Director - Office of Residential LifeThe Director of the Office of Residential Life provides a unified vision and execution of the residential student experience at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU). This essential position coordinates the vast reach of experiences of student belonging and success, as well as a safe campus environment for all living and interacting in these spaces. This is a full time, on-campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off, and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.
Responsibilities:
Oversee daily and yearly cycles of the residential life program; develop, promote and assess a residential, co-curricular programming model that accentuates and compliments classroom learning; provide experiences for social and academic belonging in residential spaces via the 55 student employees across the 15 residence halls and apartments; communicate success and challenges of residential program to students, prospective students, families and other stakeholders; execute building opening and closing procedures; assist with new student orientation, including pre-orientation, international student orientation and transfer student orientation Coordinate and complete all housing operations for 1400 bed capacity, 15 building system; ensure timely execution of housing selection and roommate assignment process; communicate with campus partners; complete occupancy management exercises, forecasting upcoming academic terms; provide leadership for any residential building upgrades, renovations, or new construction; communicate with Physical Plant, Campus Safety and other necessary campus partners regarding ongoing safety, maintenance and emergency issues Supervision and human resources for 5 professional and 65 student workers; hire, train, supervise and evaluate professional staff members; oversee development and execution of all housing student worker training, covering topics such as residential curriculum, emergency response, helping skills, policy violations and building operations Collaborate with campus partners to ensure student success; consult with offices such as Student Accessibility Services and Dean of Students to identify and remove barriers to student completion; serve on Student Success Team, university Retention Task Force, and other relevant committees to connect the lived student experience to other aspects of campus academic and co-curricular life; maintain case manager notes in Guardian; facilitate university partnerships between students and university or community partners; partner with McLean County Department of Health; infuse the residential curriculum into other signature programs, such as Pathways, to ensure efficiencies Prepare for and respond to campus-wide emergency needs involving students and professionals; serve as member of the University Emergency Response Team; provide leadership on residential campus needs related to public health and other local, state and federal issues; serve in On-Call duty rotation; assist as needed with investigations related to conduct, as well as Title IX violations
Requirements:
Master's degree required in preferred fields of study including Higher Education Administration, Student Development or Counseling; Bachelor's degree and eight years directly related experience may substitute for Master'sMinimum of five years' progressive experience within higher education student housing and student affairs Knowledge of student development theories, occupancy management, legal concepts and laws related to student housing Occasional evening/weekend work required Participates in Student Affairs On-Call rotation; must live within 30 miles of campus for emergency response$57k-$62k, based on experience
