Recreational Sports Residence Life Student Life University Centers and the Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students office. The staff of the Division is truly student-centered and concerned about the holistic development of the student.
The Director of Residence Life has administrative responsibility for the Department of Residence Life at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. The Director reports to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and serves as a member of the Student Affairs Directors Leadership Team to ensure that residence life services are effectively aligned with the institution and division missions.
The Director ensures a high-quality living and learning environment for over 3200 students in the 10 residence halls an effective planning and assessment program staff training/development program physical facilities and operations program communication judicial process and fiscal management.
This is a full-time 12-month position which includes a State of Wisconsin benefits package.
For more information on this position please go to Job Responsibilities:
- Cultivates and maintains effective working relationships with Facilities Public Safety and Emergency Management Counseling and Psychological Services and other Student Affairs and Campus Life and College offices
- Develops and oversees the unit budget
- Advises institutional leadership on housing activities
- Serves as the primary liaison for the unit among internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and representing the interests of the unit in the absence of a Director
- Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
- Directs and evaluates residence life programs for institutional student housing communities to ensure alignment with academic initiatives unit objectives and strategic plans
Department:
Residence Life
Required Qualifications:
- M.A. or M.S. in Student Affairs Student Development Counseling or closely related field.
- A minimum of five years of work in residence life or related areas.
- A minimum of three years of post-masters experience supervising professional staff.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience with budgeting and financial management.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience with facility management and planning.
- Demonstrated commitment and understanding of higher education and the role of student affairs.
- An exhibited commitment to student development and higher education required.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree in Student Affairs Higher Education Leadership or related field.
- Ten years post masters experience in residence life or related areas.
- Five years of supervisory experience and department leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in articulate verbal communication to deliver messages that connect to topics to respond spontaneously to a variety of constituents and engage in meaningful discourse with students faculty staff parents and families and community members.
- Demonstrated experience with student conduct and Title IX.
- Significant involvement with a wide range of students communities and families of all racial/ethnic cultural sexual orientation gender identity/expression ability/disability and religious backgrounds.
- Financial oversight of a departmental or significant budget of six figures or higher.
- Demonstrated values in collaboration and creative partnerships.
- Commitment to student learning and engagement.
- Demonstrated support of planning and assessment.
How to Apply:
Provide Cover letter and resume.
Contact Information:
Kyle Burke
Special Notes:
Application deadlines
TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Priority consideration is given to those candidates who apply by the listed First Review Date. Applications received after that date may be considered at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration. If you have questions regarding this recruitment or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem please contact the Office of Human Resources.
Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWL is a state agency and subject to Wisconsins Open Records Law. UWL will not however reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsins Open Records certain circumstances the identities of final candidates and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.
CBC & Reference Check Policy
All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check work authorization and verification of education. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)
For the UWL Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e. Clery Report) which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies see or contact the University Police Department at 608.785.9000.
INFORMATIONABOUTYOURBENEFITS
Your benefits add an additional 40% to the overall financial package from the university.
Highlights include:
paid vacation for 12-month positions.
excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
paid holidays and sick days after 5 years of employment you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
benefits atUWLare highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.
Benefit eligibility is determined at the point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.
EEO Statement
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy disability status as a protected veteran or other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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