Position Title:Director of Residential & Student Life - Ancilla College of Marian University (Donaldson, IN)
Job Description:Working closely with the Dean of Student Success and Engagement, the Director of Residential and Commuter Life promotes Marian University’s Catholic Franciscan mission and identity by developing intentional, measurable strategies to engage and support the academic and social integration of all students, providing vision, leadership, and strategic direction for a strong residential living learning community in concert with the vision, mission, and values of Ancilla College of Marian University. The director also provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for the support of commuter students. The director develops initiatives and measures program effectiveness, related to: residential and commuter student engagement and success in the community and in the classroom; integration of Catholic Franciscan foundation; student leadership and character development; organizational effectiveness; residential marketing; growth in residential population/occupancy management, facility management; business operations; and emergency preparedness/response.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Values, honoring the legacy of the founding congregation, promoting unity in diversity, and integrating the Catholic Franciscan intellectual traditions in courses, programs, and services.Serve as an engaged member of the Student Success and Engagement Team of ACMU and an engaged partner with team and position partners of Marian University Indianapolis.
Articulate the vision, strategic plan, goals and intended outcomes and to ensure that they are clearly stated and measured.Create collaborative initiatives with partners across campus to actualize university and department goals.Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this department, including current and future direction, occupancy management, billing, organizational effectiveness, quality of living and learning environment, policy and process development, and ongoing evaluation and improvement.Establish and execute an exceptional marketing plan that results in achieving growth in new and returning students in the residential student community. Develop and implement all housing policies in concert with the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities as well as managing adjudication of all infractions within all housing facilities. Ensure the security and safety of students; responsible for crisis and risk management.Hire, train, develop, supervise and evaluate Resident Assistants.Supervise and train Resident DirectorsPrepare and monitor the housing budget and oversight for all housing facility area budgets, within budget guidelines.Manage and sustain all housing facilities overall.Schedule RD partners and participate in an on-call duty rotation for all campus housing units.Other duties as assignedRequired Qualifications:
Qualifications:To be qualified for this position the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree, with preference given to candidates with a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, College Student Personnel or related field. At least two years of progressively responsible experience in university housing/residence life required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working with two-year college students.Strong oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, project development, and staff management experience, and the ability to work with diverse populations also required.Administrative and marketing experience preferred.Must have experience with student information systems as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to collect, interpret, and report data relevant to program development, facility use, and attainment of outcomes.Ability to respond to inquiries. Ability to effectively present information to members of the university and business community.Must have an understanding of current compliance issues impacting higher education. The position requires adherence to Marian University, state and federal guidelines with fire and safety, ADA, FLSA, OSHA standards, building and personnel regulations. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications require a cover letter, a current resume, responses to the supplemental mission questions, and contact information for three professional references. Ancilla College of Marian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Preferred Qualifications:Please Review Marian University’s Mission & Identity Statement before responding to the supplementary questions on your application:
https://www.marian.edu/faith
Posting Number:P025S
Number of Vacancies:1
Open Until Filled:Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:Please Review Marian University’s Mission & Identity Statement before responding to the supplementary questions on your application:
https://www.marian.edu/faith
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