What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residence Director position at The University of Texas at Arlington?
Job Summary
The Residence Director is required to live-in an assigned residence hall or apartment community. Required to participate in a university provided meal plan. Responsible for the administration and operation of a residential community through staff and student development, resident outreach and education, community building, attention to facilities, and administrative organization.
Minimum Qualifications
The Residence Director is required to live-in an assigned residence hall or apartment community. Required to participate in a university provided meal plan. Responsible for the administration and operation of a residential community through staff and student development, resident outreach and education, community building, attention to facilities, and administrative organization.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Two (2) years of experience working in college student environment or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role.
- Master’s degree.
- Supervisory experience.
- Two (2) years of experience in a student resident environment or the equivalent.
- Provides direct supervision to Resident Assistants, Office Assistants, and Community Director (contingent on assigned community).
- Recruit, select, train, and evaluate student staff members.
- Completes administrative paperwork and reports for their residential communities that includes facility management, community office operations, community budget oversight, spending processes and purchases, occupancy paperwork, and check-in and check-out process.
- Serves on Division of Student Affairs and University-wide committees.
- Regularly collaborate with areas within the Division of Student Affairs and volunteers to help with campus traditions and initiatives.
- Serve on departmental committees such as Training, Recruitment, and Community Development and Learning.
- Participate in university-wide events such as Homecoming Week, Parent and Family Weekend, and Preview Day.
- Advises, mediates, and counsels students and staff in various situations and work with a population of various clients including graduate, undergraduate, families, and international students and staff.
- Refer students of concern to the Behavioral Intervention Team.
- Oversees the cultivation of a positive learning environment and an engaging community.
- Supervise student staff and advise community council to develop the community that supports the mission and values of the department, division, and institution.
- Serves as student conduct officer for violations within the residential communities and handle administrative tasks that include processing incident reports, assigning and tracking sanctions, and maintaining accurate student conduct records.
- Participates in an on-call duty rotation (24 hours, seven (7) days a week) to aide in emergency and crisis incidents.
- Assists with the daily management of summer camps and conferences that includes supervision of summer conference staff, processing billing paperwork, working closely with the housekeeping staff to prepare residential community.
- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.