Area Director

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About the Position
The Area Directors at Lewis & Clark College lead and facilitate the staff, program development, and facility management of a College residential area. Area Directors are responsible to provide a safe living environment and maximize the living/learning experience for residential students, and will actively collaborate with and support Student Life departments. 1-2 openings to fill.

What You'll Do
Residential Student Outreach (25%)

• Cultivate positive relationships with residential students.
  
  
• Develop a strong knowledge base of the community and its needs.
  
  
• Provide support to struggling students including interpersonal conflict mediation and informal counseling.
  
  
• Communicate with appropriate parties to coordinate student support efforts.
  
  
• Staff Supervision & Training (25%)
  
  
• Supervise daily activities and evaluate the performance of student paraprofessional staff.
  
  
• Mentor and develop student staff members with an emphasis on leadership growth.
  
  
• Assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive training program for all student staff including August training, regular in-service, January training, and spring orientation/training.
  
  

Administration of Processes (20%)

• Administer housing process for assigned residential area.
  
  
• Assume responsibility for roommate placement, in-hall room changes, room reassignments, opening and closing procedures and occupancy reports for assigned residential area.
  
  
• Adjudicate student conduct cases and generate educational sanctions.
  
  
• Maintain prompt communication and accurate record keeping throughout the conduct process, primarily through the use of the Maxient database.
  
  
• Facilitate the administration of protocols and processes to address the needs of students of concern and to connect them with appropriate resources and support systems.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Campus Living
  
  

LLC Outcome Assessment (15%)

• Develop learning outcomes and employ pedagogical strategies reflective of a residential learning community.
  
  
• Monitor program delivery that supports departmental objectives.
  
  
• Develop and assess learning outcomes for applicable living-learning communities, working closely with appropriate faculty, staff, and students to ensure its success.
  
  

Emergency Response (15%)

• Participate in weekly on-call rotation for campus emergencies.
  
  
• Respond to emergency situations including after hours facilities issues, student medical/psychological emergencies, campus-wide issues such as fire and power, policy violations, and situations which require police presence.
  
  
• Manage crisis situations in accordance with Lewis & Clark policy.
  
  

Qualifications/Experiences

• Master's degree in Student Personnel/Affairs, Higher Education Administration or related field
  
  
• Basic computer skills (Email, Word Processing, FileMaker Pro, etc.).
  
  
• 1 year of professional experience that demonstrates a commitment to student and community development. (2 years graduate experience)
  
  
• 1 year of professional experiences that demonstrate an ability to develop and maintain professional and collaborative relationships with other staff and faculty. (2 years graduate experience)
  
  
• 1 year of professional experiences that express and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. (2 years graduate experience)
  
  
• 1 year of professional experiences that demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication, leadership, organization, and administrative skills. (2 years graduate experience)
  
  
• 1 year of professional experience in some combination of the following: educational programs, residential leadership, supervision, mediation, advising, or judicial affairs. (2 years graduate experience)
  
  
• 2 years of experiences that demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication, leadership, organization and administrative skills.
  
  
• Experience with a residential living community (preferably Student Life/Residence Life Experience i.e., Resident Assistant or Resident Director).
  
  
• Experience in crisis situations and crisis management.
  
  
• Ability to remain calm and collected under pressure.
  
  
• Diplomacy, counseling, mediation, and/or conflict resolution skills.
  
  
• Administrative skills sufficient to prepare weekly agendas, to-do lists, coordinate activities, and to perform program planning and schedule duty.
  
  

Related Experiences

• 1 year of experience with and a working knowledge of budgeting and budget procedures, counseling and mediation and human development.
  
  
• Supervision experience.
  
  
• Understanding or experience in an academic liberal arts community.
  
  
• Experience with student activities and event planning
  
  
• Experience working with faculty within the context of a learning community or similar program
  
  

Work Schedule

• Full-time
  
  
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
  
  

Pay Rate

• $41,568/annual
  
  
• Furnished 2 bedroom apartment
  
  
• Reserved Parking Spot valued at $800
  
  
• Academic Year meal plan valued at up to $6,348 depending on meal plan selection
  
  

Physical Requirements

• The job works primarily at a desk or is otherwise involved in activities requiring little lifting, climbing or working in tiring positions.
  
  
• Standing, sitting, walking, grasping/gripping, pinching/squeezing, reaching, push/pulling, repetitive hand movements (e.g., typing), seeing, talking, listening.
  
  

Priority Review Date: April 17th, 2023

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Background Check

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Eligibility to Work

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