Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing

About Worcester State University:

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about .


Job Description:

OFFICIAL TITLE: Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Associate Director of Residence Life and Housing
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Supervises student staff.

General Statement of Duties: The Assistant Director will coordinate the assignment, billing and reporting of all on-campus residential housing. This position will be responsible for the housing of summer conference attendees and will supervise the staff who support these programs. This person will manage the damage billing process and will oversee the key inventory and software for card access locks.

Responsibilities:

(E) = Essential

1. (E) Prepares occupancy reports and maintains historical data.
2. (E) Coordinates damage billing process, inventory and assessment procedures.
3. (E) Coordinates the Summer Conference Program.
4. (E) Maintains updated meal plan assignments, changes and billing.
5. (E) Coordinates room assignments, room changes and room selection processes.
6. (E) Coordinates break housing & billing.
7. (E) Coordinates the emotional support animal housing process.
8. (E) Maintains key inventory; coordinates lock change and all associated paperwork.
9. (E) Oversees the Basis software program to control the electronic locks within the residence halls.
10. (E) Manages Maxient and Adirondack Housing Director software for Residence Life.
11. (E) Prepares #wooweekly newsletter that is distributed to all resident students.
12. (E) Serves on multiple campus wide committees, including but not limited to Data Quality, Enrollment Management and Housing Accommodations.
13. (E) Serves as the chair for the Housing Appeals Committee.
14. (E) Serve as a Judicial Hearing Officer.
15. (E) Participates in the Residence Life professional staff on call rotation.
16. (E) Responsible for contributing to the WSU Strategic Plan.
17. (E) Responsible for contributing to Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action objectives.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated previous supervisory and administrative experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with residence hall operations.
• Ability to deal effectively with conflicts and crises.
• Demonstrated awareness/sensitivity toward issues pertaining to Affirmative Action and non-discrimination.
• Ability to successfully pass a thorough background and CORI check.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time, benefited, exempt, professional APA position. The firm starting annual salary range for this position is $60,000- $65,000, commensurate with relevant professional experience and education.

It is the policy of Worcester State University that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they begin employment. Proof of the COVID-19 vaccine is required of all individuals hired by WSU, to be verified after an offer of employment has been made, and as part of the background check process. Prospective employees may submit a request for exemption based on a religious and/or medical basis, to Human Resources, after an offer of employment has been made.

Worcester State University offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• a choice of 9 different pre-taxed, health insurance plan options
• a choice of pension or 401(a), and supplemental plan retirement options
• life insurance up to 8x the annual salary
• long-term disability coverage
• dental insurance
• 20 vacation days accrued per year
• 15 sick days accrued per year
• 5 personal days per year
• paid holidays
• tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children
• and more...

We are an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


Application Instructions:

Applicants must apply online and may do so by visiting www.worcester.edu/careers, and submitting a cover letter, resume, and the contact information of three professional references.

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URL: www.worcester.edu