Assistant Director of Residence Life.

Title: Assistant Director of Residence Life

Duration: 9 Months Contract

Location: Chicago, IL 60603

Position Overview

The Interim Assistant Director of Residence Life (ADRL) will provide temporary leadership and support to Housing & Residence Life (HRL) during staff transitions. This individual will oversee aspects of student residential life and operational responsibilities, ensuring a supportive and dynamic living environment for students. The interim ADRL will collaborate with HRL staff, resident faculty, and other campus partners to sustain community engagement, student support initiatives, and operational efficiency. The position requires a flexible, proactive, and collaborative individual with experience in higher education residence life. Evening and weekend work, along with participation in the ADRL on-call duty rotation, is expected.

Core Responsibilities 2. Community Engagement: 3. Staff Collaboration: 4. Operational Coordination: 5. Administrative Duties: Qualifications:

• Student Support & Crisis Response:
• Serve in the ADRL on-call rotation to address student crises and incidents.
• Collaborate with campus partners to ensure student well-being and mental health support.
• Support residence community programming and engagement efforts.
• Maintain an inclusive and welcoming environment for students and staff.
• Provide oversight and guidance to Resident Heads, Resident Assistants, and other staff as needed.
• Contribute to the implementation of staff training and ongoing development programs.
• Address facility concerns in collaboration with HRL operations staff.
• Support summer housing operations, including intern housing and conference management.
• Assist with record-keeping, including housing database systems (e.g., StarRez) and conduct systems (e.g., Maxient).
• Participate in departmental meetings and support ongoing projects.
  
  

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as education, social work, communications, general studies, or a comparable discipline.
• Familiarity with undergraduate residential housing or prior experience working on a college campus.
• Preference will be given to candidates with undergraduate housing experience over those with backgrounds solely in commercial or residential property management.
• Proven experience supervising staff, including undergraduate Resident Assistants, graduate students, or team members in a professional workplace setting.
  
  

Preferred:

• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, or a related field.
• Experience supervising full-time, benefit-eligible staff.
• Experience serving in an on-call capacity within a university housing setting, with responsibilities such as addressing facility-related concerns, responding to student mental health needs, or managing conduct-related issues.
• Familiarity with housing databases (e.g., StarRez) or conduct management systems (e.g., Maxient).
  
  

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