Community Director, UM Housing

The University of Montana invites applications for a Community Director for UM Housing. As the Community Director you will live on campus and manage all day-to-day activities related to student staff supervision, living learning programs, and work to develop cohesive, safe, inclusive, and positive communities. You will work within 1-2 Residence Halls or the Apartment Communities. You will work under the guidelines established in the University of Montana Student Conduct Code, University of Montana policies and procedures, and UM Housing policies and procedures. Final apartment or residence hall community placement will be decided depending on the skills and experience of the person hired.

As the Community Director you will supervise 4-15 student staff members; implement the Residential Curriculum; coordinate living/learning activities; and work collaboratively with the summer conference coordinator in the supervision of the summer staff.

Position duties include six main areas, but are not limited to:

1. Operational and administrative functions of daily residential community management
2. Residential Curriculum/Community Development
3. Community Standards including investigating and adjudicating lower level student conduct cases
4. Conflict/Crisis Management that includes an on-call duty rotation for the UM Housing community 365 days of the year and respond to situations as needed
5. Supervision of 4-15 paraprofessionals staff within assigned communities
6. Summer Operations including supervision of 4-25 paraprofessional staff and implementation of conferences within assigned communities

The University of Montana is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who would assist the University in demonstrating its five priorities for action : Place student success at the center of all we do; drive excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research; embody the principle of “mission first, people always"; partner with place; and proudly tell the UM story.

Position Details

• Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, Letter of Appointment and includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including Insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, partial tuition waiver, and wellness program.
• Salary for this position is $37,000 per year commensurate with qualifications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years student housing or similar experience and experience working with or leading students or teams in a college or similar setting.
  • Master’s degree in counseling, educational leadership, student affairs or related field, or previous full-time work in student housing or a similar field, may be substituted for one (1) year of experience or other requirements.

• Experience working with or leading students or teams in a college or similar setting
• Experience working with diverse communities and promoting inclusivity through work
• Ability to resolve conflict through mediation
• Possess a thorough ability to communicate with a wide variety of diverse people in a precise and professional manner, both orally, electronically and through written word
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive material in accordance with FERPA and the Clery Act
• Ability to critically think and resolve problems during emergency and crisis response
• Ability to maintain an organized workload requiring multi tasking, delegations, as needed, and the need to prioritize various responsibilities with little direct supervision
• Ability to coordinate work schedules with staff, students, faculty, guests and visitors to ensure that both customer and building needs are met
• Ability to live on campus in a department provided apartment in or near assigned residential area

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel Administration, Public Administration or Counseling and two (2) years progressive experience in residential education management position, including live in residence hall experience and student conduct adjudicatory experience.
• A strong knowledge of residential education and student personnel administration, student staff training and supervision, and diversity issues common within a residential education organization.
• Experience with maintaining a budget and ability to follow budget procedures.

About UM

The University of Montana is flagship, research institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 75,000, surrounded by mountains and three rivers converge. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere.

What’s Great About Working at UM?

• Walks on the Oval and a beautiful campus
• The state’s most-hiked trail five minutes from the Financial Aid Office
• Getting to interact with a diverse community
• Several on-campus dining facilities
• U-Dash (UM’s free transit system)
• Becoming part of a vibrant, dedicated community of Grizzlies that serves Montanan and the world

To learn more about the University of Montana, Missoula, and the State of Montana, please visit the links below.

• University of Montana
  • Video: Mission First, People Always
  • UM on YouTube
• City of Missoula
  • Video: There's This Place
  • Destination Missoula
  • Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Montana
  • Visit Montana

Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to Offer of Employment.
In accordance with University policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations.
ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference.
Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon request. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage applications from minorities, veterans, and women. Qualified candidates may request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law.
References *References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may be provided to the applicant.
Testing Individual hiring departments at UM may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions.

E mployment Eligibility. All New Employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at UM, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9).

How to Apply

Priority Application Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Applications received by this date will be guaranteed consideration. Application review will begin after date above and continue until the position is filled.

Please submit the following application materials via "New Resume/CV" button below.

*Please note: only five (5) attachments are allowed per application. Please combine documents accordingly.

• Letter of Interest – addressing the stated required skills for the position
• Detailed resume listing education and describing work experience
• Three (3) professional references - Names and contact information

Job Location Missoula, Montana, United States
Position Type Full-Time/Regular