Residence Life: Assistant Director & Staff Development Lead

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal plan included

Job summary

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's University Housing invites applications for the Assistant Director of Residence Life, a full-time, 12-month professional role. The position leads residential education, staff development, student support, and departmental initiatives.

The role is live-off and includes a meal plan while dining halls are open, with opportunities for professional development and leadership within the residence life team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, Counseling, Student Affairs, or related field.
• Three years or more as a full-time Hall Director, Community Coordinator, or Residence Life professional staff member.
• Experience with Living Learning Communities, RHA, NRHH, or similar student leadership organizations.
• Experience with student conduct administration.
• Experience leading staff recruitment and training.
• Knowledge of student development theory.
• Knowledge of occupancy management and residential operations.
• Experience with StarRez or similar housing software.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for residential education and residence life operations.
• Supervise, mentor, coach, and evaluate Hall Directors, Graduate Assistants, and staff.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with professional staff to support performance and professional growth.
• Lead or assist with recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and evaluation of professional, graduate, and student staff.
• Develop and facilitate staff development opportunities throughout the academic year.
• Support Residence Hall Association (RHA), National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), Area Councils, Living Learning Communities, and other student leadership initiatives.
• Collaborate with campus partners to promote student engagement, belonging, leadership development, and student success.
• Participate in the professional on-call rotation and respond to student emergencies and critical incidents.
• Mentor Hall Directors regarding student conduct, crisis response, documentation, and student support.
• Lead or serve on departmental committees and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Housing Officers, and campus partners to support departmental priorities.
• Support occupancy management, assignments, conferences, hiring, budgets, orientation, EMS, facilities, maintenance, key management, safety, security, and opening/closing operations.
• Represent University Housing during New Student Orientation and other outreach initiatives.
• Develop and revise departmental policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Coordinate multiple projects while maintaining strong customer service.
• Portfolio assignments and leadership opportunities may evolve based on departmental needs and individual strengths, providing opportunities to develop expertise aligned with professional goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership and mentoring

Crisis response

Education

Master's degree in Higher Education or related field

Tools

StarRez or housing software

Job description

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's University Housing invites applications for the Assistant Director of Residence Life, a full-time, 12-month professional role. The position leads residential education, staff development, student support, and departmental initiatives.

The role is live-off and includes a meal plan while dining halls are open, with opportunities for professional development and leadership within the residence life team.