Resident Director
- Employer
- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Administrative Jobs
- Student Affairs, Residence Life
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Resident Director
Requisition Number:RE49356
Department Name:1B450:Residence Life
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Grade Level:42
Salary Range:$36,213-57,970/year
Type of Position:Staff
Position Time Status :Full-Time
Required Education:BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies::https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience:1 yr
Required License/Registration/Certification:None
Physical Requirements:Occasional lifting, pushing, and/or pulling of objects up to 50 lbs; occasional standing or walking with objects up to 10 lbs; sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time; occasional job-related travel.
Shift:Days, evenings, weekends and on call.
The Resident Director lives on-site in the residence hall.
The Resident Director at the University of Kentucky’s Office of
Residence Life is critical in our undergraduate housing communities’
day-to-day operations and strategic direction toward fostering
students’ well-being and success. The Resident Director will live full-
time on campus in a furnished apartment provided by the
university, allowing the position to encompass many responsibilities
to promote a supportive, welcoming, and dynamic residential
experience.
Key duties include:
- Utilizing our innovative residential curriculum, The Wildcat Way, to develop and implement academic, well-being, and social programming that aligns with our core values and mission, fostering a sense of belonging and community among residents.
- Supervise and mentor resident advisors and other residential staff to ensure they effectively support residential students.
- Administering residence hall operations, including front desk operations, maintenance requests, and housing assignments, to maintain a safe and welcoming environment.
- Serve on departmental task forces and committees and in an on-call rotation for your campus area.
- Serving as a primary liaison with key partners in the Dean of Students area and with Student Success staff regarding residential students’ needs.
- Manage crisis response and conflict resolution within the residential community, ensuring student concerns are addressed compassionately and efficiently.
This role is crucial for cultivating a vibrant living-learning
environment where every student feels acknowledged and
equipped to thrive. We seek candidates who are not only adept at
fostering community but also exemplify teamwork, Initiative, and
critical thinking. Ideal applicants approach their responsibilities with
a positive solutions-oriented mindset, ready to tackle challenges
and contribute to our collective success.
Student Success will, from the time of early college outreach to
graduation and beyond, support students in living a life of meaning
and purpose. From a student-centered framework, our practice will
be grounded in peer-reviewed literature, national best practices,
and data-informed decision-making. Collaborating with the campus
and community, Student Success will work through a holistic lens to
support a diverse community of learners in achieving success.Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:
Experience in higher education or working in a residential setting.
Evidence of administrative skills.
Good interpersonal skills and judgment.
Independence and professionalism.
Yes
Preferred Education/Experience:Master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
At least one year living and working in an on-campus residence hall setting.
03/24/2025
Our University Community:We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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