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Assistant Director of Residence Life
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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN (In Person)
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This position plays a key role in housing operations, student support, crisis response, community engagement, and residential educationinitiatives while fostering an inclusive and supportive living environment that promotes student success and well-being. Keyresponsibilities include managing all aspects of student housing assignments, including housing applications, room selection, occupancymanagement, room changes, and housing-related communications. The Assistant Director of Residence Life will oversee housing systems and datamanagement, coordinate move-in and move-out processes, collaborate with campus partners regarding housing accommodations, and assist withhousing contract cancellations, appeals, administrative transitions and serve in the Director's absence needed. The AssistantDirector of Residence Life will supervise residential operational areas including front desk services, package room operations, and keymanagement across residential communities. This role includes hiring, training, and supervising student staff in collaboration with HallDirectors while ensuring accurate record keeping and effective coordination with Facilities and Campus Safety. This position servesin an on-call rotation and responds to student concerns including mental health crises, emergencies, behavioral concerns, and parentoutreach. The Assistant Director of Residence Life serves as a conduct hearing officer for low-level student conduct cases and participatesactively on the CARE Team to support students of concern through coordinated intervention and follow-up care. The Assistant Directorof Residence Life will also contribute to training and development initiatives for professional and student staff, represent Residence Lifewith outreach and presentations, support student leadership development, assume Hall Director responsibilities when needed and participatein major departmental and campus events including orientation, move-in, and check-out processes. Additional responsibilities includesupporting departmental communication efforts through housing platforms, websites, social media, and student engagement tools while ensuringmessaging remains clear, accessible, and aligned with institutional values. This position will also serve on committees, contribute toassessment and process improvement efforts, and remain informed on current housing and student affairs trends. The successfulcandidate will demonstrate strong organizational abilities, adaptability, communication skills, crisis response capabilities, and acommitment to fostering inclusive residential communities within a Catholic liberal arts environment. MinimumQualifications Bachelor's degree required. Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in residencelife, housing, student affairs, or related field preferred. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Demonstrated presentation, facilitation, and training experience. Experience responding to student concerns, crisissituations, and student conduct matters. Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt within a fast-paced environment. Ability to participate in on-call rotations and respond to after-hours emergencies. Demonstrated commitment to fosteringinclusive and supportive residential communities. Commitment to the mission of a Catholic, liberal arts, women's college. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, or related fieldpreferred. Experience using housing management systems such as eRezLife. Experience with student support, casemanagement, conduct processes, and crisis response. Experience supervising student staff and coordinating residential operations. Familiarity with housing assignments, occupancy management, and residential communication systems. Experiencecollaborating with campus partners on accommodations, wellness initiatives, and student support services.