Community Director

Community Director

Job no: 531406

Work type: Officer of Administration

Location: Eugene, OR

Categories: Education, Social Science, Student Life/Services, Psychology, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Department: University Housing
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $42,000 - $45,300 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA03-Fiscal Year 2022-2023
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

Immediately; apply by March 23, 2023, to ensure full consideration; position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please include:
1. A current resume or CV, and
2. Names and contact information for three professional references.

Department Summary

Living on campus adds tremendous value for students and contributes to higher grades, staying and graduating from the University, and future success.

University Housing, a department within the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management, is committed to facilitating students' development as they build an inclusive community, establish a sense of home, and succeed academically. Our goal is to become the model of excellence for providing accessible, affordable, and student-centered living-learning experiences; the preferred choice for all UO students.

We value diversity and respect, integrity, equity and inclusion, learning and growth, responsibility and accountability, and safety and security. University Housing staff work hard to incorporate these values into daily work and practices to ensure an excellent UO experience.

University Housing units include Business Services, Dining Services, Facilities Services, Promotions & Student Recruitment, and Residence Life. University Housing is a $88 Million educational and business department that is a self-sustaining, self-liquidating agency of the University (receives no tuition or tax support for its operating budget).

Position Summary

The Community Director (CD) is an essential service, live-in Officer of Administration (OA) essential to administering the residential student experience. This provides Community Directors the unique opportunity to live and work on, or near campus, within department-provided housing to better work with and get to know the communities they serve, with the ultimate goal being to implement our department's residential curriculum, offer support to students, and serve within an on-call rotation.

CDs supervise Resident Assistants and provide their residents with opportunities for intrapersonal and community development through several strategies, many of which are detailed within our residential curriculum but are curated from the interests and needs of the community in concert with the proficiencies of the department staff.

The strategies included within the residential curriculum are centered on specific learning goals connected to the knowledge of personal identity and cultural competence, strategies for supporting health and wellness, responsibility to oneself and the community, and integration of academic learning into other realms of life. CDs are expected to contribute to student development and success through their interactions and advisement of students.

CDs must demonstrate the ability to integrate the knowledge of anti-deficit and social justice frameworks within every part of their job to ensure the equitable treatment of students living within University Housing. This is supported by the ability to develop inclusive and cohesive student leader teams who speak about issues of diversity and inclusion within the residence halls.

CDs exercise a significant amount of independent judgment and discretion. Due to the independent nature of the position, CDs must regularly use their discretion to interpret and implement policies and procedures while on-call and while existing within their communities. Situations regularly arise which require the ability to apply precedent to unique, nuanced situations. CDs work with other staff within SSEM to ensure that decisions are implemented with integrity and the highest standard of service to the residential community.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in student affairs, education, counseling, social work, or relevant field of study; OR
  
• Bachelor's degree plus one year of full-time experience within the field of student affairs, education, counseling, social work, or relevant field of study.
  
• One year of experience with direct supervision, advising, or direct student contact.
  
  Professional Competencies
  
  
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice.
  
• Demonstrated investment and engagement in self-education around identity, intersectionality, power, privilege, and oppression.
  
• Understanding of living-learning communities and/or academic residential programs.
  
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  
• Experience with designing or implementing assessments, evaluations, or research.
  
• Experience with ethical and equitable student conduct/residential conduct adjudication.
  
• Experience with emergency response, crisis management, or postvention follow-up.
  
• Experience facilitating and/or implementing a residential curriculum.
  
• Experience consulting, collaborating, or liaising with faculty or academic partners.
  
• Experience co-constructing or facilitating living-learning communities, academic residential programs, or co-curricular environments.
  
  FLSA Exempt: Yes
  
  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.
  
  University of Oregon students and employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For additional information see: https://hr.uoregon.edu/uo-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-employee-process.
  
  The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.
  
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  To apply, visit https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/531406/community-director
  
  
  
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