Ylvisaker Hall Director

1 month ago

Decorah, United States Luther College Full time
Description

The Hall Director is responsible for coordinating general housing operations, student staff supervision, conduct, on call responsibilities, and creating and maintaining a comprehensive living-learning program for students residing in Ylvisaker Hall. This position is a .83 FTE.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Recruiting, selecting, training, supervising, and evaluating undergraduate student staff.
  • Being visible and accessible to students.
  • Administering housing operations including check in, check out, room changes, facilities usage, occupancy, service center operations, and duty coverage.
  • Maintaining accurate housing records and files.
  • Coordinating student learning, community development, and personal development activities within the residence halls.
  • Assessing the residence hall environment to determine its impact on students.
  • Interpreting college policies and procedures to students.
  • Serving as a conduct officer; ensuring that the discipline process is fairly and efficiently administered.
  • Consulting with and advising students and small groups on issues affecting college students; making appropriate referrals to other offices.
  • Serving as the on-call contact for hall emergencies; weekend leaves (up to two per month) and overnight absences require prior approval from the Director of Residence Life.
  • Participating in residence life staff and student life staff meetings, staff development sessions, committees, and task forces.
  • Administering the hall program budget.
  • Assisting with the room draw process.
  • Assisting with other Residence Life Office and Student Life Office duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Two Assistant Hall Directors and 14 Resident Assistants
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and SKILLS:
  • Education: Master's degree in college student personnel, counseling, or higher education preferred; Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience: Previous residence life experience strongly preferred.
  • Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends of the college.
  • Other Requirements: An appreciation for the distinctive mission of residential, church-affiliated, liberal arts colleges; strong commitment to the educational potential of the residence halls; good verbal, written communications, and organizational skills; the ability to establish relationships with individual from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints; and a willingness to live and work in the residence halls and assume 24-hour on-call responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  • Physical Skills Required: Sedentary work: involves sitting most of the time, but may also involve frequent walking or standing
  • Includes exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or the ability to lift, carry, push or pull or otherwise move objects with a negligible amount of force.
  • Atmosphere/Environment: Pleasant, smoke free, air conditioned in summer and comfortably warm in winter.