Job Description:

• Oversee residential administrative processes, including opening and closing of residence halls, health and safety inspections, room changes, census reports, work orders, and on-duty and crisis management responsibilities.
• Select, supervise, train and evaluate a staff of Resident Assistants with an emphasis on student leadership, peer support, and team cohesion.
• Provide regular one-on-one RA and group team meetings to guide RA development and residential area community.
• Serve in a rotating, on-call system with the RLC team, providing after hours crisis response and support.
• Assist with in-service and staff training, as well as student leadership development initiatives.
• Plan, implement, and assess programming based on Ashland University's Division of Student Affairs and University student learning outcomes.
• Uphold all university policies and facilitate educational student conduct meetings in accordance with the Ashland University Student Handbook, and per the Office of Student Conduct.
• Assist with housing lotteries and room assignment procedures.
• Meet with students experiencing personal and/or academic challenges and refer to appropriate campus partners.
• Promote and build positive relationships with students (across campus) through engagement within the residence halls and across campus.
• Build and sustain a collaborative relationship with key campus partners, so as to increase the visibility of Residence Life professional staff and coordinate cross-campus opportunities (ex: with Safety Services, Facilities & Building Services, Fraternity & Sorority Life, International Student Services, Admissions, Counseling, etc.), while joining committees and/or task forces as necessary.
• Actively contribute to office management, administrative tasks related to the Front Desk and its student staff, as well as all communications via Residence Life.
• All other special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Live-in residency and supervision of multiple residential units required.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability and willingness to work evenings, weekends and non-traditional times.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion.
• Serve as a responsible employee, and Title IX mandatory reporter.
• Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Ashland University will not sponsor or take over sponsorship for an employment visa.

Applicant Portal URL: 7608

About Ashland University

Ashland University, ranked in the top tier of colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report’s National Universities category for 2017, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University places great emphasis on the importance of each individual. The phrase “Accent on the Individual” has been our motto for many years and, hopefully, characterizes well the nature and content of the campus environment. It means that our concern for the student extends beyond ensuring a quality education in the classroom and laboratory to include a commitment to provide a stimulating and supportive environment in every respect.Translating the ideas of our Mission Statement into the realities of everyday life is the responsibility of each Ashland University employee. These ideas must be evidenced daily in the classroom, residence halls, each teaching site, on the playing fields and in our interaction with others. It should be the goal of each Ashland University employee to ensure that our Mission Statement is not merely words on paper but a true reflection of who and what we actually are and intend to be in the future.

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