Assistant Director of Residence Life

Position Overview  

The Assistant Director is a senior member of the Residence Life team and works closely

with department staff, students, and campus partners to cultivate a residential

environment that promotes student learning and safety while building community and

advancing departmental initiatives through programming and student development

projects.
 

The Assistant Director is responsible for a variety of Residence Life functions including:

student leadership management, staff training & selection, and conflict resolution

support. This role is also involved in student conduct adjudication, building

management, and ongoing StarRez maintenance, which is an expectation of all members

of the Residence Life team. The AD must demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity,

equity and inclusion. This is a full-time, live-on position.

Live-In Benefits:

• Furnished Apartment
• Utilities
• Faculty In Residence Parking Permit
• Meal Plan
• Flex Dollars
• Laundry
• Gym Membership (on campus)
• Pets Welcome
   

Responsibilities 

Housing & Residence Life

• Provide leadership for professional Community Directors (CDs) and student staff
• including staff selection, training, and regular building operations.
• Work with building staff to ensure successful building opening, closing, and
• space management.
• Serve in the professional staff on-call rotation and as a stand-in for the administrator on call when necessary.
• Responsible for emergency response safeguarding residents, employees, facilities, and assets in the event of emergencies or disasters.
• Provide a high level of both in-hall and on-campus visibility and availability.
• Participate as an active and supportive member of Housing & Residence Life.
   

Wellbeing & Engagement

• Coordinate student leadership efforts including program development, event management, and management of the Residence Hall Association

• Work with building staff and students to support successful conflict resolution and promote interpersonal growth.

• Work to ensure follow-up and responsibilities as it relates to physical and mental

• student health needs of residential communities.

• Oversee community programming and development ensuring strategic alignment with academic calendar and divisional goals.

• Cultivate a vibrant and healthy residential community through programming, outreach, and relationship building.

• Develop and distribute resources and training opportunities for faculty and staff

• (including a resource guide) for supporting student wellbeing.

• Work proactively with students and family members to resolve issues quickly and effectively at the lowest possible level.
   

Training & Selection

• Lead the student staff recruitment and selection process, including providing leadership to professional staff team members.

• Coordinate effective and ongoing student staff training and learning opportunities with internal and external partners.

• Play a key role in advancing staff training related to resolution processes, community standards, conflict coaching, and mediation.

• Coordinate the recruitment and hiring process for professional staff, as directed and in collaboration with Butler University Human Resources & organizational peers
   

Administration & Division

• Support administrative operations including occupancy management, communication about break stay/room changes, and regular forms for staff.

• Collaborate with the Coordinator of Housing Operations to train and manage the back-facing StarRez module for assignments, billing, and housing selection.

• Work with the Dean of Students office, University Police, and other partners in appropriate response to issues/incidents in residential facilities.

• Serve as a conduct officer and adjudicate low and mid-level cases as directed by the Dean of Students office

• Provide administrative follow-up to students, families, or faculty members, addressing concerns and needs.

• Promote and maintain positive public relations with faculty, staff, students, family members, and other constituents.

• Provide operational updates to relevant campus partners on a regular basis.
   

Required Qualifications

• Masters Required, Higher Education Administration, Student Personnel, preferred
• Minimum of 2 years post-masters experience in Residence Life
• Competency with StarRez Housing Software
• Ability to handle complex and difficult crises situations while remaining positive, focused, and demonstrating political acumen to prioritize effective community incident management, student and community support.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and develop proactive and reactive responses to student trends, issues, and needs prevalent in today's national higher education landscape.
• Team-oriented with the ability to interact collaboratively and effectively with diverse constituencies, fostering strong positive working relationships with campus partners, stakeholders, leaders, and students.
• Ability to apply strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills and train and evaluate performance, taking corrective action as needed and dealing with stressful situations while maintaining professionalism, respect, and composure.
• Strong ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, with strong organizational and time-management skills along with financial acumen and the ability to manage budgets from an array of funding sources.
• Enthusiasm for collaboration both within Student Affairs and across the Campus Community
• Demonstrated commitment to enhancing student learning and development
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple goals
• This is a live-in position that includes an apartment in-residence - candidate must have a desire to engage with residential students
   

Preferred Qualifications  

• Master's Degree and least three (3) years of full-time progressively responsible experience in a dynamic and complex professional setting. 
   

BU Benefits and Perks    

Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:   

• Paid Time Off and Holidays:    
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year   
  • 8 Paid Holidays    
  • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day   
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)   
• Health:    
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs   
• Retirement:    
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment   
• Tuition Assistance:    
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.   
  • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment   
  • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees   
  • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree   
    • Covers tuition only   
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions  
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:    
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty   
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses   
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App   
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT   
  • Discount at the College Bookstore   
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances