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HOUSING (SE-HOUS-IUSEA)

The Office of Residence Life and Housing creates living-learning environments committed to holistic student development, academic success, and civic engagement. The department strives to provide safe, well-maintained housing facilities that engage students in meaningful discourse and interaction while providing opportunities for personal growth and service to the community.

As a member of the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, we also strive to assist students to live and learn by following the division Learning Outcomes that include: Community and Social Engagement, Leadership and Global Perspective, Health and Wellness, and Character Development. For more information, visit our website.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• This position is a 12-month, full-time, live-off appointment and is responsible for creating a community throughout the 5 residential lodges at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana.
• Supervises 2 Residence Life Specialists and an administrative assistant, and reports to the Director of Residence Life and Housing.
• Through supervision and the day-to-day departmental management.
• Supports a residential atmosphere that promotes student engagement, academic success, personal development, respect for diversity, and a strong sense of community.
• Partakes in an on-call rotation with 3-4 other staff members, which covers evenings, weekends, and holidays to coordinate emergency response as needed.

General Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day operational management of residence life staff.
• Establishes short-term operational objectives.
• Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff; establishes work priorities, conducts performance reviews, and provides corrective action as needed.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; participates and informs employment decisions for assigned staff.
• Provides direct supervision and oversight of assigned staff and activities; impacts, and is held accountable for, the performance of team and/or assigned staff.
• Ensures and provides training to assigned staff to improve residence life operations; researches and identifies development opportunities for assigned staff.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry residence life standards, best practices, and emerging technology; keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as significant problems.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in related field

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in residence life, higher education student affairs, or related field

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates analytical skills
• Demonstrates problem solving skills

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Employer sponsorship is not available for this position.

IU Southeast Campus

New Albany, Indiana

$50,000 per year

A flexible work schedule with evening and weekend responsibilities will be required.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Operational

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Residence Life

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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