• Assistant Director, Residence Life

    Suffolk University (Boston, MA)


    Assistant Director, Residence Life

     

    Staff Exempt Boston, Massachusetts

     

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    Description

    + Directly supervise professional and student staff, including an Area Coordinator (AC), at least two Graduate Residence Directors (GRD), and 20+ Resident Assistants (RA).

    + Schedule bi-weekly one-on-one conversations with direct reports, and weekly all-staff meetings.

    + Maintain posted office hours rotating between residence halls within assigned campus.

    + Coordinate with the Associate Director of Residential Education (ADRE) and/or the Associate Director of Residential Operations (ADRO) on the execution of a department-critical focus area. This may include, but is not limited to RA recruitment and selection , RA and GRD training, residential housing process, and other department functions.

    + Serve in the Supervisor on Call rotation with the other Assistant Director and Area Coordinators.

    + In addition to serving as a hearing advisor for medium- to high-level conduct cases, stay current on all incident reports written within assigned campus.

    + Conduct bi-weekly daytime walking rounds of residence halls within assigned campus, finding areas of improvement and following up on submitted work-orders.

    + Use StarRez to keep accurate records of occupancy within assigned campus.

    + In coordination with the Area Coordinator for assigned campus, provide a high level of student support through mediation of conflicts and meetings with students of concern.

    + Oversee and facilitate residential student programming model, ensuring staff within assigned campus execute outlined expectations each semester.

    + As a 12-month position, the Assistant Director will be assigned to one or more University-critical processes occurring during the summer months, including but not limited to, Orientation, Conference & Events, RA Training, and Move-In.

    + With members of the Central Office, attend weekly meetings with campus partners, such as Facilities/ABM, Student Conduct, CARES, and more.

    + Facilitate the creation of performance goals and conduct regular evaluations of direct reports.

    + Under the direction of the ADRO, facilitate the Room Change process for residence halls within assigned campus.

    + Facilitate Alcohol Education workshops on behalf of Student Conduct.

     

    Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, genetic information, or status as a veteran in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs, activities, or employment. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, the University is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff that reflect the broad range of human experience who contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus, and who are committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from groups historically marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color, gender, religious creed, disability, national origin, veteran status or LGBTQ status. Suffolk University is especially interested in candidates who, through their training, service and experience, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the University community.