Assistant Director, Residence Life

Job Title

Assistant Director, Residence Life

Agency

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department

Student Life Unit - Housing

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

TAMU-CC is a dynamic university designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) with approximately 11,000 students from 47 states and 54 foreign nations. We employ over 1,400 full-time and 2,000 part-time Islanders (including students/GAs). The University attracts highly talented faculty and staff and offers an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral programs.  As a member of the Texas A&M University System, TAMU-CC benefits from a range of resources, increased visibility and influence, and opportunities to collaborate in mutually beneficial ways with peers across member institutions and associated agencies.

 

TAMU-CC’s beautiful campus is located on a 240-acre island on Corpus Christi Bay and was ranked #1 College by the Sea by Best College Reviews. Our natural setting is enhanced by its modern, attractive, and state-of-the-art classroom buildings and support facilities.

 

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PURPOSE

The Assistant Director is a member of the Islander Housing leadership team. This position assists in establishing and implementing goals and strategies for residence life. The Assistant Director provides leadership and direction for the residential communities through supervision of assigned professional live-in staff members. The Assistant Director is responsible for providing opportunities for residential student development and success through programming and student support initiatives. This position is responsible for serving on-call and being able to respond to emergency/crisis situations. The Assistant Director will assist with emergencies such as hurricane/tropical storm preparedness.  

The residential experience is being designed to intentionally contribute to student learning, growth, and success. As a live-in staff member of Islander Housing, the Assistant Director position requires frequent and meaningful interactions with students in a variety of settings. The Assistant Director assists with the administration of various aspects of the residential experience.

The Assistant Director will work with the Director on assessment and evaluation, Move-In processes and programs, and will serve in an on-call rotation split between two properties.

DESCRIPTION

Functional Area 1: Administrative                      

Percent Effort:  50%

• Provides leadership and direction for the residence life area primarily with transfer and upperclassmen students at Momentum Village apartments and supports Miramar as necessary.

• Supervises and trains, in collaboration with the Associate Director and assigned by Director, live-in professional Residence Life Coordinators.

• Participates in strategic planning based on assessment data and department goals.

• Develops reports, analyses, and surveys as requested by Director.

• Works with the Director on operational unit budgets and provides input for departmental budgets.

• Maintains area calendar to coordinate residence life and division with the official University calendar.

• Assists Associate Director with Resident Assistant recruitment and selection processes as well as meets University, state, and federal guidelines/laws.

• Serves on departmental/campus committees assigned by the Director.

• Enforce the terms and conditions of the Student Housing Contract, Resident Handbook, and all state/federal laws; investigate, resolve, and/or refer for adjudication.

• Attend staff meetings and other meetings as scheduled

• Supports Director with move-in planning and other staff with hall openings and clo