Residence Life Director - On-Campus Housing Leader

Wayne State University; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apartment on campus

Meal plan

Job summary

Wayne State University seeks a Community Director for Housing & Residential Life on its Detroit campus. The role leads student development in a 365–900 resident community and reports to the Housing & Residential Life Manager.

Responsibilities include supervision of staff, enforcing standards, coordinating administrative tasks, and crisis response. This is a 3-year limited term position with on-campus housing and meal plan.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in student development, student personnel, and/or related field or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Be regularly available and visible to residents and staff, facilitate community development aligned with HRL curriculum.
• Supervise and provide leadership development for 8–14 resident advisor staff.
• Communicate essential information to residential students and guests; enforce university policies.
• Partner with AAC on front desk functions and administrative tasks to ensure smooth operations.
• Participate in on-call crisis response rotation.

Skills

Student Development

Organizational Leadership

Supervisory Skills

Project Management Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Learning Agility

Education

Master's degree in student development or related field

Job description

Wayne State University seeks a Community Director for Housing & Residential Life on its Detroit campus. The role leads student development in a 365–900 resident community and reports to the Housing & Residential Life Manager.

Responsibilities include supervision of staff, enforcing standards, coordinating administrative tasks, and crisis response. This is a 3-year limited term position with on-campus housing and meal plan.