Title: 1404-NN_ADMINPRO - Residential Education Director
Business Title: Residential Education Director
Additional Titles:
Location: Washington State University
Employee Type: Admin. Professional (+) (Fixed Term)
Job Family: Administrative Professional - Not OT Eligible
Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
The Residential Education Director is a full-time, 10 month, live-in professional appointment overseeing the management of a residence hall of 145 - 600 students.
Depending on hall assignment, responsibilities include, but are not limited to: supervision of paraprofessional staff, administration of special programs (academic initiatives, theme hall programming, Honors programs, etc.), adjudicating student code of conduct and housing policy/contract violations, personal counseling, programming, budget development and management, community development, crisis management and conflict resolution, committee work, collateral assignments within the Division of Student Affairs, as well as, emergency on-call responsibilities.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree and two (2) academic years of relevant residence hall leadership, paraprofessional or group living experience and demonstrated experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. A Master's degree in College Student Personnel/Higher Education Administration/Counseling Psychology or a related field may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
Must be willing and able to keep regular hours and work some evenings and weekends.
Must be willing and able to live in the assigned residence hall and respond to after hours emergencies as needed. Due to the requirement to live on campus, this position is exempt from the Washington Minimum Wage Act in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 49.46.010(3)(j).
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to work with students and administrators in a broad range of situations and demonstrate a genuine concern/interest for the welfare of students.
Demonstrated communication skills, public relation skills, public speaking skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure and the ability to proactively meet deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure and the ability to proactively meet deadlines.
Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of student development and academic success.
Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student and staff population.
Experience with administrative functions of a residence hall, such as working with budgets and occupancy.
Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively with diverse internal and external constituencies.
Demonstrated commitment to and/or experience advocating for diversity.
Additional Information:
Area/College: Student Affairs Department Name: Housing and Residence Life City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164 Department Link: https://housing.wsu.edu/
Monthly Salary: $4,256.45 plus a $1,428.00 Room and Board perquisite.
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For more information regarding Administrative Professional (AP) Compensation at Washington State University (WSU), please visit the following website: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/classification-compensation/ap-compensation-structure/
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
This recruitment will be used to fill multiple positions.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Application Instructions: Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application: 1) resume and 2) cover letter. Applicants are required to include contact information for professional references within the application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
Please upload all documents in the 'Resume/CV' section of your application.
Required Documents:
Resume
Cover Letter
Time Type: Full time
Position Term: 10 Month
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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