Assistant Director of Residence Life

The University of Saint Mary is conveniently located a short 30 minutes' drive from Parkville, Shawnee, Basehor and Kansas City, Kansas. USM offer all full-time employees Medical, Dental, Vision, University Paid Basic Life & AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability along with a generous Tuition Remission for the employee, spouse and dependents under the age of 24 years old.

THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY:

The University of Saint Mary is a Roman Catholic, liberal arts university located in Leavenworth, Kansas, just 25 minutes away from Kansas City. For over 100 years, the University of Saint Mary has helped students find their way to meaningful lives and careers through an education that blends the liberal arts and a focus on critical thinking with the development of key professional skills. USM serves about 1,400 students at its main campus in Leavenworth, its satellite location in Overland Park, as well as online.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director of Residence Life is responsible for creating a dynamic, student-engaged on-campus experience and coordinates residential education, services, and student housing. This position collaborates with other Division staff, aligning student programs and services to create an intentional, holistic student experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for residence life operations, including fostering a positive community experience for residents.
• Implementing and enforcing residence hall policies and procedures.
• Responsible for housing of students, including housing applications, room assignments, room changes, roommate conflicts and mediations, and hall check-in and check-out.
• Organize and conduct health and wellness checks in the residence halls.
• Organize the Professional Staff on-call rotation schedule. Pro Staff is responsible for responding to incidents that occur on campus.
• Appropriately responds to emergency situations within the halls in a timely and effective manner.
• Works with admissions for new student registration and forecast housing requirements and to ensure all incoming students are prepared for move in.
• Conduct the selection, hiring, and training of resident assistants (RA), directly supervise and evaluate 8-10 resident assistants.
• Build positive relationships with students who live in the residence halls.
• Assist with the Student Conduct process.
• Conduct RA orientation and training at the beginning of each semester.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings and one-on-ones with RA's.
• Supervise and evaluate RA's on community development, programming selection and execution of events. Attends programs and conducts assessments of programs in order to determine effectiveness.
• Conducts regular inspections of the student housing facility and student units; identifies problem areas. Reports, tracks and follows up on Maintenance issues with appropriate with USM managers.
• Manages residential student mail
• Assists with executing campus events
• Assists with planning and executing new student orientation
• Others duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Affinity and support of University of Saint Mary mission.
• Bachelor's degree required in the field of education, business, student development, or related field; Master's degree preferred
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends, as needed
• Must maintain a primary residence in the Leavenworth/Lansing, KS area to meet the operational needs of the position, including after-hours and emergency response responsibilities. On-campus housing may be available as an alternative option.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and demonstrate good judgment and compassion
• Ability to interpret and implement University policies and operating practices, work with minimal direction, solve problems, work well in teams, and effectively manage frequent changes in work assignments
• Ability to think intentionally and strategically, be highly collaborative, with strong implementation and follow-up skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, colleagues and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated organizational ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work successfully with multiple demands, shifting priorities and a changing landscape

TO APPLY:

Submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for at least three current professional references.

Saint Mary is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Questions: email human resources at hr@stmary.edu