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Residence Hall Director
Madison, SD
Dakota State University seeks a dynamic, energetic, and ambitious individual to serve as a full-time, 12-month, live-in Residence Hall Director for the department of Residence Life. The position will oversee multiple residence halls and/or off campus housing locations and supervise Residence Assistants in those communities.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Build a sense of community and ownership amongst residents.
- Advise hall councils and assist in the development of self-governance and community participation.
- Address common community issues in a timely manner.
- Provide training and guidance to assist in the development of programming goals to staff, students, and student groups.
- Assess student staff programming efforts and offer suggestions.
- Mediate conflicts between students or staff, as necessary.
- Pro-actively seek out and meet with at risk students and refer to other professional services, if necessary.
- Adjudicate assigned conduct cases of residential students following processes set by the student code of conduct.
- Educate students and staff about policies and conduct process.
- Serve on the on-call duty rotation
- Hire, train, supervise, and develop student resident assistant staff.
- Execute crisis intervention (when applicable).
Requirements:
- Significant evening and weekend availability is essential in this position.
- A bachelor’s degree is required.
- A valid driver’s license.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Development, or related field is preferred.
- Prior experience in the field of residence life is preferred but not required.
Benefits:
- Flexible benefits package – health, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, hospital indemnity insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, health reimbursement account.
- South Dakota Retirement System. Employees receive 6% fully matched contributions from SDRS and are vested after three years of service.
- Paid time off – full time 12-month employees earn 15 days per year of annual leave and 14 days of sick leave per year. In addition, employees receive 11 federal paid holidays.
- Reduced tuition for education.
- Professional liability coverage
- Paid family leave
How to Apply:
DSU accepts applications through an on-line employment site. To apply, visit https://yourfuture.sdbor.edu. Please submit a cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a list of at least three references.
Applications will begin to be reviewed immediately and continue until the position is filled.