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Title: Associate Director of Residence Life for Leadership and Staff Development

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Student Life

Department: Residence Life

Position Summary

The Associate Director oversees recruitment, selection, training, and development for the student and professional staff in the Residence Life department. This position also focuses on student leadership development with direct oversight for Residence Hall Association (RHA), National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), and the student staff seeking the Leadership Experiential Learning Requirement. The position also directly supervises neighborhood professional staff (Community Directors and Graduate Apprentices) in the department and provides secondary supervision, training, advisement, and direction for all professional staff in Residence Life.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.
Elon is proud to have been named to the list of Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs each of the past five years. For additional information about working with the Division of Student Life, visit: https://www.elon.edu/u/administration/student-life/about/work-with-us/

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Master's degree in Higher education, student personnel, or related field with minimum 3 years of experience with the following relevant work experience: Completed master's degree in higher education, student personnel, or related field and at least 3-5 years of progressive post-master's experience in residence life or a related functional area in higher education.

Preferred Education and Experience

Master's degree in Higher education, student personnel, or related field. Previous professional supervisory experience preferred.

Job Duties

• Recruitment Coordinate the recruitment, selection, training and evaluation of the residence life student and professional staff, including but not limited to: outreach, correspondence, orientation and onboarding processes (approximately 150 students, 5 Graduate students, 7 live-in professional staff, and 8 Program Assistants). Manage and process all Residence Life student staff payroll.
• Leadership Development Actively participate in national and regional associations by sharing campus innovations and model initiatives. Ensure that the department staff maintains an active role in relevant state, regional and national professional organizations and associations.  Identify leadership and collaboration opportunities for student mentors across the department and provide ongoing opportunities for professional development to students and professional staff. Serve as the lead adviser for Residence Hall Association (RHA), the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), the Neighborhood Association Programming Councils and other student related co-curricular and leadership experiences with the goal of advancing the leadership capacity of the students. Strengthen student leadership development opportunities within residence life and create a tiered leadership development model for student staff.
• Professional Development and Training Develop, execute and assess the year-round residence life training programs and leadership development for student and professional staff based on best practices, staff needs, and university and department goals. Assist with and provide professional development opportunities for staff and students at all levels of the department.
• Supervision Directly supervise 2-4 live-in professional staff and provide secondary supervision, mentorship and leadership to all professional staff through their collateral residential education assignments. Assist professional staff in supporting student staff growth, training, and leadership development.
• Departmental Leadership Manage a variety of surveys and reports and provide summary reports of assessment data. Assist the Director of Residence Life in the strategic planning of department goals and special projects. Provide departmental leadership in the absence of the director.
• Student Care, Response, and Follow-Up Serve as a member of a Student Life Care and Response Team, which includes serving in a rotational on-call emergency response role as Senior Administrator-on-Call staff. Support direct reports in their follow-up with ongoing student situations, including coverage for neighborhood issues when staff are away.
• Inclusive Community Building Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.
• Additional Responsibilities Support departmental strategic planning, goal setting, priority completion, evaluation and assessment, and data-driven decision making Provide departmental leadership in the absence of the director Support university events, including, but not limited to: Convocations, Commencement, Family Weekend, and events related to Admissions and/or New Student Orientation Serve as a member of a Student Life Care and Response Team, which includes either serving in a rotational on-call emergency response role or providing initial outreach and follow-up support for student concerns Serve on university, divisional, or departmental committees, task forces, and search committees Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Serve as a member of a Student Life Care and Response Team, which includes serving in a rotational on-call emergency response role