The mission of UCLA Residential Life is to create, safe, supportive, and inclusive living-learning communities that engage residents in order to foster their academic success, personal growth, and responsible citizenship. Highly autonomous in nature, the Resident Director sets and carries out the programmatic vision for a residential facility and oversees the residential team in supporting the mission and goals of the department. Train and supervise students and staff; programmatic implementation; student conduct, government advising; counseling; crisis response (active duty coverage). Create positive working relationships with colleagues, students, and Housing partners.
This is a yearround, live-in residence position.
Percentage of Time:
100
Shift Start:
9:00 am
Shift End:
6:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
16
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Skill in supervising staff to maximize effective performance and stimulate growth and expertise in their positions.
Required
Skill in organizing information, people, finances, and other resources to develop or maximize effective procedures and operational systems.
Required
Ability to analyze data, evaluate programs and procedures, interpret information in order to convey consequences and recommend courses of action.
Required
Working knowledge of facilities, equipment, and resources to be used effectively in programming.
Preferred
Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial record keeping procedures in order to monitor budgets, authorize expenditures, and recommend budget priorities.
Preferred
Ability to guide and direct the actions of others including staff and student residents.
Required
Ability to speak formally and informally by making prepared and extemporaneous presentations to individuals and groups in order to provide information, explain procedures, investigate facts, and persuade others.
Required
Skill in writing business correspondence, analytical reports, publicity, procedural manuals, and evaluation instruments to convey simple and complex information and to persuade others.
Required
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with department staff, campus personnel, community persons, and students to produce quality group work.
Required
Skill to counsel students in order to resolve personal, interpersonal, and academic difficulties.
Required
Working knowledge of student due process in judiciary procedures in order to implement and coordinate a variety of judiciary procedures.
Required
Working knowledge of related federal and state laws as they pertain to campus and housing regulations.
Preferred
Detailed knowledge of student educational programming concepts and working knowledge of programming procedures applicable in college student housing to include lectures, workshops, field trips, and recreation/social events.
Required
Detailed knowledge of Residential Life staff and government officer position duties and tasks in order to implement training and coordinate work.
Required
Working knowledge of safety procedures and equipment sufficient to direct the response of others during an emergency.
Required
Working knowledge of theories which apply to working with college students, developing communities as well as group dynamics, and organized behavior.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
07-25-2023
External Posting Date:
