Resident Director (up to 9 per voyage)
Voyage: 2014 Fall
General Responsibilities: Resident Directors (RDs) work with the Student Life team to ensure student success and to manage student crises. The goals for the student life team include:
-Promote programs and services that encourage the achievement of student learning and development outcomes
-Identify and find means to address individual, organizational, or environmental conditions that inhibit goal achievement
-Continuously improve programs and services in response to the changing needs of students and other constituents, and evolving institutional priorities
Specifically, the position:
-Is responsible for the general welfare of all students, and in particular, those students assigned to the RD's residential area ("sea")
-Encourages students to maximize their intellectual growth and personal development
-Is expected to positively influence, contribute to, and improve the quality of life of students through programming, community development activities, consistent enforcement of shipboard policies and procedures, and by forming appropriate relationships with each student in the RD's sea
-Serves on a rotating "first responder" on-call circuit for situations that need attention
-Manages a student worker assigned as a "community program assistant"
-Reports to the Dean of Student Life and is a member of the Student Life team
-Prior to departure, participates in regularly scheduled conference calls
Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of experience working with undergraduate students in residence life in a college or university
Master's degree in higher education and student affairs administration, or a related field
An understanding of how to promote student learning and academic success
The ability to create an environment where students feel free to ask questions and obtain assistance
Flexibility and a mindset of getting things done essential
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the capacity to relate effectively with Program constituents
Must be detail-oriented, with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a complex and dynamic environment
Ability to exercise good judgment on a range of issues
Ability to handle emergencies
Position Type: Staff Position
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