Assistant Director of Residence Life

Cornell College invites applications for a full-time Assistant Director of Residence Life (ADRL).

The Assistant Director serves as a live-in area coordinator with responsibility for supervising the day-to-day community development and operations of one of two residential areas housing approximately 450 students.  Assistant directors support the department with additional leadership in some of these areas 1) consolidation; 2) upper-class living and learning programs; 3) RA Training; 4) RA Selection; 5) RA recognition.

 Duties & Responsibilities


* Serves as advocate for students.


* Assists students with resolving interpersonal conflicts.


* Assists students with personal, emotional and behavioral concerns.


* Serves as administrative conduct hearing officer.


* Participates in rotating on-call coverage.


* Intervenes in crisis and emergency situations.


* Mitigates health and safety issues in residential facilities.


* Selects, trains, supervises and evaluates 16-18 .5 FTE (20 hrs/wk) student employees [resident assistants].


* Supports resident assistants in developmental programming.


* Coordinates all aspects of respective program/departmental responsibilities.


* Assists Director in developing and implementing residential policies.


* Represents Residence Life at major campus events, including but not limited to New Student Orientation, Admission preview days, and Commencement.


* Oversees residence halls as assigned.


* Approves room change requests.


* Maintains accurate hall activity records.


* Responsible for monitoring a budget allocation and purchasing supplies, equipment and services, within defined parameters.

No signature authority except as delegated by supervisor who has limited authority.

May include authority to cash or process checks, provide change, balance cash drawer, make deposits, receive monies for events, and approve expenditures by resident assistants.


* Identifies, reports, and follows up with repair requests, custodial concerns, and security issues.


* Assesses building damages and charges.


* Host all-campus programming promoting department's values.


* Other duties as assigned.

Because Cornell College values diversity and strives to create a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included, the entire campus community is called upon to engage in dialogue around issues of difference, identity, and ideology.

The college is committed to fostering a faculty and staff community that reflects our diverse student body.

We encourage applications from candidates who share our vision for a campus that embraces differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and identities, and who will excel at mentoring students who are broadly diverse.

(See our diversity statement here.)

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