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Suffolk University Residence Director in Boston, Massachusetts
Residence Director
Staff Exempt Boston, Massachusetts
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Description
The Residence Director (RD) is a 12 month, full-time, preference for master's level, professional staff member in the Department of Residence Life & Housing and has direct responsibility for student development functions and the effective administration of a residential community housing a diverse population of 330-500 students and staffed by 8-12 paraprofessional staff.
Principal Responsibilities:
Supervise and establish performance goals for Resident Assistants and Graduate Residence Director staff in the residence halls.
Establish positive relationships with students through informal interactions, programs, counseling, and/or referrals for students as related to academic, social, and personal matters.
Enforce university policies within the residence hall. Serve as a primary hearing officer for judicial matters within the residence hall.
Serve as a resource person for students. Be knowledgeable of residence hall, academic, and university policies, procedures, and resources
Coordinate room reservations for common areas within residence hall.
Be accountable for key maintenance. Request lock changes if residents lose keys and charges to accounts.
To maintain student files in each office and make sure each resident has a mailbox
Hiring Student Workers, filling out the appropriate authorization forms, devising a work schedule based on the office needs and students’ awards, submitting timesheets on a bi-weekly schedule as according to the Payroll schedule, holding a training meeting once per semester, and hold workers accountable for their schedule and work performance.
Hold regular, posted office hours and be available for interaction with students.
Hold weekly building staff meetings. Attend departmental and divisional staff meetings.
Conduct weekly walk-throughs of building to ensure maintenance up-keep in addition to the monthly health & safety inspections.
Prepare building for openings and closings, including academic breaks. Maintain room inventories and other building-related paperwork. Monitor damage and provide billing information to the Operations Coordinator. Assess damage and compile work list at the end of each semester. Walk-though the building weekly to assess damages, lounge set-ups, usage, etc. Walk through buildings weekly in the summer to assess progress (of work list) and readiness for incoming conference groups.
Maintain cooperative work relationship with offices on campus, including but not limited to Suffolk University Police Department; Bursar; Facilities; Dining; Counseling, Health, and Wellness office; Office of Diversity Services; Student Leadership and Involvement; Orientation and New Student Programs; and the Dean of Students Office.
Oversee development of monthly building newsletter and programming calendar
Maintain up-to-date budget records and timely submission of budget-related paperwork.
Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, genetic information, or status as a veteran in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs, activities, or employment. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, the University is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff that reflect the broad range of human experience who contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus, and who are committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from groups historically marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color, gender, religious creed, disability, national origin, veteran status or LGBTQ status. Suffolk University is especially interested in candidates who, through their training, service and experience, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the University community.