Job Title: Office of Residence Life - Graduate Resident Director

Department: Office of Residence Life

Supervisor: Community Director

Starting Rate of Pay: $1,000 monthly stipend

Length of Time: June - May

Department Description

High Point University is committed to creating a nurturing relationship with all residents. The Office of Residence Life strives to enhance both academic achievements as well as the personal growth and development of all university students. We want to facilitate the acquisition and development of life skills as well as servant leadership. Our responsibility is to help prepare students with the knowledge of how to live with their fullest potential in mind.

Job Description

The Graduate Resident Director works in the Office of Residence Life under the supervision and in collaboration with the Community Director. The role of the Graduate Resident Director is to assist with supervision and oversight of a residential community and provide administrative support to the Office of Residence Life.

Responsibilities:

Community Development

• Cultivate a positive and engaging living environment that enables students to build relationships and to foster a sense of belonging.

• Maintain high visibility and availability, including attending community events, and regularly walking the community and interacting with residents.

• Plan, organize and implement community development initiatives that meet needs of residents

• Assists residents in their adjustment to college and group living by serving as a resource/referral in the academic, social, and personal counseling of students, when possible, within the scope of the Office of Residence Life

• Manages building programming budget

• Actively supports student learning, student success, and personal development

Supervision

• Supervises, develops, trains, and evaluates student staff members

• Advises a staff of 8-14 student staff members in collaboration with a Community Director

• Conducts bi-weekly meetings with student staff to communicate upcoming events, discuss community

concerns, and facilitate professional development experiences related to Residence Life

• Conduct bi-weekly one-on-one meetings with staff members

• Ensures staff members are appropriately confronted and documented for behavioral issues,

performance issues, and concerns

Crisis Management and Student Conduct

• Review all incident reports for incidents that take place in the community with the Conduct management system.

• Support and enforce policies, adjudicate policy violations when necessary

• Maintain strict confidentiality of all student information in accordance with laws and

institutional/departmental protocol

• Directly respond to and assesses crisis situations, contacting necessary personnel

• Serve as an on-call staff member on a rotating basis

• Refer students to campus resources as necessary

Administration and Communication

• Coordinates tasks such as opening and closing, health and safety inspections, assists with scheduling as needed

• Conducts regular building walk-throughs and inspections to address facilities concerns

• Assume responsibility for the daily operation of a residence hall

• Prepare all required reports, records, and evaluations promptly and accurately

• Effectively communicate (written and verbal contact) with others within and outside the Office of Residence Life

• Displays professionalism and models appropriate behavior – includes mentoring and coaching of others

SUPERVISOR:

The Residence Hall Director reports to a Community Director within the Department of Residence Life.

Required Qualifications:

• Enrollment as a current HPU graduate student and in good standing at the time of application and throughout the recruitment and employment term.
• Maintenance of a minimum 3.0 semester and cumulative GPA at the time of application and throughout the recruitment and employment term. 
• Maintenance of good standing with HPU at the time of application and throughout the recruitment and employment period. Past violations of HPU Policy or the law may result in a candidate being removed from the selection process. 

Desired Skills:

• Experience working in customer service
• Strong Communication skills
• Strong administrative skills
• Thrives in a collaborative work environment
• Understanding of the residential experience and its role in the collegiate experience here at HPU
• Previous experience working in Residence Life or other functional area in Student Affairs

Position Benefit:

• $1,000 monthly stipend
• Provided 1-bedroom apartment
  • Fully furnished and all utilities included (internet, cable, electricity, water)
• Meal Plan: 19 meals a week while students are on campus (excludes parts of summers and some breaks)