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Title: Community Director for East Neighborhood

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: M-F

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Student Life

Department: Residence Life

Position Summary

Position start date is January 2025

Responsibilities include overseeing the management of a residential neighborhood that houses 400-800 students; supervising a Program Assistant (administrative assistant), graduate apprentice, and residential student staff; maintaining daily student contact through shared meals, mentoring, facilitating programs and initiatives, and developing student leadership opportunities; co-chairing the neighborhood association with a live-in faculty member; collaborating with staff and faculty members in living learning communities; developing community programs; serving as a student conduct hearing officer; serving as a student care and outreach responder, including in an on-call capacity, and serving in leadership capacities for departmental efforts.

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

Completed master's degree in higher education, student personnel, or related field and 1-2 years of experience (including graduate assistantships/apprenticeships) in Residence Life or a related functional area in higher education strongly preferred.

Preferred Education and Experience

1-2 years of professional experience in Residence Life

Required Other Training, Certifications, or Licensing

Job Duties

• Administration and Supervision  Responsible for total administration of a residential neighborhood within one's area of supervision.   Maintain accurate operational records regarding occupancy, room changes, maintenance requests, damage billing, laundry repair, etc.   Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate undergraduate student staff, a full-time professional administrative staff member (Program Assistant) and a Master's of Higher Education (MHE) Graduate Assistant.   
• Living and Learning at Elon    Facilitating Community Development initiatives, as directed by Residence Life, such as developing the annual Neighborhood Plan, first six weeks, Well Connected Initiative, and ongoing residential programs.   Partner with live-in Faculty Director to co-chair the Neighborhood Association to enhance student engagement and success, and faculty/student interaction in the residential neighborhood.    Support the development and engagement of Living Learning Communities (LLCs) and maintain contact with faculty, Faculty-in-Residence, and students in the residential neighborhood.
• Student Care, Conduct, 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.  Serve as a student conduct hearing officer and support the divisional protocol regarding the student code of conduct.   Provide appropriate referrals for students regarding academic, social, and psychological concerns.  
• Residence Life Departmental Support  Promote, implement, assess, and provide leadership to the student staff for the departmental community development model and oversee residential neighborhood budget.   Manage assigned department projects/initiatives and support divisional and departmental goals.   Support departmental strategic planning, goal setting, priority completion, evaluation and assessment, and data-driven decision making 
• Additional Responsibilities  Create strong partnerships within the Student Life division and with other department's on-campus, including faculty, security/campus police, dining services, academic support services, Facilities Management, and administrative offices.  Support university events, including, but not limited to: Convocations, Commencement, Family Weekend, and events related to Admissions and/or New Student Orientation  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. Includes serving in a shared rotational on-call emergency response role (Monday-Friday, no weekends on-call) with 6-10 other staff.

Some flexible work hours, including night and weekend work to support student staff, programming, and college events will be required.