Director of Residential Life

Phillips Academy; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips Academy in Andover, MA seeks a Director of Residential Life to lead its residential program. The role reports to the Dean of Students and oversees a team of about twenty-eight dorm heads, focusing on consistent policies and professional development for dorm staff.

The position is 12-month housed, with annual salary between $120,000 and $125,000, and requires collaboration with Grade Deans and the Dean of Students Office to uphold the school's housing standards and student well-being.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Phillips Academy's residential life program.
• Supervise ~28 dorm heads and coordinate regular meetings to establish consistent policies.

Job description

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Director of Residential Life

Head of School's Office Regular Full-Time ADFAC Andover, MA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1616

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $125,000.00 Annually

Phillips Academy seeks a Director of Residential Life to lead its residential program. Phillips Academy is a vibrant learning community of over 1100 students from around the United States and the world with outstanding academic, co-curricular and residential life programming. The Director of Residential Life will report to the Dean of Students and will have primary responsibility for the adult side of residential life, which includes supporting house counselors, building consistency across dorm teams, ensuring accountability for residential practice, and developing professional standards for house counseling at Phillips Academy. The Director of Residential Life will lead and oversee a team of approximately twenty-eight dorm heads and convene regular meetings of this group to establish consistent policies and practices. Additionally, this role will support Grade Deans and work with the Dean of Students Office to revise and disseminate updated House Counseling policies and define effective professional development for adults working in residential life. This is a 12-month housed position.

Review of applications will begin immediately.

The Phillips Academy community is defined by our motto, non sibi, which means “not for self.” With this guiding principle, students engage in outstanding academic, student life and co-curricular programs. The Phillips Academy Constitution charges the faculty to teach “youth from every quarter” to aspire equally to knowledge and goodness. The ideal candidate supports this commitment. In your cover letter, please address directly your experience and interest in working in such a school community.

Phillips Academy is committed to equal employment opportunity and solicits applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability (with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI and fingerprinting background checks as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.