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Job Description
Summer Residence Hall Director
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, United States
about 3 hours ago
Location:
New Boston, NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Job Type:
PartTime
USNH Employees should within Workday through the Jobs Hub app
Summer RHDs will serve as a 30-hour a week summer RHD, participating in aspects of RA supervision, student outreach, programming, conduct, community building, housing check-in and check-out, building preparation/transition, projects, committee work, partner work, and training for summer school and generally Residential Life. The Summer RHD will also work on special projects to prepare for next academic year, including implementing training, reviewing departmental recommendations, and implementing SharePoint for Residential Life.
Duties/Responsibilities
Residential and Community Building (30%)
Assist with selection of summer student staff
Attend all meetings and trainings
Supervise summer staff and direct their work
Partner with Housing to ensure safety, security, and facilities management
Maintain contact with summer residents and building community
Respond to emergency situations and manage student crisis
Partner and Campus Collaborations (20%)
Contribute in tangible ongoing ways to the Division/Department through multiple committee workgroups, positive and productive team membership, volunteering to assist with identified needs and projects in the department and division of student life
Actively participating in weekly department meetings
Determine ways to serve as a leader in the department and at UNH by investing in the success of all staff in Residential Life and collaborators
Training and Onboarding (20%)
Serve as a team member by participating in summer Core discussions. Examples of summer leadership meeting topics include:
Departmental recommendations
Planning and Developing Staff Training and Opening
Strategic conversations about the future of Residential Life Onboarding new staff
Serve as the direct liaison for incoming new RHDs. Responsible for all communication and coordinating onboarding. Being a welcoming resource and manage move-in schedules for new staff.
Other Projects (30%)
Work with supervising Core supervisor to implement all projects assigned over the summer work period. Project examples include implementation of a new SharePoint site resource for staff (from design to final product), working to translate training materials from older procedures to new ones involving Workday, and working with Residential Life administrative support staff to implement office projects.
Assisting Core with projects you are interested in, and that they need help with. The RHD will be given projects to work on with specific Core members. In addition to the larger projects the RHD will work on components such as staff training and onboarding.
Serve in the AD duty rotation for several (around 2) weeks during the employment dates.
Assist with updating department manuals/protocols.
Assist with Residential Life responsibilities during New Student Orientation.
Other responsibilities that may be assigned by the Director and Core staff.
Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree and Previous experience as an RHD at UNH.
Work well independently and flexibly.
A desire for student outreach and individual contact.
Strong administrative and organizational skills.
Train RA staff to operate semi-independently once RHD training begins.
High interest in reaching out to our new staff ensuring they feel welcomed and are receiving the information they need to successfully transition.
Staff ing to this position will also have a level of competence in technology and ability to navigate UNH issued Microsoft products such as SharePoint.
Compensation Pay Range:
$25 per hour
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources
