DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE

Overview

The Director of Housing and Residence Life at Florida Memorial University has primary responsibility for overseeing the entire Department of Housing and Residence Life. This customer-centered role is responsible for delivering a superb student experience to meet the needs of our university's residential community. The Director must demonstrate the professionalism needed to handle sensitive and confidential matters. The position reports to the Assistant Vice President of Student Life and is a member of the Division of Student Affairs staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive leadership in developing a vibrant and inclusive residential campus community that fosters a superb student experience, supports retention, and advances institutional student success initiatives.
• Responsible for the residence life program which includes selecting, training, and managing Assistant Director of Housing & Residence Life, Area Coordinators, Resident Assistants, Student Workers and the 800+ residential community.
• Serve in the on-call emergency rotation for residential crisis response, be available to respond during emergency situations as needed and provide crisis counseling referral as needed.
• Responsible for the selection, development, supervision, training, and evaluation process of the Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life, Area Coordinators, Resident Assistants and Student Workers.
• Work with Facilities Management and the Housing and Residence Life staff to coordinate maintenance efforts in the residence halls.
• Coordinate processes for move-in, move-out, room selection and housing assignments, housing agreements, student account billing, and occupancy reports.
• When appropriate, meet with housing policy violators, and recommend appropriate sanctions according to the violation.
• Enforce University policies and address and report all policy violations, serving as a conduct administrator as needed.
• Respond to students / families, staff, faculty, and partners inside and outside the University community in a timely manner to properly answer questions and address concerns.
• Develop marketing tools for processes such as room selection and move-in and information for prospective students.
• Collaborate with various campus partners on processes and programmatic efforts.
• Provide information and data to inform the completion of regulatory surveys and reports. Serve on University and divisional committees as assigned.
• Plan special events such as RA Appreciation Week.
• Provide support for students with roommate conflicts, relationship issues, and other issues not requiring psychotherapy.
• Provide ongoing in-service training for the Residence Life staff during meetings and retreats.
• Attend divisional and leadership meetings with Student Affairs staff and participate in departmental, divisional, and University committees as assigned.
• Ensure other essential duties in Housing & Residence Life are covered such as programming implementation and tracking, student worker supervision, etc.
• Contribute to the overall success of the department by performing all other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Meet regularly with the Assistant Vice President of Student Life to provide updates and establish ongoing open communication.
• The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that logically relate to the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Minimum Requirements

Pre-Employment Requirements

Florida Memorial University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), those functions of the job that are identified as essential are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will be considered.

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