Assistant Director of Residential Education

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Job Description: Embry-Riddle is now hiring an Assistant Director of Residential Education in the Department of Housing and Residence Life at the Daytona Beach campus. This position requires the Assistant Director of Residential Education. The staff members will be provided with a university apartment.

Responsibilities include the following:

Staff Supervision and Development

• Supervise Residence Life Coordinators
• Facilitating weekly one on one meetings, bi-weekly staff meetings, and training
• Provide guidance and leadership to full-time staff on individual and team issues
• Provide corrective feedback and written accountability for staffing concerns and employment policy violations
• Manages the RLC on call schedule and communicates the schedule

Residential Curriculum Implementation

• Responsible for the creation, implementation, development and assessment of educational priorities
• Serves as the primary author of all residential curriculum facilitation guides
• Design and create the outline for RA and resident student interactions
• Assigns activity and program responsibilities to appropriate team members
• Maintains high visibility in the residence halls by completing monthly area/facility tours

Student Development and Training

• Development, coordination, and implementation of student staff training
• Developing learning outcomes and objectives for each training session
• Communicate training expectations and schedules to resident assistant staff
• Design and execute ongoing training opportunities throughout the academic year
• Assess individual training sessions

Administrative

• Communicate and respond to parent/guardian concerns and questions
• Attend weekly and bi-weekly staff meetings
• Responsible for communicating on-going room changes to department staff as well as students involved in the residence halls

Crisis Response and Management

• Participate in the department on-call crisis response and management rotation
• Serve as Essential Personnel for any severe weather situations that will impact campus

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in student development, Higher Education, or related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related work experience in student support (housing or residence life)
• Experience designing and implementing training presentations and on-going development plans

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with residential curriculum or community development models
• Experience with software for residential/community engagement
• Experience supervising professional and student staff