Area Director - West

100204BR

Campus: Tempe

Area Coordinator

Job Description

Under general supervision, the Area Director provides leadership to an area of residential communities.  Leadership will include supervision, programming, advising, building connections with students and developing inclusive and welcoming communities that enhance the academic support, facilitates student success, and embraces a sense of pride, tradition and affinity within the residential students.  This position is required to live on campus within the residential community area to be available to, present for, and accessible to the students and residential community team.

What’s in it for you:
Arizona State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes valuable employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff. This package includes: (Click here to explore options )

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available on day one.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Employee assistance for free and confidential behavioral health services.

Job Family

Residential Life

Department Name

UH Tempe Community Pro Staff

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

EDUC OUTRCH & STDT SVCS

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$51,120 - $53,920 per year; DOE (includes required on-campus housing)

Essential Duties

• Supervises and evaluates professional and student staff to develop and activate a robust residential experience in the assigned residential communities
• Fosters and enhances the relationship with academic college partners to assist in cultivating a vibrant residential community experience for residents.
• Develops and implements strategies for the recruitment, selection, and training of professional and student staff.
• Directs an area of residential communities including administrative and programmatic functions.
• Coaches, advises, mentors and provides referrals for students.
• Provides direction to professional staff on program planning, implementation, and assessment to ensure sufficient quality experiences that meets residents’ developmental needs.
• Collaborates with campus partners to provide services within the residential communities.
• Oversees or performs administrative tasks such as assigning student rooms, entering maintenance requests to the work order system, scheduling student employees, and preparing payroll documents; monitors desk payroll, office supply and Hall Council budgets to ensure fiscally sound, accurate, and responsive residential community management.
• Prepares reports and records to show staffing needs, programming efforts, and student statistical data for use in decisions.
• Reviews and authorizes expenditures for the residential community, ensuring that budgetary guidelines are followed.
• Provides management and oversight of residential front desks for residential community area.
• Resides on campus to provide additional staffing support and management of critical incidents and emergencies, which requires elevated care.
• Coordinates and implements response to crisis within residential communities, in collaboration with appropriates University agencies.
• Collaborates with Housing Facilities team to walk communities, take ownership of the infrastructure, and to address facilities and/or building security and safety guidelines.
• Responsible for cultivating a welcoming, inclusive community.
• Addresses student behavior via the Code of Conduct process in the residential communities.
• Advises student organizations .
• Provides customer service to a variety of constituents.
• Responds to emergencies and activates appropriate emergency support services.
• Participates in Residential Life and/or University teams and committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND three (3) years' related experience, including one year of supervisory experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of administrative operations of a residential community.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and budgetary practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human development theory and practices.
• Evidence of coordinating and prioritizing work and activities of self and others.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Evidence of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Evidence of working with a diverse student resident population and with a wide variety of campus professional staff (counselors, police, health professionals, etc.).
• Experience in the development of programming.
• Experience in teaching and facilitating in and out of class experiences.
• Experience in training and managing behavioral education as required in a residence hall complex.
• Experience in preparing detailed and complex numerical computations and reports.
• Experience in the use of computer technology in performing work responsibilities.

Working Environment

• Cultivate an environment that prioritizes community building, wellbeing, and skill development as a part of the live-on experience
• Facilitate relationships with ASU academic colleges to build a successful Residential College platform where students can thrive and translate skills from their classroom to their living environment
• Professionally represent department/program
• Supervise students and/or professional level staff
• Work with diverse populations and groups
• Manage crisis situations and student behavioral issues and provide resources on wrap-around support
• Research, develop, implement and assess programs
• Develop and deliver presentations to groups/stakeholders inside and outside of the university
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze data
• Communicate effectively to perform essential duties
• Travel throughout campus for meetings or events, regardless of the weather
• Live in university provided residence hall apartment
• Use computers effectively - including inputting, reviewing and retrieving information, extended periods of viewing screen, using mouse and keyboard, and sitting
• Sit or stand for prolonged periods of time

Department Statement

University Housing strives to be a global leader in university student housing - building dynamic, innovative, and inclusive Residential Colleges that foster academic and personal success, empower students to create social value and lasting impacts, facilitate connection to the broader community, and support individual student persistence. ASU University Housing houses over 18,000+ students at four campus locations in Maricopa County. In support of the University's philosophy of access, excellence, and impact, University Housing promotes academic success and student learning, supports the development of community among our residents, provides student-centered processes and services, and develops and maintains quality accommodations

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.