Assistant Director

• Job Identification 40485
• Job Category Administrative
• Posting Date 04/28/2025, 05:54 PM
• Apply Before 05/19/2025, 05:54 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Locations 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, US
• Hiring Salary 65000.00
• Essential Personnel Yes
  
  

The Student Success Unit at the University of South Florida is a preeminent organization that inspires learning and transforms the lives of students for lifelong success. We provide learning opportunities and environments for students to discover, integrate, and apply new knowledge that increases their capacity for personal growth and ethical leadership.

Guided by this premise, Residential Education at the University of South Florida provides a safe community, innovative curricula, and quality services that contribute to our residents' success by fostering their learning and personal development. Our dynamic residential experience produces proud USF alumni and engaged advocates and we strive to achieve our motto of being the best place to live, work, and learn.

The Educational Priority of Residential Education is: At the conclusion of the residential experience, students will be holistically well, interpersonally skilled, academically engaged, and self-aware to make a position societal impact.

The Assistant Director for Residential Education has overall responsibility for creating a safe, secure, and learning-centered environment for an area of approximately 2,000 students. This position plays a major role in learning-centered and growth-oriented supervision for Residence Life Coordinators in the department. Through supervision and oversight, Residential Education is able to support a scholar practitioner and educator lens to the development of our full-time staff. Assistant Directors are committed to excellence, outreach, strong communication, and an exemplary eye for initiatives and problem solving that leads to residential student success.

The Assistant Director for Residential Education reports directly to the Associate Director for Residential Education. The Assistant Director serves on a 7-person leadership team to manage the day-to-day operations of a residential student success oriented residential living community. Along with two other Area Assistant Directors, they oversee approximately 6,400 students on campus in 16 residence halls.

• Supervise and evaluate graduate and entry-level staff members with oversight of area implementation of Residential Curriculum in their areas, including academic success initiatives for campus.
• Manage the day-to-day communication and operations of area operations, such as assisting with students of concern, facilities, and other student persistence emergencies. Serve as a member of the manager on call team to provide support and director to entry-level professional and graduate staff managing campus crisis and emergency situations.
• Serve as liaison between Residential Education and Housing on facilities, assignments, and other housing operations areas as it relates to duty response, openings, closings, and response to residential student needs and serve on departmental committees, workgroups, and task forces; option to serve on university-wide committees.
• Serve as support, and hearing officer when necessary for residential conduct cases in collaboration with Student Conduct and Ethical Development (SCED).
• Serve as essential personnel in emergency situations (hurricanes, pandemics, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, minimum of 5 years of related exempt level experience, including 2 years’ experience managing exempt level employees.

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements

Required

A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:

• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Personnel, or a closely related field and 4-7 years of experience in residence life is preferred (graduate experience not included). Experience working with a residential curriculum is preferred.

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Working at USF

With more than 16,000 employees at USF, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. At USF you will find opportunities to excel in a rich academic environment that fosters the development and advancement of our employees. We believe in creating a talented, engaged and driven workforce through on-going development and career opportunities. We also offer a first class benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, tuition program and generous leave programs and more.

To learn more about working at USF please visit: Work Here. Learn Here. Grow Here.