RESIDENT DIRECTOR - FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE

OVERVIEW : The Resident Director (RD) reports to a Full Time Staff Member in the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life (DFSL).

RD duties include providing live-in oversight of University-owned fraternity and sorority chapter houses, assisting alumni advisors and House Corporation members primarily in maintaining the chapter facilities and secondarily in supporting the operation of the undergraduate chapters in the facilities, and additional advising responsibilities as assigned (e.

g. Graduate Assistantships).

TERM : This agreement is for the 2024-2025 academic year, from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, or upon graduation or withdrawal from classes.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Be knowledgeable about DFSL departmental and university policies, procedures, and resources, including our mission and vision, guiding philosophy, milestones, and theories that guide our work.
• Meet with, support, and communicate with chapter officers and alumni; attend chapter and House Corporation meetings and maintain a visible presence with these stakeholders.
• Oversee facilities and administrative tasks to ensure that the facility is maintained as a positive living / learning environment : move-in and move-out, daily walkthrough of facility, room inspections, managing building security, waste management, and life safety, maintenance reporting, and monitoring external vendor performance.
• Fulfill special staffing assignments, such as council and group advising, assessment, facilities management, special events, judicial affairs, training, hazing prevention, and / or education efforts.
• Participate in DFSL staff activities (e.g. Fall and Spring training; RD, DFSL, and House Director staff meeting) and retreats as well as other Division of Student Affairs and University professional development opportunities throughout the year.
• Meet attendance expectations at community-wide events as well as those hosted by the local chapter.
• Demonstrate mature, responsible decision-making.
• Maintain an open line of communication with DFSL staff regarding events happening in the chapter facility and / or the assigned additional advising responsibilities, including but not limited to weekly and emergency reporting (e.

g. contacting the University of Maryland Police, Ambulance, Fire Department, etc.)

• Participate in a regular on-duty cycle with other Resident Directors, which involves staying in fraternity / sorority facilities, regular duty walks and responding to all issues.
• Show flexibility and adaptability in the performance of duties in order to respond to changing needs and situations.

TIME COMMITMENT :

As a general guideline, RDs should anticipate an average of 20 hours per week of regularly scheduled responsibilities (e.

g., time in the facility, staff meetings, duty, other advisory responsibilities, Graduate Assistantship responsibilities).

Before opening and closing dates, RDs should expect to devote an increased amount of time in their house.

Houses are open year-round except during Winter break when the University and chapter facilities close for one week (RDs will need to use time away for any time outside of the Dec.

25 - Jan 1. timeline for winter break).

Houses are open during the summer but in a variety of settings (regular chapter occupancy, summer conferences, restoration work, or storage).

RDs who cannot fulfill expectations during the summer will forfeit their stipends and benefits.

REMUNERATION :

Ten hours of tuition credit* per semester (four credits during summer sessions); a stipend of at least $30,000 (based on graduate school rates);

and health insurance. (*may vary by program)

• Room and board (provided by the host chapter, meal service is provided while the chapter house is open)in a two-room suite with private bathroom, utilities, wireless internet, land-line phone, and cable.
• Ten days of paid time away from job responsibilities.
• Professional development funding
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