Residential Life Director (Live-In)

Saint Mary's University; Winona (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-campus housing

Meal plan provided

Job summary

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, MN invites applications for a Residence Hall Director. This full-time, live-in role manages multiple halls housing 150–250 students, guiding a 5–9 RA team and coordinating wellness and programming across the residential community.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree, driving record clearance, and willingness to live and dine on campus. Compensation includes a salary around $36,600 with benefits and a comprehensive on-campus living experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Prior residence life or student affairs experience preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and pass a criminal background check.
• May consider other acceptable equivalent combinations of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a residence area consisting of 2-3 residence halls and approximately 150 to 250 student residents.
• Supervise and mentor a team of 5-9 resident assistants.
• Manage the vibrant residential community within the residence halls that addresses the academic, spiritual, social, and physical needs of the residents.
• Collaborate with other departments to promote departmental programs and services that respond to ongoing student needs and interests.
• Collaborate with other departments to address the overall wellness of the students.
• Coordinate routine duty night coverage for the hall and area.
• Oversee general facility management and maintenance of area, including maintenance requests and cleanliness within the halls.
• Share in the student experience by taking meals in the student dining hall during the academic year. Meal plan is provided.
• Participate in on-call rotation with other residence hall directors.
• Assist in the recruitment, selection, and orientation of resident assistants, junior resident assistants and professional staff.
• Address student issues arising from student conduct, counseling, and crisis-related concerns for the hall or area, investigating student conduct incidents and writing required reports.
• Understand and train others on all residence life / judicial affairs software (i.e., eRezLife and Maxient).
• Perform other administrative duties and assignments as designated by the dean of students or the vice president of student development, to include departmental, divisional, and university meetings and training programs, required residence life meetings, judicial affairs, early alerts, professional development, programming, U.S. Census, and housing.
• Position requires living and dining on campus.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Policy enforcement

Communication

Crisis management

Team-oriented

Lasallian mission

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eRezLife

Maxient

Job description

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, MN invites applications for a Residence Hall Director. This full-time, live-in role manages multiple halls housing 150–250 students, guiding a 5–9 RA team and coordinating wellness and programming across the residential community.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree, driving record clearance, and willingness to live and dine on campus. Compensation includes a salary around $36,600 with benefits and a comprehensive on-campus living experience.