Job Title: Resident Director

Reports To:Assistant Director of Resident Life

Location: The Courtyards, University of Maryland

Compensation: $54,000.00-56,000.00 per year, staff apartment, and a comprehensive benefits package

FLSA Status: Exempt

Company Information:

Capstone On-Campus Management (COCM), with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, is a group of student housing professionals focused exclusively on the management of housing communities owned by non-profits and/or highly affiliated with a university.

The Resident Director at The Courtyards at UMD is a full-time, live-in position responsible for the oversight and support of 14 Resident Assistant’s (RA), a comprehensive programming model, and resident support and engagement for over 700 residents. The position requires flexibility of work hours, including work performed on weekends and evenings.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervision & Development

• Directly supervise and evaluate for 14 Resident Assistants
• Evaluate job performance by providing ongoing feedback and accountability
• Schedule and conduct regular staff meetings and 1:1 meetings to convey information.  
• Teach and guide discussion for the Resident Assistant class.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 1-2 years of Residence Life experience
• Experience working with on-campus student populations.
• Must have comfort and confidence in managing confidential crisis issues.
• Must possess effective skills in customer service, group facilitation, leadership, and organization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with students, staff, and campus partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and student housing management software.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment (e.g., copier, computer, telephone).
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to live on-site and participate on on-call duty rotation.
• Ability to move/lift up to 35 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is mid-to-high paced. The noise level is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not employment agreement.

Competitive benefits package, including health benefits, dental benefits, vision coverage, and 401K.

If you are unable to apply because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact COCM Recruitment from our website. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.

To provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Capstone On-Campus Management (COCM) will be based on qualifications and abilities. COCM does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.