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JOB DUTIES

• Serves on the Residential Life Leadership Team with the Director of Residential Life and Assistant Director of Housing Operations.

• Leads the planning, execution, and assessment of departmental programs/initiatives/events in the First-Year Area, Sophomore College, and Upper Division Area. Works with the Director of Residential Life to ensure the connection of the residential education experience to the University strategic plan and Student Affairs learning outcomes.

• Supervises four Residential Life Coordinators. Directs, coordinates and evaluates employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all policies and applicable laws. Interviews, hires and trains employees; plans, assigns and directs work; creates work schedules and conducts performance appraisals, counsels and disciplines employees; and addresses complaints and resolves problems.

• Participates in the Residential Life director-level on call rotation, including break and holiday period. Provides leadership in crisis situations and ensures continuity of emergency protocols and procedures.

• Coordinates the Resident Assistant selection and training processes.

• Collaborates with Academic Affairs and other campus partners to develop and sustain living communities.

• Plans and executes annual departmental assessment initiatives; responsible for the department's Annual Assessment Report. Establishes the annual residential programming calendar and communicates it to key stakeholders.

• Serves as the primary liaison for educational programming collaborations with the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success, the Center for International Engagement and the Center for Student Success.

• Manages the residence hall programming budget.

• Manages all logistics regarding Residential Life involvement in New Tiger Orientation programs.

• Manages and maintains all departmental electronic media (departmental web pages, parent portal content, social media, etc.).

• Assists the Dean of Students office with the student conduct hearings upon request. Serves on divisional and University committees as relevant to the role (e.g. Clifton Strengths Team).

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Cooperates and collaborates with other employees in the spirit of teamwork and collegiality and interacts with confidence, patience and integrity to provide professional leadership during emergencies.

• Complies with all Trinity University policies and guidelines.

• Serves on various University committees, as needed.

• Performs other duties as required.

EDUCATION

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Preferred:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution.

EXPERIENCE

Required:

• At least two years of full-time live-in experience as a full-time member of a residential life staff on a college campus with a total of five years of full-time work experience in higher education.

• Experience developing, implementing, and assessing educational programs and/or residential curriculum.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Required:

• Student-centered.

• Advanced understanding of student learning and development.

• Advanced understanding of educational planning and assessment.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to work with minimum structure and guidance.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• Willing and able to take the initiative.

• Ability to facilitate multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.

• Ability to promptly make appropriate decisions in crisis situations.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of and commitment to issues of diversity and inclusion, social justice, civic engagement, and dialogue across differences.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
None

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
All jobs require a current Criminal Background Check (CBC). Working occasional evenings and weekends is required to support the duties of the role and large-scale operations processes like residence hall move-in and move-out.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervisor over a section of a department or group of employees.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS
4

NUMBER OF INDIRECT REPORTS
None

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Limited supervision. Operates independently.

INTERACTION
Works alone
Works with others
Students
Vendors

COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Google (Google Drive, Calendar, Email, Sheets,etc.)
Zoom
Canva
Piktochart
StarRez
Microsoft Excel

EQUIPMENT
Computer
Scanner
Printer

SECURITY SENSITIVE
Each member of the faculty, staff and student body is responsible for carrying out campus regulations, procedures and practices and shall comply with federal, state and local laws related to security matters while on the campus or in the course of representing or conducting University activities.

ATTENDANCE STANDARD
Maintaining and satisfying minimum attendance requirements are an essential requirement of this position, including working all full-
time regular hours as established by the supervisor in addition to any scheduled or emergency overtime.

INTERNAL CONTROLS

Applies to Supervisors (and above) and/or anyone with financial responsibilities. Within the scope of position duties, responsible for
seeing that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, reliable financial data is maintained, and applicable laws,
regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with.

DECISION MAKING
Work where procedures are of varied or diversified nature.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
Accountable for rendering counsel and advice regarding the development of the department budget.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Less than $250,000

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Some light physical responsibilities including touring residence halls, moving furniture, cleaning equipment and assisting with
summer conference participant check-out (collecting keys).
Bending
Carrying
Grasping
Handling
Hearing
Reacting
Reading
Talking
Walking
Writing

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
None

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
None