Residence Hall Director

Job Summary
Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas invites applications for a Residence Hall Director position. This part time, live-in position carries responsibility for administering a comprehensive Residence Life program in a upperclassmen hall of approximately 70 residents and supports a residential community of approximately 450 residents. This position reports to the Director of Residence Life and requires working some nights and weekends.

Primary Responsibilities

Student Development:

• Promote an atmosphere conducive to the academic pursuits and personal development of students.
• Supervise Resident Assistants in coordinating hall programming that meets educational objectives.

Safety:

• Promote and enforce a safe environment within the residence hall.
• Enforce Southwestern College policies and regulations, as well as advise, discipline, and counsel individual students, making referrals when necessary.
• Act as a Campus Security Authority (CSA), reporting Clery Act crime allegations disclosed to them to designated officials.

Administrative Duties:

• Complete Resident Director monthly reports.
• Maintain occupancy reports, room inventory paperwork, and room keys.
• Manage the hall’s programming budget.
• Manage student conduct case files and coordinate conduct hearings for policy violations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Trainings and Meetings:

• Assist with fall and spring Resident Assistant Training.
• Conduct a bi-weekly staff meeting with Resident Assistant staff, and regularly schedule one-on-one meetings with the Resident Assistants.
• Attend/assist with monthly Resident Director/Apartment Manager staff meetings and monthly all-staff in-services.

Duty:

• Apartment Managers and Resident Directors share weekly on-call rotations, which occur about every two-three months for each staff member. On-call responsibilities include responding to phone calls, emergency situations, and weekend rounds in the residence halls.
• Coordinate Resident Assistant duty nights and weekends in the residence hall.

Required Qualifications & Special Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Leadership, supervision, and interpersonal skills relating to people in general, particularly young adults
• Preference will be given to applicants with prior residence life and residence life leadership experience, and to those applicants who possess a working knowledge of student development.

Compensation Package:
$7.89/hr, 18 hours a week for an approximate total of $140/wk or $6,000 annually for 10 months (July – May), $700 per semester in meal plan declining balance, benefits, retirement plan, and a 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment that includes kitchen (refrigerator and electric range) cable, internet, utilities, and access to the complimentary laundry facilities.

To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and the complete contact information for three (3) professional references to HumanResources@sckans.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until a candidate has been selected. The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check. Southwestern College is an EEO/AA employer.