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Community Director  (1-2 positions)

Position Number:   08P186   

Department:    Residence Services

Full-time/Part-time Status:   100% FTE

Salary Minimum:   $ 23,862 /yr

Pay Grade: S01

Submit:  Resume

Apply to:   Joseph Berthiaume, Ph.D. Associate Director for Residence Life, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435

Closing Date:  March 12, 2008 for first consideration - open until filled

Education and Experience:   Bachelor's Degree along with residence life and leadership experience required.

Preferred:  Master's Degree

Working Conditions: This position requires non-traditional working hours. Evening and weekend hours, along with some holidays, are required to effectively complete the responsibilities associated with this position.

 Note:  This is a 12-month, live-in, full-time position with an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree.

Position Description:  

Direct supervision of 3-12 live-in paraprofessional Community Advisors. Participate in and assist with paraprofessional, graduate, and professional staff training and hiring. Supervise, train and evaluate office staff for the Community Office.

Manage/coordinate operation of community office. Execute and maintain all record keeping functions as outlined by the Office of Residence Services including but not limited to: student billing, assignment changes, financial transactions, conduct/discipline, fire, health and safety inspections, residence life reports, maintenance records, and postal services. Collaborate with others to ensure that the residential facilities are safe, secure, well maintained and are administratively supervised in a timely, effective an efficient manner.

Other operating responsibilities include: utilizing computer equipment including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft word, PowerPoint, e-mail, the Residential Management System (RMS) and other applications; approving, implementing and/or facilitating assignment changes and consolidation process as outlined by the Office of Residence Services; assisting with room selection lottery; developing and maintaining a strong working relationship with community custodial and maintenance staff; and assisting with facility management and enhancement projects.

Identify students with leadership ability and encourage their involvement in residential community organizations. Participate in leadership training and retreats as required. Attend weekly meetings while serving as the primary advisor to a residential student organization, primarily the Community Council. Monitor organizational funds. Serve in other advising capacities as requested.

Coordinate student development programming for area of responsibility. emphasis is on academic success, personal development, diversity/oppression reduction, creating a quality living environment, leadership development, and service to the community. Oversight of Community Advisor, and Community budgets. Serve as co-instructor for one academic course in University College (UVC 101), and/or Educational Leadership as requested.

Intervene in, mediate, and monitor roommate conflicts. Serve as a resource and provide personal counseling/advisement for residents and/or referral service as appropriate. Participate equally in the 24-hour campus wide primary on-duty rotation providing emergency response services. Serve as a conduct officer within the university judicial process.

Serve as the facilitator of assigned residence life committees/projects; serve as liaison to academic programs that collaborate with your community; interact with university colleagues and the Faculty-in-Residence; and assist with the development of quality student oriented living-learning communities.

SUMMER RESPONSIBILITIES

During summer months, the Community Director will be assigned summer employment responsibilities. Summer assignments may include, but are not limited to:

A. Summer Housing Community Director                                                                                                                                                                                 

B. Summer Conference Management

C. Summer Orientation Housing

D. Residence Services Central Office Responsibilities

E. Residence Services Special Projects

Maintain availability on all opening and closing weekends, as well as final exam weeks, for the fall, winter, spring & summer quarters and assist central office staff with coordination and implementation of the resident check-in and check-out processes. Enhance university public relations by representing the Office of Residence Services and WSU by interacting with and responding promptly to students, parents, and guests of the university.

Attend, participate in, and provide support to all training, in-services, staff retreats, departmental staff meetings, Residence Life meetings, and/or university committees as requested.

Other duties and Residence Life projects as assigned.