Assistant Residence Director

Assistant Residence Director

The Assistant Residence Director (ARD) for the Department of Residential Life is a part-time employee and full-time graduate staff member, who is directly supervised by a Residence Director (RD).   The individual in this position assists the RD in all matters pertaining to the management of a residential complex.  Specific areas of responsibilities are outlined below.

Outline of Responsibilities

Staff Supervision

  • Assist in the recruitment, selection, training, development and evaluation of student staff members.
  • In the absence of the RD, the ARD serve as the primary supervisor for student staff members, providing direction, support and development through one-on-one and regular staff meetings.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of the ongoing training process for student staff members throughout the year.

Programming, Advisement and Community Development

  • Responsible for the implementation of educational and social programs that promote the development of community, student awareness and interaction, through the advisement of staff, hall council and other student leaders.
  • Advise and meet weekly with the Hall Council Executive Board members to provide development training and guidance. Suggested topics to be covered in these sessions should include but are not limited to: agenda and goal setting, community development, budgeting, public speaking, facilitating meetings, program planning, motivational techniques, team building, current campus and political issues, time-management, and stress management.

Administrative

  • Assist in carrying out procedures for the opening and closing of the complex for both fall and spring semesters, as well as mid-semester breaks (i.e. Thanksgiving and Spring Break).
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours per week to include time spent in weekly Residential Education Team meetings, Committee meetings, and student staff and Hall Council meetings.
  • Create and maintain systems which provide administrative structure to clearly define responsibility and delegate authority.
  • Assist the RD in the implementation of monthly health and safety inspections.

Student Conduct

  • Understand, interpret, communicate and enforce policies within their residential complex.
  • Conduct Incident ReviewMeetingsfor residents who have allegedly violated the University Conduct Code/Departmental Policy/Community Standards and coordinates administrative paperwork accordingly.
  • Serve as a referral source for the Center for Student Ethics and Standards and an adjudicator for residents who have allegedly violated sections of the University Conduct Code (i.e. alcohol and/or other substances, failure to evacuate, Health and Safety issues, noise violations, and roommate conflicts).
  • The ARD serves as a mediation officer during roommate or group related conflict.
  • Help to follow up on violations of health and safety standards that are not corrected by residents when requested by staff members.

Communication and Resource Referral

  • Serve as resource/referral agent for campus and community resources such as the Center for Health and Wellbeing, the Counseling Center, Career Services, Academic Support Services, Student Activities, Student Accounts, Financial Aid and University Police.
  • Encourage participation in programs that assist new and continuing students in their ongoing personal and academic development.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Participate in a rotating on-call duty schedule, and respond to emergency calls on a 24-hour basis.
  • To enhance the ARD’s professional development it is required that each serve and participate on one of the three Residential Education area related committees.  This is optional for first year ARDs in consultation with their supervisor and Assistant Director and required of all second year ARDs.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the RD or Assistant Director.

Diversity and Social Justice

  • Actively engage student staff members and residence hall students in programming, training and dialogue specific to diversity and social justice.
  • Active participant in departmental, divisional and university-wide training and programming opportunities.
  • Create and maintain communities that are welcoming and accepting of people of all ethnicities, abilities, ages, sex, gender or identity expression, national origins, religions, and sexual orientations.
  • Foster a sense of community by creating, promoting, and supporting residential environments where students, faculty, and staff are provided opportunities to understand, accept, and appreciate each other.
  • Actively confront situations of intolerance and bias that result from lack of respect.