Resident Director Position
Serve in a leadership role serving 300-800 residents, while supervising 15-25 Resident Assistants and 1-3 Community Assistants.
Join a team of 3-5 Resident Directors working to create positive communities that facilitate learning, balance, and engaging co-curricular student life. Our team is passionate about giving back to students and making their time living on campus memorable.
About the Job
Benefits
- Salary starting at $36,500*
- Furnished apartment including all utilities, cable, and internet.
- All unlimited access meal plan.
- Tuition assistance options are available for employees and the spouse and dependents of the employee.
- Fully-paid health insurance premiums for both single or family plans.
- In addition to full medical insurance, UND offers dental, vision, life, and more insurance options.
- While retirement plan options details vary UND helps to set up their employees for a lifetime of financial success.
- Work-life balance is important. At UND, faculty and staff are given ample opportunities to make sure the right balance of work and leave is found.
*5% pay increase after positive completion of a 6-month probationary period
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Associate Director of Residence Life, Resident Directors:
- Assume a visible leadership role in the development of positive residential communities serving approximately 300-800 single student housing residents in 2-3 buildings.
- Expected to provide effective supervision of 1-3 Community Assistant(s) and approximately 15-25 Resident Assistants.
- Responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of student-centered services
including supervision,
learning outcome-based programming, building security facilities management, budget management, student
conduct processes, emergency response, and general administrative duties. - Engage in collaborative working relationships with other Housing staff as well as other campus departments.
- Administer collateral projects or programs in support of departmental goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Undergraduate or graduate experience in a related position serving university students (Housing & Residence Life, Student Activities, Student Government, Judicial Affairs, Resident Assistant, etc.)
- Must demonstrate leadership, management, and supervisory skills, and be able to communicate effectively and professionally with students, staff, parents, and other constituents
Department Information
About Us
Housing & Residence Life staff members are passionate about creating positive communities that facilitate learning, balance, and engaging co-curricular student life. Great things happen when a strong sense of community takes hold!
Students have lived on-campus since the University's founding in 1883. Although the physical buildings and technology have changed over the years, UND's dedication to a student's living experience remains.
About Housing & Residence Life
Our Facilities
We have three different categories of living options on-campus; Residence Halls, Apartment-Style Housing, and On-Campus Apartments. We're currently working on our Housing Improvement Project, which includes updating a residence hall, and building 2 brand-new halls on campus! The buildings will all be open within the next 2-3 years.
Why Grand Forks?
Grand Forks Highlights
- Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, UND is right at home in this vibrant college town of 62,000 people located on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota.
- With prairies to the west and lakes to the east, Grand Forks is ranked one of the most livable cities in the country.
- Our tight-knit community is the #1 reason U.S. News ranks North Dakota as the state offering the best quality of life.
Awards & Accolades
- #1 College Town in North Dakota | Reviews.org
- Best Place to Live in North Dakota | Time Money
- America’s Best Hockey Town | SmartAsset (5 years in a row)
- Most Secure U.S. Places | Farmers Insurance