Location: Buffalo,NY, USA
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Position Title Residence Hall Director Classification Title Residence Hall Director Department Res Life Admin Posting Number P230400 Posting Link Employer State Position Type Professional Appointment Term Term Salary Grade SL2
Posting Detail Information
Position Summary
Residential Life is accepting applications to fill a Residence Hall Director position.
As Residence Hall Director (RHD), you are responsible for the residential life functions in one or more residence halls, housing 500-600 students. Through supervision of a Graduate Assistant (Assistant Hall Director) and approximately 16-24 paraprofessional staff members, the RHD fosters a supportive and inclusive living environment that encourages students to develop their fullest potential. This position includes educational, supervisory, and administrative functions that promote student engagement, academic success, personal development, and a strong sense of community through the implementation of the UB residential curriculum. The RHD is supervised by an Assistant Director (AD) for Residential Life,
This is a 12-month, live-in position, beginning in July. Candidates who have developed skills in the following areas or an interest in developing skills in these areas, are encouraged to apply.
* Student and professional (graduate) staff supervision
* Programming
* Residential curriculum
* Crisis intervention
* Student conduct
* Maintenance and facilities management
* Housing operations/services
* Counseling, helping and conflict management
* Administrative time management
Residential Life, a unit within the Division of Student Life, serves to provide the best residential living experience for students at the University at Buffalo. We support the University's mission by providing inclusive residential communities, personal growth and learning, every day for everyone.
About Student Life
As a member of Student Life, you will join service professionals, all driven by one shared set of values designed to help ensure students' well-being, create a safe and supportive environment, and promote student success. In Student Life, growth is a shared passion. We aim for excellence, thinking big and going bold. We pursue our goals tenaciously while stewarding the student experience. We build communities and advance diversity in all forms. We encourage discovery and celebrate success.
Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages.
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree with one year of experience in college student supervision, student conduct, orientation, or student activities/engagement.
* Excellent administrative and communication skills are required.
* Based on the need to respond to crisis situations and serve on a duty rotation, travel within the campus, between campuses and off the campus is required. Candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to meet the transportation needs of the position.
Preferred Qualifications
* Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, College Student Development, Counseling, Education, or related field with one to three years of post-bachelor's degree experience in residence hall or apartment experience is preferred.
* Due to the transportation needs of the position, a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS is preferred.
Physical Demands Salary Range $50,261 Additional Salary Information Type Full-Time Campus As Assigned Posting Alerts Special Instructions Summary Additional Information
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) ###-#### or via email at ...@goer.ny.gov.
Is a background check required for this posting? Yes Background Check Notification For non-internal applicants: a selected candidate will have to complete and pass a background check prior to appointment.
Contact Information
Contact's Name Kerri Bigler Contact's Pronouns Contact's Title Administrative Assistant 1 Contact's Email ...@buffalo.edu Contact's Phone 716-###-####
Posting Dates
Posted 11/14/2023 Deadline for Internal Applicants 11/28/2023 Deadline for External Applicants Open Until Filled Date to be filled 07/18/2024
References
Number of References Required 3 Reference Cutoff Date Instructions to Applicant