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POSITION SPECIFICS
The Senior Associate Director of Residence Life provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for designated areas within a comprehensive, multi-campus Residence Life program serving 20,000 residential students and 350 student leaders. This position supports the development of residential communities that promote student success, wellbeing, and belonging through the supervision of professional staff, coordination of student support practices, and collaboration with campus and divisional partners.
The Senior Associate Director serves as a member of the Residence Life leadership team and works collaboratively with Housing and Food Services, other Student Affairs departments, Commonwealth Campus leadership, and University Park partners to support high-quality residential environments and student-centered operations. This position provides leadership and supervision to crisis response, organizational initiatives, human resource development, student support systems, and operational effectiveness across all residential campuses and targeted functional areas.
Student and Community Development
Serve as the department-wide point of contact for residential conduct and the primary liaison to the Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response.
Meet consistently with campus partners about activity in the residential communities, including University Police, Housing, CARE Team, and those specializing in the holistic support of students and the various identities they hold.
Monitor and update the electronic climate report system and Maxient
Update residence hall polices as they relate to the Student Code of Conduct, the Housing Contract, and University policy.
Handle student emergencies and crisis response. Be a part of the weekday and weekend on call rotation for the department.
Support faculty and student involvement initiatives.
Demonstrate a commitment to students and the quality of their life in the residence hall environment.
Demonstrate a commitment to the use of restorative practices.
Demonstrate a commitment to staff and student retention and recruitment efforts.
Advise student organizations representing the voice of residential students and student leaders
Supervision
Supervise and oversee the tasks of two Associate Directors, a Senior Assistant Director for Student Accountability and Conflict Response, and a Conduct and Care Case Manager.
Plan and facilitate staff meetings.
Evaluate job performance for direct reports.
Provide department–wide support and training for para-professional and professional staff.
Administration
Assist the Senior Director in setting the overall direction for the department.
Maintain effective working relationships with university departments that are external to Student Affairs including Housing and Food Services.
Lead and oversee key strategic priorities.
Participate in a leadership team that manages a budget of $17 million.
Collaborate with other Senior Staff members to support initiatives centered on student success such as living-learning communities, residential curriculum, and peer-to-peer student leadership programming.
Represent Residence Life as part of the CARE team.
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