Assistant Director, Residence Life & Education

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Gainesville, FL - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Classification Title:

Ast DirUnv Housing Res Life

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Masters degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelors degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.

Job Description:

Leadership of residential programs and student development

  • Provide oversight and direction for a comprehensive residential program that promotes student learning retention and academic success
  • Oversee community programming and development in residential spaces ensuring strategic alignment with academic calendar departmental and divisional goals
  • Lead the development and evaluation of a practical and theory-based student development program and residential curriculum living learning communities and co-curricular initiatives aligned with departmental and divisional goals
  • Establish policies and procedures that guide residential operations including health and safety facility management and emergency response
  • Lead execution of residential policies procedures and protocols including but not limited opening/closing reassignments damage assessments and health and safety inspections
  • Collaborate with internal units to ensure residential facilities are safe secure and well-maintained; conduct regular building inspections
  • Analyze assessment data and benchmark trends to inform program and policy improvements
  • Provide oversight to advisors of department sponsored student organizations (e.g. Area Governments) including but not limited to governance programming and financial management
  • Provide administrative follow-up to students families or faculty members addressing concerns and needs
  • Responsible for emergency response safeguarding residents employees facilities and assets in the event of emergencies or disasters aligning with departmental and University policies and procedures and divisional emergency management
  • Serve as a Campus Security Authority

Oversight of Housing Community Standards and Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution Processes

  • Adjudicate individual student cases via administrative hearings and administrative reviews or refer to other conflict resolution processes as appropriate
  • Lead efforts to monitor and manage investigations charging caseloads prioritization and completion of resolutions and provide reports to departmental leadership on a regular basis
  • Provide leadership for Housing community standards student conduct code and student honor code through all resolution process types
  • Responsible for records maintenance to ensure compliance with institutional policies local/state/federal law and reporting requirements; provides responsive information related to Florida Open Records requests
  • Monitor case tracking and monitoring to ensure efficient accurate and effective case processes.
  • Play a key role in advancing staff training related to resolution processes community standards conflict coaching and mediation
  • Make recommendations for ongoing improvement of processes programs and services offered through the resolution processes
  • Recommend improvements to policies regulations and procedures related to the community standards and conduct process in consultation with the appropriate campus partners (e.g. Housing & Residence Life General Counsel)

Staff leadership and administrative management

  • Supervise professional and student staff including recruitment training performance evaluation and professional development
  • Provide leadership in establishing goals work priorities and outcomes
  • Manage administrative functions including HR compliance payroll approval and performance review processes
  • Oversee budgets for area and allocate resources to support program priorities
  • Lead the development implementation dissemination and enforcement of departmental policies procedures and guidelines to ensure consistency and compliance within areas of responsibility
  • Ensure effective use of information systems (e.g. Maxient Housing Management Software) and corresponding data utilized in area operations and departmental processes
  • Serve in after hours on-call rotation to respond to emergencies for area of responsibility
  • Coordinate on-call schedules for area providing leadership during response and follow-up

Develop reports handle special projects and perform other duties as assigned

  • Serve on departmental Division of Student Life or University of Florida committees or program support as needed
  • Assist in unit or departmental strategic planning and reporting
  • Operates state vehicles
Expected Salary:

$65000 annually; In addition the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package. Learn more by visiting: Qualifications:

Masters degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelors degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.

Preferred:

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • Obtained masters degree in in higher education counseling leadership or similar field
  • Experience with full-time staff supervision
  • Understanding of student development (e.g. theory application to residential communities)
  • Experience with organizational conduct processes including investigations
  • Experience with developing learning outcomes and assessment tools
  • Demonstrated experience with crisis management
  • Familiarity with relevant state and federal laws/regulations that impact student conduct policies and processes
  • Experience working with budgets and other business-related functions

SKILLS

  • Demonstrated proficiency with computers and software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite Maxient StarRez)
  • Demonstrated planning time management and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills

ABILITIES

  • Ability to lead a team and work cooperatively with team members
  • Proven ability to address nuanced problems with sensitivity and discretion
  • Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
  • Demonstrated ability to understand interpret and apply rules regulations policies and procedures
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a multifaceted environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
  • In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter résumé and professional references.
  • Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:No


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Classification Title:Ast DirUnv Housing Res LifeClassification Minimum Requirements:Masters degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelors degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.Job Description:Leadership of res...
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Key Skills

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Classroom Experience
  • Education Administration
  • Lesson Planning
  • Special Education
  • Adult Education
  • Teaching
  • Curriculum Development
  • Administrative Experience
  • Leadership Experience
  • Program Development
  • Supervising Experience

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