| Job Summary: |
The Director of Residence Life is a staff member in the Division of Student Life (SL) and provides visionary leadership and administrative oversight to ORL by providing guidance, strategic direction, and support for the overall mission and goals of the residential program at Miami University. The Director operates within the strategic framework of the division of Student Life and partners closely with other SL departments. They also facilitate collaboration with campus partners, including faculty, in order to provide students with a safe and vibrant learning environment that supports the academic mission of Miami University.
The Director provides leadership and supervision of a diverse staff including 11 central and administrative staff members, nearly 40 live-in residence life professional and graduate student staff, and more than 250 student staff members. This individual has responsibility for a budget totaling over 6 million dollars and reports to the Associate Vice President/ Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life.
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| Duties/Physical Demands: |
•Provide effective, collaborative and progressive leadership in the development and communication of organizational vision and goals for an extensive residence life office that operates within the strategic framework of the division of Student Life. Lead strategic planning. Be responsive to changes in campus needs. Stay current with national trends and promote innovation in programs and services..
•Evaluate and manage staffing patterns for professional, graduate and student staff. Supervise, train and evaluate full-time professional staff members including direct supervision of Associate Directors and administrative support staff.
•Manage crises and serious incidents in collaboration with the Dean of Students Office, Campus Police, and others as needed.
•Provide vision for living learning communities, create opportunities for partnership, and communicate regularly with faculty members, academic departments, schools, and colleges to support effective living learning and other affinity communities.
•Manage departmental budgets and promote fiscal responsibility and accountability to ensure appropriate expenditures consistent with needs, goals, and priorities of the Office.
•Foster and direct diversity initiatives and efforts within the Office of Residence Life through demonstrating cultural competence in race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, ability, ideology, religion, and national origin and other areas of diversity.
•Provide leadership for Residence Life initiatives including: Resident Assistant recruitment, student leadership development, Resident Assistant training and development, second year programs, student academic support, and professional staff training and Development or other divisional initiatives.
•Teach departmental or divisional related courses, such as UNV 101 (as needed).
•Provide leadership and direction regarding incidents of misconduct in the halls. Support the department’s role in the adjudication process. Review incident reports and support in-hall staff in response and resolution.
•Serve as the liaison to other University offices; Work collaboratively with the division of Housing, Dining, Recreation, and Business Services, specifically, Campus Services and the Physical Facilities Department (PFD) to provide support to students and address occupancy, facilities, and planning initiatives; Interact regularly with the Office of Community Standards (OCS), the Dean of Students Office, Miami Police Department, and Student Counseling Services.
•Develop and coordinate evaluation and assessment strategies in an effort to encourage continuous improvement in the Office of Residence Life.
•Fulfill other general duties assigned by the Division of Student Life and/or Miami University.
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| EO/AA Statement/Clery Act: |
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