Community Director

The Office of Residence Life is seeking a self-motivated and driven student affairs practitioner with a passion for student development and residential experience. The applicant for this position is live-on, residing in a residence hall apartment within the assigned building. Successful candidates will be able to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with the ability to prioritize student safety and development of life skills. This position includes occasional evening and weekend commitments and rotating on-call responsibilities.

For additional information regarding this position, please contact Charlene Kilpatrick, Director of Residence Life at ckilpatr@highpoint.edu

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree
• Experience in complex decision-making
• Experience in supporting students of concern
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and team building skills
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities
• Capability to remain calm and make decisions in emergency situations

Preferred

• Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, or relevant field

Essential Functions:

Supervision

• Selects, trains, and supervises Resident Assistants in assigned community
• Assists with the on-boarding and training of student staff
• Develops healthy one-on-one and teamwork dynamics to ensure proper oversight of residential community and residents
• Facilitates on-going team building and staff development opportunities through staff meetings
• Implements residential curriculum initiatives through management of student staff tasks

Community Development

• In conjunction with student staff, develops activities designed to develop connections between residents
• Coordinates the department’s response to roommate conflicts and other resident concern
• Ensures University social and housing regulations are understood and followed by students
• Determines and administers discipline and sanctions for minor judicial infractions through the University conduct process
• Advises Community Residential Student Council in conjunction with Senior RA
• Serves as an extension of the CARE team by providing support and serve as a resource for students of concern

Administrative and Facility Management

• Conducts walk-throughs of community to ensure any maintenance, housekeeping, safety problems are identified, reported, and resolved
• Conducts Health and Safety Inspections the Saturday before all long University breaks
• Manages openings and closings of assigned building around opening and closing of each term
• Coordinates the program budgets for the staff accounts
• Manages the occupancy and assignment procedures and records
• Ensures the proper management of keys
• Maintains accuracy of various software systems such as Maxient, StarRez, eRezLife, etc.
• Serves on two departmental committees

Crisis Response

• Participates in year-round duty rotation to provide support to the residential population and determines appropriate actions/resources needed as outlined in the duty manual
• Collaborates with on-call staff, Campus Enhancement, and Campus Security and Police for response to emergent situations
• Maintains awareness of campus and community resources

Additional Responsibilities

• Responsible for other responsibilities as directed by their supervisor and/or other Residence Life Leadership Team
• Attends all meetings and events as designated by the Assistant Vice President of Student Life, Senior Director of Housing and Residence Life, and/or Director of Residence Life