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About the Role
The Community Director is responsible for the comprehensive management of 1-2 residence halls, approximately 350 residents, and supervising up to 12 student staff members. This live-in position facilitates an engaging community experience that fosters learning, centers well-being, and supports student success.
Responsibilities
- Implement the residential engagement model.
- Oversee administration and supervision.
- Support student development.
- Manage crisis situations.
- Administer student conduct.
- Develop community initiatives.
- Collaborate with facility management.
- Serve on college and departmental committees.
- Develop, implement, manage, and assess student engagement and community development initiatives.
- Collaborate with other departments across the college.
- Provide accurate advice and guidance to students.
- Establish a schedule that meets student needs, including evening and weekend hours.
- Maintain a visible and active presence in residence halls.
- Engage with students through events, walk-throughs, and office hours.
- Support specific community needs, including fraternity/sorority housing, theme communities, and living learning communities.
- Select, train, supervise, evaluate, and develop student staff.
- Ensure ongoing staff development to foster leadership skills.
- Plan weekly staff meetings and individual check-ins.
- Educate student staff about campus resources.
- Support and intervene with students facing academic or developmental challenges.
- Refer students to appropriate services.
- Participate in professional staff on-call rotation for crisis intervention.
- Perform on-call duty coverage.
- Enforce the Code of Student Conduct and other policies.
- Serve as a campus hearing officer.
- Collaborate with the Res Ed Leadership team on resident management operations.
- Coordinate move-in/move-out processes.
- Promote fire safety through programs, inspections, and drills.
- Report and document damages to the facilities department.
- Submit work orders for facility issues.
- Oversee daily operations of residential communities.
- Manage budgets for assigned staff.
- Assist with coordination of annual projects.
- Assist with administrative office duties.
- Pitch in to help colleagues during busy periods.
- Coordinate daily operations of designated communities.
- Maintain statistics, rosters, and community records.
- Participate in departmental teams for leadership development and student advisement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Master’s degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, Counseling or related field preferred, or a combination of relevant education, training, certifications, and/or work experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.
- Ability to exercise exceptional judgment, ensure strict confidentiality, and demonstrate outstanding professionalism.
- Ability to support, contribute to, and strengthen a vibrant, culturally diverse, and inclusive learning community.
- Ability to proactively identify and pursue learning and professional development opportunities.
- Membership in a fraternity or sorority or previous experience working professionally with a fraternity or sorority community is preferred.
- Finalists will undergo a background check.
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Judgment
- Confidentiality
- Professionalism
- Leadership development
- Student advisement
- Crisis intervention
- Community development
- Supervision
- Budget management
- Facility management
- Student conduct administration
Location
- Schenectady, NY
- On-campus
Work Type
- Full-time
- Live-in
- Regular
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $53,135.80
Benefits
- Furnished on-campus apartment including utilities
- Generous Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time
- Winter Recess Break
- Paid Holidays
- Medical (PPO & HDHP) Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Accounts
- Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access
- Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs
- 403(b) Retirement Plan (Pre and Post Tax participation)
- Salary Continuation Program in the event of Disability
- Tuition Exchange
About the Company
- Union College participates in E-Verify.
Equal Opportunity
- We are most interested in hiring the best staff and faculty colleagues, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career path. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our preferred qualifications.