Residence Hall Director

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Residential Life at UNH prioritizes quality contact with students on the part of the RHD to facilitate student success and sense of belonging in our communities. We pride ourselves on creating welcoming and inclusive communities for all students. The RHD lives in a residence hall, and is responsible for managing all aspects of a university residence hall including: 

• Developmental supervision of student staff 

• Coordinating with other departments to maintain facilities. 

• Developmental contact with residents 

• Implementing an ongoing passive and educational curriculum 

• Building community through intentional programming 

Job Duties:

Educational Outreach:

• Initiating one-on-one developmental contact with residents to help them succeed and be retained at UNH

• Building strong connections with majority of residents in the building

• Developing a strong sense of community within a residence hall.

• Providing innovative educational and social programs and initiatives in the hall that align with the Residential Life Educational Curriculum

• Connecting students with meaningful learning experiences and leadership opportunities

• Advising a Hall Council

• Writing and distributing a bi-weekly newsletter and bi-annual family newsletter

• Serving as conduct officer for students to hold them accountable for behaviors and help them grow and learn through the process.

• Manage all conduct records in Maxient.

• Supporting and referring students who need professional assistance to resources at UNH in both urgent and non-urgent situations.

Administration:

• Coordinating with other departments to manage facilities and occupancy issues within hall.

• Reporting and tracking facility concerns on a regular basis.

• Ensuring that important procedures and policies (i.e. room changes, emergency relocations, reporting procedures for CREO, Bias Incidents and Police) are accurately and effectively followed and communicated to residents.

• Developing effective working relationships between student staff and the housekeeping staff, facilities, fire and police departments.

• Ensuring all conduct issues are resolved and appropriately documented in a timely manner.

• Managing hall financial accounts and budgets· Meeting all requirements and deadlines (i.e. database entry, receipts, reports, Maxient conduct case management, star rez management, duty data entry etc.)

• Responding in a timely manner to a high volume of emails from students, parents, and colleagues

• Utilizing all manuals and resources in shared files

Supervision:

• Providing Resident Assistants with high quality individual guidance and training to ensure high performance on their floor a