Residence Hall Director Residential Life

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Located in Albany New York New York States capital the University is convenient to Boston New York City and the Adirondacks.

The Resident Hall Director (RD) is responsible for the administration of one or more residence halls housing between 200 and 450 students and actively supports the Departments mission by making them inviting intellectual and inclusive communities. The RD supervises 12 Resident Assistants. The RD shares in a weekly living area on-duty rotation and the departmental recess duty rotation. The RD is responsible for a specialty area (i.e. programming staff development or administrative) and is the liaison for this area for all student and professional staff in their living area.

This is a live-in position and the incumbent must reside in their assigned on-campus apartment designated by the Department of Residential Life. This is a ten-month college year position and obligation dates are provided to staff based on the academic calendar.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve on call and on duty on a weekly basis to respond to all emergencies mental health and enforce University policies. Live-in professional staff responsible for all emergencies.
• Community building and conflict resolution.
• Facilities management.
• Student conduct adjudication.
• Provide programming and resource for all students.
• Serve on department University-wide and/or divisional committees.
• Lead and manage direct reports/team providing guidance support and performance feedback to assure goals programs activities and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to the Universitys mission. Lead employees for maximum performance and dedication fostering a positive and productive work environment. Complete performance management feedback and goals timely and per requirements offering constructive feedback and developing improvement plans.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to: Assistant Director or Quad Coordinator.
• Supervises the following positions: Resident Assistants.
• May supervise employees as assigned (if no direct reports at time of filling position).

Job Requirements:

• Ability to live in the provided on-campus apartment for the duration of employment.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity equity access inclusion and belonging relative to their role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Valid Drivers License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Higher Education Administration or related field from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Prior experience in college or university residence halls
• Experience with supervision
• Experience with crisis management

Working Environment:

• The working environment is a blend of a typical office environment residence halls residential or program spaces and outdoor campus locations. Incident response may include policy violations mental health facilities emergencies or other time-sensitive matters that impact the physical demand mental demands or working environment.
• The working environment for this role is dynamic and fast-paced requiring a blend of office-based tasks residence hall response team collaboration and occasional campus-wide engagement. The work setting includes both administrative office spaces residential or program locations for training staff supervision and event execution. Given the nature of Residential Life there is often a need for flexibility and adaptability as responsibilities shift throughout the academic year with peak periods during residence hall openings and closing specialty area key time periods duty key administrative operations and during unexpected emergency response. Working evenings and weekends is part of the working environment as a live-in professional.
• Physically the role may involve occasional standing or walking for events meetings and campus programs with periods of office-based tasks that require extended sitting and computer use. The physical demands are moderate and include moving between various office spaces residential areas and campus event venues. This includes regularly walking and using stairs to conduct rounds of residence halls and respond to incidents indoors and outdoors.
• Mentally the role is dynamic and fast-paced demanding and requires multitasking problem-solving and strategic decision-making. The role also involves significant interpersonal interaction including training supervising staff difficult conversations customer service and policy enforcement. It also includes problem solving and decision-making during emergency response to incidents which demands strong communication emotional intelligence and conflict-resolution skills. The ability to work under pressure handle emergencies and respond to unforeseen challenges is essential.

Professional Rank and Salary Range:Residence Hall Director SL2$42995.

Special Notes:Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization you do not meet eligibility requirements.Additionally please note that UAlbany is not an E-Verify employer.

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