Residence Hall Director (Onsite)

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan.

These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.

Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1.Students are our top priority.

2.We strive for excellence.

3.We thrive on diversity.

4.We celebrate collaboration.

5.We champion innovation.

6.We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7.We nurture the well-being of our community.

8.We act ethically.

9.We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Housing and Residence Life is passionate about the Georgia Tech residential student experience. With 97% of all first-year students choosing to live on campus, we create spaces and opportunities for Yellow Jackets to grow and connect from their first day of college through their graduate studies. We are proud to support our student's personal development and academic endeavors while providing a safe and comfortable living environment.

Our department is a large and complex organization supporting over 8,700 on-campus residents among 49 traditional halls, suites, and apartments, some of which were constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Our team of 200+ professional staff and 300+ student staff among seven departments support residents directly and indirectly with their unique talents.

Housing and Residence Life is a department within the Division of Student Engagement and Well-Being that includes all Campus Services and Student Life offices. There is so much more to learn about us! Visit our website for more information about our halls, processes, and staff.

Job Summary

Within the assigned residence hall, serve as a live-in leader, organizer, coordinator, and facilitator of programs and services that encourage positive living experiences for students residing in that facility. Direct programs that assist student residents in connecting with the campus community and their peers in ways that encourage personal and academic growth and development.

This position will interact on a consistent basis with residence hall students, parents, Housing-Residence Life management, and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel students within assigned residence halls. This position will supervise Student Resident Advisors and/or Peer Leaders.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Implement curriculum for resident student programs that encourage personal development, academic achievement, community living, and social interaction.

Job Duty 2 -

Provide fundamental analysis related to trends to further the educational development plan. Data is collected through surveys and observation.

Job Duty 3 -

Train, evaluate, and supervise student staff who work directly with fellow students to implement programs and provide services within the residence hall.

Job Duty 4 -

Advise Hall Counsel by overseeing meetings, participating in training, assisting with social programming, overseeing the budget, and meeting individually with executive boards from corresponding hall councils.

Job Duty 5 -

Support the student judicial process by serving as a Hearing Officer.

Job Duty 6 -

Serve on 24-hour Emergency/Crisis on-call rotation throughout the year. Facilitate building walk-throughs with custodial staff and other Housing staff.

Job Duty 7 -

Communicate, interpret, and administer Residence Life and Institute policies and procedures to student staff and residents.

Job Duty 8 -

Maintain visibility and availability within the residence hall community.

Job Duty 9 -

Provide student staff and residents one-to-one contact, conflict mediation, and referral services.

Job Duty 10 -

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

One to two years of job-related experience

Other Required Qualifications

Must pass a credit check before handling money. Must be physically able to set up tables and chairs. Must be available for evening shows.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's Degree

Proposed Salary

Pay Range: $32,470-$41,893/yr.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires student leadership and advising skills within a university residential life setting. Skills in program development and implementation, communications, and dealing with crisis situations are required, as is the use of office-level computer applications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.

These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom, found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.

To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does have financial responsibilities.

This position will be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position does not require a security clearance.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit Georgia Tech's Pre-Employment Screening Policy for more information.