Residence Director

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Job Title: Professional Services Specialist IV
Job Category: AFT
Post Date:
Close Date: N/A
Salary: $49,735.09- $57,192.50
For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.

Position Summary:

The Residential Education Department at The College of New Jersey invites applications for a Residence Director. This position is a twelve-month, full time position managing a residence area housing approximately up to 750 students within our cohort model residential education program. Residence Directors play an integral role in the development of the curriculum implemented in their area, including creating lesson plans and contributing towards assessment of the curriculum. This position is for a one year appointment with the potential for renewal. The Residence Director will directly supervise student paraprofessionals in providing excellent services, programs, and support to residents. The Residence Director will adjudicate student conduct cases up to removal from residence, takes part in campus wide crisis management duty rotation and serves on divisional committee(s) as assigned. Our Residence Directors function as direct liaisons to facilities and assignments staff, in addition to a ResEd student group such as RHA, NRHH, or Student Staff Advisory Board. Qualified candidates will need to balance high level administrative duties with supervision and student development. Additionally, as the College continues to manage during a pandemic, this individual may be responsible for navigating residential student moves to isolation and quarantine, manage room turnover of isolation and quarantine spaces and other related supports for residential students.

Main Responsibilities:

• Supervision and Staff Development-Directly supervise a staff of ten to twenty Community Advisors (student employees), two or three Student Managers (student employees), and indirectly supervise 20 Desk Assistants (student employees).
• Ensure that campus Affirmative Action procedures and goals are met in hiring, training, and evaluating staff.
• Develop, implement and facilitate on-going in-service training for hall staff with particular attention to community development, programming, and human relations issues.
• Community Development-Implement residence hall and area programs: working with staff to develop and fulfill programming objectives to ensure quality programming occurs in the areas of community development, appreciation of diversity, community service and life skills; hold staff accountable for all programming requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors' degree in student personnel administration or related field that supports the development of college students.
• Experiences with the student conduct process and residential education supervisory experience.
• Experience with crisis response

Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in order to perform the essential functions of the position. If the requested accommodation(s) cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, the applicant may not be eligible for the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in student personnel administration or related field that supports the development of college students combined with graduate level work experience in residence life.
• One - two years' experience with direct oversight of a residence hall, including supervisory skills, proven commitment to student development and diversity and the ability to be flexible and work within a changing and growing residential program.
• Experience utilizing technology to train and educate students.

Employer Qualifications:

• Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks.

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.

Application Instructions

Qualified candidates should apply online at: careers@tcnj.edu and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be considered until a viable candidate is selected.

SAME Applicants

If you are applying under the New Jersey "SAME" program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter), resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references by the closing date listed above to: same@tcnj.edu . For more information on the SAME program visit their website at: https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml , email: SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at: 833-691-0404.

In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment. Applicants must meet the requirements listed.