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Director of Residential Communities
Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Aug 2025
💰 $65,158/yr($61,611/yr – $65,158/yr)
About the role
The Director of Residential Learning Communities is responsible for leading and managing the overall operation and administration of the Residence Hall Program, which houses approximately 1500 students and is integral to recruitment and retention efforts. Responsibilities include: supervision of professional, graduate and undergraduate staff members; oversight of selection, training and evaluation of staff; departmental strategic planning and assessment; development and implementation of all Residential Learning Communities policies and procedures; participation in student conduct system, oversight of all aspects of housing operations, including departmental budgets, programming and room assignments; coordination with Facilities on facility management; addressing individual student and parent needs and concerns; and participation in Director on Duty on-call rotation.
Salary: $61,610.64-$65,158.12
Essential Functions:
Salary: $61,610.64-$65,158.12
Essential Functions:
- Staff Supervision and Training:
- Recruit, supervise, train and evaluate up to six full-time staff
- Oversee the recruitment, supervision, training and evaluation for professional staff and undergraduate Resident Assistants
- Oversee the development and implementation of professional staff development and training programs for all Residential Learning Communities staff
- Facilitate Residential Learning Communities staff meetings and weekly supervisory meetings with individual staff
- Emergency Response Team Membership:
- Participate in rotating on-call schedule for university campus community
- Unless on vacation, on call 24/7; expected to maintain a working cell phone
- Residence Life Policies:
- Serve as administrative hearing officer when assigned to review conduct cases with residence student violations
- Assist in processing incident reports and distribute to residence life personnel as necessary
- Update, develop and implement all Residential Learning Communities policies and procedures
- Facilitate the development of an environment that stimulates student responsibility and accountability within the residence hall and university community
- Develop educationally based sanctions for resident students to align with goals of institution
- Educate resident students about and enforce the University Policies and Guidelines, Residential Community Standards, and the Student Code of Conduct
- Update, develop and implement all Residential Learning Communities policies and procedures.
- Facilitate the development of an environment that stimulates student responsibility and accountability within the residence hall and university community.
- Develop educationally based sanctions for resident students to align with goals of institution.
- Educate resident students about and enforce the University Policies and Guidelines, Residential Community Standards, and the Student Code of Conduct
- Student Needs and Concerns:
- Assist students and families with special housing needs and general concerns
- Resolve issues that arise related to housing and general concerns
- Coordinate with the Dean of Student Experience on resident student conduct issues a
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