Title Assistant Director Residence Life
Application Review Date: 02232026 Campus Location: Radford City - Main Campus
Work Authorization: Radford University employs individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Applicants requiring new H-1B visa sponsorship will not be considered.
Job Description:
The Assistant Director for Residence Life reports directly to the Associate Director for Residence Life with a primary focus on facilitating an engaging residential experience that is highly relational, fosters curiosity and learning, centers well-being, and supports students successfully finding their way.
The Assistant Director for Residence Life supports the residential experience by providing direct supervision and leadership to up to six (6) live-in Resident Directors (RDs) and management of a residential area that houses up to 1500 students. The Assistant Director provides leadership, planning, implementation, and assessment for various departments, essential administrative functions including but is not limited to:
• Student staff recruitment • Student leadership development • Student staff trainings • Collaborative development and implementation of the residential experience model • Department engagement events • Housing operation processes
This is a full-time, twelve-month live-in position that includes a furnished on-campus residence, including utilities, and a partial meal plan. This position serves on the administrator on-call duty rotation, which serves as a crisis response and reporting function for the entire campus. Evening and weekend availability may be required.
Required Qualifications:
• An advanced degree in Student Affairs, Education, or a related field, or a Bachelors degree with experience working in college or university housing, training, and experience in a related field equating to an advanced degree. • Demonstrated background and knowledge of working with college students in a residential setting. • Demonstrated experience with staff supervision, training, development, and evaluation. • Familiarity with university housing and/or residential life operations, student development, and/or student support services. • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of student conduct adjudicating. • Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as work with peers as a member of a leadership team. • Demonstrated ability to exercise professional discretion and judgment with confidential information and materials. • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of audiences, including students, families, guardians, the public, and colleagues. • Record of and commitment to creating supportive environments that foster student success and retention.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience planning, implementing, and assessing large-scale processes. • Experience with the creation and administration of residential engagement experience models. • Experience supervising professional staff. • Previous experience in a live-on position at a college or university. • Experience serving in an administrative/crisis on-call rotation.
Employment Conditions:
Live-in position that includes a furnished on-campus residence, including utilities, and a partial meal plan. This position serves on the administrator on-call duty rotation, which serves as a crisis response and reporting function for the entire campus. Evening and weekend availability may be required.
Is this position Grant Funded: No Is this position restricted: No Is this position eligible for telework: No Hours Per Week: 40 Months per Year: 12 Statement of Economic Interest Required: No FLSA Status: Exempt Work Classification: Administrative & Professional Faculty Normal Work Schedule: M-F 8:00-5:00 with some evenings and weekends Employee Classification: Professional - Lecturer Department: Housing & Residential Life Department Contact Name: Stephanie Hovsepian Department Contact Phone: 540-831-5355 Department Contact Email: hovsepian@radford.edu
Equal Opportunity Statement: Radford University does not discriminate with regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, religion, or political affiliation in the administration of its educational programs, activities, admission, or employment practices.
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