Title
Residence Director
Executive Area Student Affairs & Campus Life
College/School/MBU Campus Life & Wellbeing
Department Residential Life
Work Location Amherst
Schedule Full Time
Work Arrangement Onsite
Job Summary The Residence Director is responsible for leading the overall student experience within residence halls including student learning using a curricular approach, student support and wellbeing, staff supervision and development and response to a range of complex student and staff concerns. The Residence Director participates in a range of department initiatives and projects.
Essential Functions
Provides leadership for student learning and inclusive community development within assigned residential communities housing between 350 and 800 students using a curricular framework.
May provide leadership for a living learning community.
Develops connections with residential students, be present and available in the halls as the leader of the community and serve as a positive role model.
Supports and/or advise residential student leadership organizations.
Supervises a team of undergraduate Resident Assistants (RA's) to implement residential curriculum strategies, builds relationships with residents, responds to incidents, and fulfills all RA position expectations.
May directly supervise an Assistant Residence Director (Graduate Assistant).
In the North Apartments community, Residence Director supervises a team of three Graduate Assistants.
In first‑year communities, provides on‑site support to a staff of live‑in Peer Mentors and works closely with their Graduate Assistant Supervisor.
Facilitates staff meetings and training programs including those focused on diversity, equity and inclusion topics.
Demonstrates working knowledge of applicable collective bargaining agreements (CBA) for applicable collective bargaining units (CBU) in the supervision and leadership of staff.
Serves as lead instructor for EDUC 391R: CORE – Creating Opportunities for Residents to Engage, a one‑credit pre‑employment requirement of all Resident Assistant and Peer Mentor candidates.
Coordinates response and follow‑up to a range of incidents in residence halls, some of which are highly complex in nature, facilitates student staff meetings and community meetings, drafts follow‑up communications, and collaborates with campus partners.
Upholds the Code of Student Conduct and Residential Life policies and ensures accurate reporting of conduct violations.
Educates students about policies and safety/security protocols.
Supervises and trains student staff to ensure compliance with student conduct policies and standards.
May adjudicate student conduct cases and serve as a member of the University Hearing Board.
In a rotation, provides 24‑hour on‑call coverage and response for campus residential community, including during University break periods and holidays.
Provides excellent
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Executive Area Student Affairs & Campus Life
College/School/MBU Campus Life & Wellbeing
Department Residential Life
Work Location Amherst
Schedule Full Time
Work Arrangement Onsite
Job Summary The Residence Director is responsible for leading the overall student experience within residence halls including student learning using a curricular approach, student support and wellbeing, staff supervision and development and response to a range of complex student and staff concerns. The Residence Director participates in a range of department initiatives and projects.
Essential Functions
Provides leadership for student learning and inclusive community development within assigned residential communities housing between 350 and 800 students using a curricular framework.
May provide leadership for a living learning community.
Develops connections with residential students, be present and available in the halls as the leader of the community and serve as a positive role model.
Supports and/or advise residential student leadership organizations.
Supervises a team of undergraduate Resident Assistants (RA's) to implement residential curriculum strategies, builds relationships with residents, responds to incidents, and fulfills all RA position expectations.
May directly supervise an Assistant Residence Director (Graduate Assistant).
In the North Apartments community, Residence Director supervises a team of three Graduate Assistants.
In first‑year communities, provides on‑site support to a staff of live‑in Peer Mentors and works closely with their Graduate Assistant Supervisor.
Facilitates staff meetings and training programs including those focused on diversity, equity and inclusion topics.
Demonstrates working knowledge of applicable collective bargaining agreements (CBA) for applicable collective bargaining units (CBU) in the supervision and leadership of staff.
Serves as lead instructor for EDUC 391R: CORE – Creating Opportunities for Residents to Engage, a one‑credit pre‑employment requirement of all Resident Assistant and Peer Mentor candidates.
Coordinates response and follow‑up to a range of incidents in residence halls, some of which are highly complex in nature, facilitates student staff meetings and community meetings, drafts follow‑up communications, and collaborates with campus partners.
Upholds the Code of Student Conduct and Residential Life policies and ensures accurate reporting of conduct violations.
Educates students about policies and safety/security protocols.
Supervises and trains student staff to ensure compliance with student conduct policies and standards.
May adjudicate student conduct cases and serve as a member of the University Hearing Board.
In a rotation, provides 24‑hour on‑call coverage and response for campus residential community, including during University break periods and holidays.
Provides excellent
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