Job Details

Assistant Director for Residential Engagement

Residence Campus - Boston, MA
R09438

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher education institutions to prepare women to become leaders and has evolved to become a university offering a women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

You're joining our community at an especially exciting time as one of our strategic goals is to become the most inclusive campus in New England. You'll find that people who work here are truly committed to our mission of preparing students to become champions of social justice and leaders in their professions and their communities. This commitment and pride make for a dynamic workplace. Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience.

As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.

The Assistant Director for Residential Engagement is responsible for the development of community among the residential student population. This position oversees programming and training efforts, directly supervises professional staff (Area Coordinators and Graduate Assistants, if applicable), and has direct responsibility for one area of campus (approximately 300 students and 10 Resident Advisors). The Assistant Director for Residential Engagement is a full-time, twelve-month, professional, live-in position that reports directly to the Director of Student Engagement.

Residential Education and Training

• Coordinate, monitor, and assess departmental programming and community building efforts.
  
• Develop and support the implementation of annual residential education goals, objectives, and learning outcomes.
  
• Develop and oversee training for Area Coordinators and Resident Advisors
  
• Oversee Conflict Resolution Program
  

Living Learning Communities (LLC)

• Manage the LLC budget.
• Enhance and direct professional staff understanding of the LLC role in the residential community.
• Coordinate and provide leadership to the Living Learning Communities (LLC) through training, community development, and academic collaboration opportunities.
• Oversee the recruitment and advertisement of LLCs for returning and new students. Create and maintain marketing materials for LLCs.
• Promote and sustain partnerships that best support the LLCs.

Residential Area Oversight

• Provide leadership for a residential area of 300-400 students, including supervision and evaluation of 6-12 Resident Advisors (RA).
  
• Provide direct support and guidance to residents through programming, support, and referral designed to encourage the academic, emotional and social development of each student.
  
• Work with RAs to create high-quality, educational and impactful programs; oversee programming budget and track programmatic efforts for the area.
  
• Conduct on-going weekly supervisory meetings and staff meetings.
  
• Dedicate time to meeting individually with residents who need assistance, support or mediation.
  
• Participate in annual department processes such as opening and closing the residence halls.
  
• Conduct purchasing, payment and reconciling processes for residential area
  

General Responsibilities

• Directly supervise Area Coordinators
  
• Coordinate the Residence Life professional staff on call schedule
  
• Participate in the Residence Life professional staff after-hours on-call duty rotation throughout the year.
  
• Serve as a hearing officer in the student conduct process.
  
• Assist in the assessment of Residence Life programs, process and initiatives.
  
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of all levels of staff in the department.
  
• Serve on division and university-wide committees.
  
• Participate in presentations and panel discussions for Admissions events
  

Work Environment, Conditions & Physical Demands:

• After-hours, on-call duty rotation throughout the year;
  
• full-time, twelve-month, professional, live-in position;
  

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  

Salary Grade
S06

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.


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Located in Bostons historic Fenway area, Simmons College is a small, private, non-sectarian College which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.

We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.