Residence Hall Director
Kentucky State UniversityAbout the role
TITLE: Residence Hall Director
DEPARTMENT: Residence Life
REPORTS TO: Director of Residence Life
CLASSIFICATION: Staff-12 months
EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD
STANDARD WORK HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
JOB SUMMARY:
The Resident Hall Director is a full-time exempt professional staff member responsible for the physical and developmental function of a residence hall. Emphasis is placed on contributing to the advancement of the Office of Residence Life mission, serving as an educator, training and supervising student staff members and enforcing University policies in the residence hall. The Hall Director must be an individual that is highly motivated and enthusiastic about actively contributing to the success of KSU students.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Maintain a visible presence in the hall office
- Maintain visibility, involvement, and accessibility with student staff and residents
- Submit forms, reports, and documents of quality when requested
- Be available for hall openings, closings, and high intensity times (i.e. homecoming, major games…)
- Complete building and room inspections as assigned
- Communicate and follow to completion all maintenance concerns
- Manage effective desk and office operations – cleanliness, professionalism, and organization of files
- Chair and/or participate on departmental committees to special projects as assigned
- Reporting relevant information and progress as requested
- Uphold policies and procedures contained in the Office of Residence Life, KSU, and state law
- Check and respond to email and voicemail
- Staff Development and Supervision
- Supervise student staff members in the performance of their position responsibilities through regular individual contact, weekly staff meetings, and performance evaluation
- Develop agendas, on-going training and team-building for staff
- Establish self as a role model for community and staff members through supporting the overall mission, vision, and goals of the department
- Appropriately address and work to resolve performance concerns
- Assist in the planning and facilitating trainings for student staff and desk assistants
- Programming and Student Development
- Track and maintain assigned program budget
- Provide direction to programming efforts of staff through individual and group meetings
- Ensure that programming requirements are being met – program submission and evaluation
- Personal and Professional Development
- Actively seek to enhance skills in administration, interpersonal relations, group facilitation, leadership and organization, and personal success
- Participate in all training sessions and ongoing staff development offered by the Office of Residence Life
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