Director of Residence Life and Family Relations

Summary:

The Director of Residence Life and Family Relations is responsible for the overall direction and supervision of the 350-student residence life operation and enhancing the summer camps and conferences program. Supervising eleven resident assistants, the Director plays a critical role in shaping students' out of classroom learning opportunities. Tennessee Wesleyan seeks an innovative, creative, experienced professional who demonstrates outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, and other campus departments. The position requires some night and weekend duties.

Reports to:

Vice President for Student Life Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as a success coach to assist with the university's retention efforts; Select, train, evaluate and supervise paraprofessional staff in the residence halls; Engage paraprofessional staff in the development of programming for resident students; Oversight of complaint resolution process for residence life; Manage and participate in: daily operation of residence halls; room assignments for new and returning students; check-in and check-out; room and damage billing; Maintain data necessary for federally mandated reports and for internal operational needs such as housing trends, occupancy reports and resident satisfaction; Maintain department program assessment; policy/procedural reviews and program material update; Oversees areas budget, key/ID access control and facilities issues; Oversees summer camps and conferences; Oversees parent/family relations including monthly newsletters and Family Weekend; Assist with crisis intervention; Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Student Life. Primary qualifications : Masters preferred, Bachelors required, in Higher Education, Student Personnel, Student Development, or related field, and experience in student affairs administration. Experience in planning student events and managing budgets is required. Successful candidates will have excellent computer and communication skills, enjoy working with various groups of people, possess the ability to manage multiple projects at one time, be able to maintain confidentiality, and be a team player. Review of application materials will begin immediately with an anticipated start date of June 2026. Please forward a cover letter, resume, and the names of 3 professional references via email to hr@tnwesleyan.edu .