Job Description
Job Location Maryville College - Maryville, TN 37804 Position Type Full Time
MARYVILLE COLLEGE STAFF POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Residence Director
Department: Residence Life
Title of Immediate Supervisor Associate Dean of Students / Director of Residence Life
Expected Daily Work Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Expected Weekly Work Schedule: Monday – Friday; required live-in position; some nights and weekends as needed
Salary Expectations: $37,041
About Maryville College:
Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years, we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders to study everything so that they are prepared for anything. Our graduates are equipped to address complex problems, engage with diverse communities, and launch meaningful careers.
Nestled in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, our campus combines the beauty of a rural setting with the advantages of an urban center. With a wide range of academic programs and a strong tradition of career preparation, our alumni live “strong of mind and brave of heart,” carrying forward our Presbyterian founder’s charge to do good on the largest possible scale.
Mission:
At Maryville College, we offer more than a mission—we offer support. Our employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a generous paid time off program; a retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%; tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents; and the opportunity to grow in a collaborative community that values professional excellence and personal well-being.
“Maryville College prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership as we challenge each one to search for truth, grow in wisdom, work for justice and dedicate a life of creativity and service to the peoples of the world.”
Values:
- Scholarship: We commit ourselves to lifelong curiosity and learning, to the search for knowledge, and to intellectual creativity.
- Respect: We commit ourselves to honor the worth, dignity, and freedom of ourselves and all creation, and to treat others as we wish to be treated.
- Integrity: We commit ourselves to truth, honesty, dependability, and responsibility in all our actions and relationships.
This 12-month, fully benefited position serves part-time as a Residence Director and part-time in one of five collateral areas, listed below. As a Residence Director, this position is responsible for the management of one or more residence halls. In addition to the Residence Director responsibilities, each Residence Director will be responsible for one of the following collaterals:
- Student Outreach and Care
- Communications Coordinator
- Student Programming Board Advisor
- Coordinator for Intramurals and Wellness
- Coordinator for Student Employment
This position is an essential employee and a Campus Security Authority (CSA) as defined by the Clery Act
Education and Experience required to ensure success in this position:
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Master’s degree preferred, with specialization in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, or relevant field
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
- Experience in residence life/housing required.
- Experience with student activities, student success, and/or leadership development.
- Experience in one or more of the collateral areas is preferred
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leadership and Collaboration:
- Collaborate with the Director of Residence Life and Associate Director of Residence Life to ensure inclusive recruitment and hiring practices to develop a diverse student leadership team with the selection, training, and evaluation of Residence Assistants (RAs).
- Provide assigned RAs with hall-specific orientations and staff development training programs.
- Ensure updated and timely communications with RAs.
- Interpret institutional policies and procedures and serve as both a liaison and advocate for students, staff, and the judicial board; assess and implement best practices when navigating violations of college policies.
- Serve as a hearing officer for low-level conduct violations.
- Attend professional staff meetings and serve on a Student Affairs Committee.
- Policy Review: Collaborate with residence life professional staff and Residence Assistants to ensure policies and procedures promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the residential community. This includes ensuring fair, equitable, and accessible housing and addressing bias/Title IX concerns
Data, Technology, and Reporting
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records relative to the residency of each student.
- Maintain student emergency information; coordinate room changes and consolidation.
- Work collaboratively within Residence Life to complete annual departmental assessment needs
Stakeholder and Institutional Support
- Coordinate programming in assigned residence hall(s).
- Serve in an on-call rotation as Staff Member on Duty and respond quickly and responsibly in emergency situations, communicating with student staff, pro staff, and emergency service workers
Operations and Technical Oversight
- Monitor the use and condition of facilities in the residence hall, including common areas and student rooms; supervise room inspections and regularly walk the building to assess fire safety and maintenance protocol.
- Serve and coordinate within the conduct process as necessary
Fiscal Oversight
Strategic Planning and Sustainability
- Collaborate with colleagues in Residence Life and Student Affairs to support student development, training, and community-building initiatives
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Collateral Responsibilities (Typically 40% of the role)
Collateral Responsibilities refer to a secondary assignment outside of residence hall management.
Student Outreach & Care
Responsible for coordinating our MC Cares team to provide proactive, collaborative, holistic support to our students, as well as maintaining our Scots Supplies Center, coordinating the “Swipes for Scots” meal campaign, and creating and maintaining relationships with partners both on and off campus.
- Communications Coordinator
- Responsible for leading effective communications and social media campaigns to support the Division of Student Affairs and manage the Residence Life Inbox, providing timely service to our students and partners. Assist with the development and deployment of student-facing technology systems.
- Student Programming Board Advisor
- The Student Programming Board (SPB) is the primary student programming body at Maryville College. The SPB advisor will create programs and opportunities to collaborate with various student organizations to facilitate a vibrant campus community.
- Coordinator for Intramurals and Wellness
- Responsible for leading and organizing student Intramural Sports on campus, planning and facilitating student recreation opportunities, and serving on the Wellness Council to plan and implement engaging student programming.
- Coordinator of Student Employment
- Responsible for implementing and coordinating standard operating procedures involving student employment, hiring practices, and developing supervisory training for hiring managers
Other: NOTE: Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong communication and organizational skills required.
- Skills in leadership development, supervision, crisis intervention, and group dynamics.
- Knowledge of student development theory and experience with staff development and training preferred.
- Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse population, including various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
License, certification, or registration necessary:
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds.
- Responds to emergency situations and other needed events after hours and on weekends.
- May be required to lift and/or carry up to 25 lbs.
- Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff, and faculty.
- Required to live in an on-campus residence hall apartment (includes all utilities, cable, and internet)
Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:
- Ability to operate standard office equipment: computer, phone, etc.
- May include a requirement to operate vehicles, college vans/cars/carts if expected to travel or use vehicles on a regular basis.
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