Job Description

The Residence Hall Director (RHD) serves an important leadership role in facilitating student engagement, support and community development within a residential living environment. RHDs help ensure that all students have a safe, respectful and inclusive environment to live and learn. The RHD position is a full-time, live-in role that has primary operations for managing the daily operations of one or more of our residence halls on campus. Responsibilities include: supervising and training of undergraduate staff, implementing the Residential Programming Model, advising Residence Hall Association, and facilitating residence hall student conduct. In addition, RHDs facilitate residential students? personal, interpersonal and intellectual growth and development.

Position is limited to a five-year appointment period.

Responsibilities

• Effectively implement the Programming Model within the residence hall, creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment that supports student engagement, academic success, and health and wellbeing.

• Responsible for daily management of the residence hall community, assessing and identifying both individual and community needs and taking action to meet needs by providing ongoing education, making appropriate referrals and resolving conflict.

• Train, lead, select and evaluate undergraduate and graduate level student staff. Clearly communicate roles and expectations for meeting identified student engagement outcomes. Assess preparedness of Resident Advisors ( RAs) to administer responsibilities and provide ongoing support and training as needed.

• Advise Residence Hall Association and administer student leadership development initiatives and efforts. Build effective advising and mentoring relationships with students in the community. Be active and visible in support of student initiatives in the residence halls as well as within the Department of Residential Life and the Division of Student Affairs.

• Participate in the on-call duty schedule for the Residential Life Department, facilitating appropriate emergency response, addressing student crisis situations and serve as a student conduct hearing officer for low level policy violations/situations.

• Demonstrate administrative and fiscal responsibility for allocated resources and budgets.

• Additional duties as assigned by the Department of Residential Life leadership team, the Dean of Students or the Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Affairs to meet department, division and university needs.

This position is open until filled, with application review beginning on November 20, 2024.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree

• Two years of experience in a higher education setting, or other directly related experience

• Must have experience working with diverse groups and individuals

• Knowledge of and ability to apply student development theory

• Ability to demonstrate discreet judgment and confidentiality

• Leadership development skills and ability to practice and teach shared leadership

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to work within a team and motivate others

• Effective organization skills

• Computer proficiency in word processing, database management and utilization of social media platforms

• Must be able to live on-campus

Preferred Qualification 

• Master?s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration or related field

• Prior residence life live-in experience

Other Requirements

Ability to lift and move boxes and supplies up to 25 pounds.

Required Documents (Upload at Time of Application)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Three (3) professional references

• Unofficial transcript(s)

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Typically 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, some evenings may be required

About

The successful candidate will share St. Cloud State?s commitment to our mission, and in particular, the value we place in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as outlined in SCSU?s It?s Time strategic framework. Notably, we uphold the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion and engage in intentional actions to address systemic inequities throughout the university and surrounding environment. DEI values, practices, and strategies are embedded into the fabric of our institution and campus community, and they align with the priorities expressed in the Minnesota State system?s Equity 2030 initiative. SCSU expects all of its employees to help advance these practices and to contribute to the development of an anti-racist, inclusive community.

Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty (MSUAASF) which can be found at: https://www.msuaasf.org/

St. Cloud State University is committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor, we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply, including minorities, women, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities and veterans. St. Cloud State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or status as a U.S. veteran. The Title IX coordinator at St. Cloud State University is Chocoletta Simpson. For additional information, contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Access, (320) 308-5123, Admin. Services Bldg. Rm 121

About St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State prepares students for life, work and citizenship in the 21st century. In our rigorous academic programs, students apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Our 200 academic programs, 60 graduate degrees and education abroad choices on six continents emphasize hands-on learning through community engagement and close interaction with professors. Couple that with support from the Career Services Center and you have a clear path to a career. Our 100-acre campus is between downtown St. Cloud and the Beaver Islands, a group of more than 30 islands that form a natural maze for a two-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.

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