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The Resident Director is responsible to the Director of Residence Life for providing services and programs in the area of staff and student development for those students who live in a specific building. RD will work within Living Learning Center of between 300 - 1100 students. They will work under the direct supervision of the Director of Residence Life and the Residence Life senior staff and may supervise some combination of Graduate Assistants, Resident Assistants, Secretaries, Night Clerks, and Student Aides. This is a live-in position requiring a flexible work schedule; some weeknights and weekend work required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Administers processes such as: accountability, hall opening and closing, duty systems, desk operations, damages, keys, visitation, and facilities requests
Assists in the design and implementation of selection, training, and evaluation processes for paraprofessional staff working in a specifically assigned building
Develops guidelines and coordinates program efforts for individual student development and community development
Facilitates the development of policy in the area of students’ rights and responsibilities and resolves student behavioral problems
Conducts regular staff meetings and programs to provide continuous in-service for resident assistants and student aides in the building
Develops liaison relationships with various University departments
Counsels and advises individual residents and adjudicates infractions of University and Residence Life regulations
Promotes communication both within the hall and with interested persons external to the hall
Participates in Office of Residence Life weekly staff meetings and submits weekly reports to the Director of Residence Life
Assumes weekly and/or weekend duty on a regularly assigned basis
Develops and implements staff meetings at least once per week in specifically assigned buildings
Maintains office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Assumes office hours on an as-needed basis at other times
Upholds rules and regulations of Duquesne University
Serves as a conduct officer for resident students
Is available in the residence hall for consultation with resident assistants, students, parents, and staff with other University personnel
Monitors and reports physical facilities, housekeeping needs and computer lab needs to the Assistant Vice President for Residence Life on a weekly basis
Prepares monthly crime statistics to report to the Department of Public Safety
Participates in Division of Student Life programs and activities
Maintains residence in assigned building; weekends off campus limited to one per month.
Assumes responsibilities for any other task assigned by the Director of Residence Life or the senior staff of Residence Life when deemed necessary.
Completes other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in humanities, education, or social studies and a master’s degree in counseling, student personnel or higher education with supplemental knowledge of business operation. Additionally, he/she must have sufficient experience in Higher Education Administration to be able to perform the duties of this position.
Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree from an accredited institution in humanities, education, or social studies.
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Knowledge of the general principles and practices of the organization and administration of higher education
Knowledge of current trends and legal requirements in the administration of judicial procedures, student records, student groups, office management, counseling services and disabled students who live in residence
Ability to plan, assign, direct, coordinate and supervise the work of paraprofessional, clerical, and any other staff personnel working within a specifically assigned building
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University officials, staff, students and parents
Ability to communicate effectively, including listening skills and skills in expressing ideas clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing
Knowledge of the policies, regulations and procedures of the University regarding living in residence and student life
Sensitivity to the need of each individual to be treated with dignity and respect as it relates to diversity in general and the Mission of the University specifically.
Commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University values equality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. We aspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campus community. We particularly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our charter membership in this region's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/).
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university and its Spiritan heritage by visiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement. Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which they see their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community and furthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.
Full Time
Business Services
$50k-74k (estimate)
03/19/2023
06/06/2024
duq.edu
PITTSBURGH, PA
1,000 - 3,000
1878
JOSEPH DECROSTA
<$5M
Business Services
Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university located on a bluff above downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1878 as a Catholic college by the Order of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne is one of the largest and most comprehensive Catholic universities in the U.S., and the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world. Duquesne is consistently ranked among America's top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and a tradition of academic excellence. A coeducational university on a self-contained campus with dramatic views of Pittsburgh's skyline and rivers,... the university has students representing nearly every state in the union and 80 nations. Duquesne has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, and 87 percent of incoming freshman are drawn from the top half of their high school class. Duquesne offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in natural and environmental sciences, leadership, business, nursing, health sciences, pharmacy, law, education, music, and the liberal arts. We welcome comments on our official LinkedIn page. Please keep in mind, however, that the University reserves the right to remove any content that is offensive, abusive, discriminatory or inappropriate.
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