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Residence Hall Director

Manchester University
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Job Description

Position Overview:  

Reporting to the Director of Residential Life, a hall director performs a variety of support for individual students as well as for the Office of Residential Life as a whole. The hall director will provide this support through supervising residence hall(s) and resident assistants, serving on an on-call duty rotation, participating on various committees, and executing collateral projects. They will also serve as a success advisor.  

 

Essential job functions:  

  • Supervise and manage 1-2 residence halls and apartment building  
  • Daily supervision of 7-14 student Resident Assistants (RAs) 
  • Weekly and biweekly appointments including: 1-hour hall staff meeting, 1:1 meetings with each of the RAs on staff, Residential Life Staff Meeting, 1:1 meetings with the Director of Residential Life, and Student Life meetings  
  • Manage programming/hall budget 
  • Lead 2-4 campus wide events hosted by Residential Life 
  • Read and follow up with Starfish referrals 
  • Read and follow up with RA Programming and Intentional Conversations 
  • Participate in an on-call duty rotation 
  • Respond to emergencies while on call and in general, including evenings, weekends, and (occasional) holidays. 
  • Attend regular meetings with custodial, maintenance, conduct, and safety offices 
  • Meet with students to talk about roommate issues, complaints or concerns in the building, and other questions that may arise. 
  • Complete rounds in the building to touch base with residents and check condition of building 
  • Assist with the coordination of RA Training, RA Selection, Hall Opening, Hall Closing 
  • Assist with housing renewal and placements as requested 
  • Promote, participate, and represent the Office of Residential Life and Student Life at various events 
  • Complete daily office hours 
  • Supervise desk workers in residence halls 
  • Other duties as assigned 

  

Additional Duties Include:  

  • Serve as primary Success Advisor and provide holistic support (individual and group) to new, transfer, and continuing students from a variety of backgrounds to identify and address challenges/needs 
  • Participate in the restorative justice conduct process as a hearing officer 
  • Participate on University committees as requested 
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