Director, Residence Life

Agency

Department

The Director of Residence Life serves as a senior member of the Housing & Residential Life leadership team and provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the comprehensive residence life program. This position is responsible for advancing a residential experience that promotes student engagement academic success leadership development and community belonging.

The Director oversees residence life staff student engagement initiatives community standards and residential operations while fostering collaboration with campus partners. This role requires strong leadership organizational management and a demonstrated commitment to student development and excellence.

Candidate must be able to live on campus in a staff apartment provided for a temporary period as established by the Residence life senior leadership team. This position is not designed to be a live-in or live-on role permanently.

The salary isdeterminedin accordance withthe Universitys compensation structure and will becommensuratewith the candidates education and experience within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

Education Engagement & Student Success

• Provide leadership for the design implementation and assessment of student engagement and residential education initiatives.
• Promote student learning leadership development and success through intentional programming and community-building efforts.
• Collaborate with academic affairs and student affairs partners to enhance student learning within residential communities.
• Provide guidance and support to staff regarding student concerns behavioral issues and community dynamics.
• Oversee processes for addressing residential student conduct and behavioral concerns including serving in adjudication roles (e.g. hearing officer investigator or appellate officer) as needed.
• Support student leadership development student organizations and live-in staff advising structures.

Supervision & Staff Leadership

• Provide leadership and supervision for residence life professional staff including Assistant Directors Coordinators and graduate assistants.
• Oversee recruitment selection training evaluation and professional development of staff.
• Conduct regular staff meetings one-on-one supervision and performance evaluations.
• Foster a collaborative high-performing and student-centered Residence Life team environment.
• Provide oversight of residence life operations within assigned communities including Living Learning Communities (LLCs) and partnerships.

Administration Operations & Communication

• Oversee administrative functions of the residence life program including operational planning and resource management.
• Develop and manage budgets for assigned areas and ensure responsible fiscal stewardship.
• Support and utilize housing management systems and digital platforms (e.g. StarRez or similar) for reporting communication and operations.
• Oversee departmental communications including student messaging move-in/out information and operational updates.
• Coordinate move-in/out processes and support transition initiatives for residential students and families.
• Maintain operational calendars reports and documentation supporting residence life functions.
• Support summer housing camps and conference operations.

Leadership Compliance & Risk Management

• Serve as a member of the Housing & Residential Life leadership team and contribute to strategic planning and departmental initiatives.
• Develop implement and enforce residence life and university policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal state and university regulations including Clery Act Title IX and Drug-Free Schools Act requirements.
• Support crisis response and emergency management including participation in system back-up (support first-level) on-call rotation.
• Represent the department on university committees behavioral intervention teams and external engagements as needed.
• Contribute to assessment planning and continuous improvement efforts within Housing & Residential Life.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• Masters degree in higher education student affairs or a related field.
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in residence life or student affairs.

Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of residence life operations student development theory and residential education practices.
• Strong leadership supervision and organizational management skills.
• Ability to manage complex operations and multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with campus partners and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in higher education leadership or related field.
• Experience with housing management systems and data-informed decision-making.
• Previous experience supervising Assistant Director or Program Manager level positions (i.e. more than live-in hall staff or student staff members).
• Demonstrated experience leading large teams and complex residential programs.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work beyond normal business hours including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Participation in an on-call duty rotation requiring availability for emergency response.
• Ability to respond to student and facility-related incidents across residential communities.
• Ability to perform physical tasks to include walking standing climbing stairs and lifting moderate weight.

Other Requirements:

• Valid drivers license required and ability to operate university vehicles.
• Commitment to fostering a safe all-encompassing and student-centered residential environment.
• Compliance with all university Texas A&M University System and state policies and regulations.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.