Location: Morrisville, NY Category: Administrative and Professional Staff Posted On: Tue Mar 4 2025 Job Description:

Campus Title: Associate Director of Residence Life & Residential Education

Budget Title: Assistant Director of College Housing

Unit: UUP-08; view our generous state benefits summary here (https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/UUP-FT-Benefits-at-a-Glance.pdf) !

Professional Rank and Salary Range: SL-3; $60,000 - 67,000

Duration: Calendar Year (this position follows a 12-month schedule)

Brief Description of Duties:

SUNY Morrisville is seeking an Associate Director of Residence Life and Residential Education. The Associate Director of Residence Life is responsible utilizing StarRez for occupancy management, including housing assignments, room selection processes, and access and key control, as well as serving in a leadership role in the Department through supervision of professional staff and program development. The Associate Director will also have responsibility for administrative processes that enhance the residential experience including collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and on-call support and crisis management.

The Office of Residence Life supports the mission of the College by providing a living and learning environment that is conducive to academic achievement and optimal personal growth. We seek to develop a sense of belonging and respect within our residential community by helping our diverse student body acquire knowledge and skills related to the Strategic Initiatives of Student Affairs.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Directly supervise Area Coordinators and act as secondary supervisor for the student staff reporting to professional staff. Provide guidance, direction, feedback, and evaluation to support the development of these staff members.

• Coordinate assignments for all residential students (approximately 1,100 students) including managing room selection for returning students and new assignments for first year and transfer students. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of StarRez, our housing management software, to execute these processes and train campus staff.

• Develop systems and procedures in collaboration with campus colleagues for room assignments, housing selection, move-in, move-out, etc.

• Serve as a conduct administrator meeting with students with higher-level or repeat violations of the student code of conduct.

• Oversee live-on professional and student staff recruitment, selection, and training.

• Work with University Police and other partners to assure the safety of students on campus.

• Participation in a rotating duty schedule and other infrequent, work-related commitments during nights and weekends.

• Develop community building initiatives that promote inclusion within the residence halls and campus community via programs and engagement in the residential facilities.

• Serve on departmental and campus wide committees.

  Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree

• 2+ years of experience working with Housing Management Software (i.e. Star Rez, THD, Mercury, etc.)

• 2+ years of experience working professionally within Residence Life, post-Baccalaureate

• Supervision experience

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in a related field (Student Affairs, College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, etc.)

• Experience supervising professional staff

• Experience working with StarRez, Maxient, and/or Banner.

• Knowledge and/or experience in Residential Curriculum development

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including teams, publisher, etc.

  Additional Information:

SUNY Morrisville is committed to creating a vibrant community enriched by diverse perspectives, talents and experiences, and prohibits discrimination in employment based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, physical capability, age, creed, sexual identity, veteran status, and economic means. We encourage applications from candidates who share this commitment and will contribute to the diversity of our college community. AA/EEO/ADA

In accordance with the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" institutions of higher education are required to prepare an annual report containing information on campus security policies and campus statistics. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by SUNY Morrisville; and on property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a printed copy of this report by contacting SUNY Morrisville University Police at (315) 684-6410, Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at (315) 684-6070, Office of Human Resources at (315) 684-6038 and or by accessing the following web site https://www.morrisville.edu/contact/offices/university-police/clery-act