Assistant Director Residence Life & Housing (SUA2)

Foster growth and student development within the residential community conducive to their academic goals and supportive of the academic mission of Pennsylvania West University.

• Provide leadership for maintaining a quiet, safe, and comfortable living environment through application of student development practices. • Provide leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the residential building’s educational and social programming. • Facilitate community meetings for students within the area and provide area programming within the halls assigned. • Conduct formal and informal assessments to determine the changing requests and interests of residents. • Assist with the assigned Living Learning Communities (LLC) within the residential area. • Collaborate with faculty and staff assigned to the LLC to provide intentional themed programming, support and opportunities.

Appropriately respond to student concerns and behaviors.

• Consistently enforce University policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and respond promptly to situations that need addressed. • Provide leadership for staff in responding to university policy violations and providing an educational response to reduce repeat violations. • Advise and educate students regarding University policies, procedures, rules, and regulations through individual judicial conferences, and referring students to the Dean of Students and Health and Wellness as appropriate. • Advise, confer, and offer appropriate referrals for students who exhibit academic and personal concerns. • Respond promptly to community and roommate concerns. • Assist with mediations and other forms of conflict resolution for residential students.

Provide supervision to Community Assistants and Graduate Assistants.

• Provide developmental supervision through weekly/biweekly 1:1 and staff meetings for Community Assistants and Graduate Assistants. • Provide direction for Community Assistants and Graduate Assistants in crisis intervention and conflict management. Assume back-up responsibility to assist with crises and emergencies. • Supervises Graduate Assistants to accomplish administrative duties associated with the day-to-day operations of the residence halls including, but not limited to, reports, room assignments, check-in/out procedures, occupancy records, key control and inventory, assessing charges for damages and/or lost keys and other administrative aspects associated with all operations. • Coordinates the scheduling of graduate and undergraduate personnel in the residence halls to ensure adequate coverage is maintained to address routine as well as potential special needs for hall coverage. • Provide leadership for staff to initiate, implement, and evaluate developmental and community building programs in support of the academic mission, and which are conducive to the development of connections between and among residents. • Provide individual development and support for staff through employee discipline and periodic performance reviews, both formal in informal. • Approve payroll for student staff. • Assist with the Community Assistant and Graduate Assistant hiring process. • Assist in the development of strategies to recruit and retain a diverse staff. • Assist with the Community Assistant and Graduate Assistant training at the beginning of the semesters and semester in-services. • Assist with the new CA/GA support training throughout the academic year. • Assist with programming assessment and monitoring of program evaluation forms. • Coordinate services and programs in support of university retention efforts.