Position Description
The Resident Director (RD) cultivates a Christ-centered community
on St. David's campus. Reporting to the Director of Residence Life,
the RD mentors RAs fosters residents’ growth, creates educational
programs, and collaborates with campus partners to ensure student
success and spiritual development in a welcoming and inclusive
environment. Executes activities and events and arranges referrals
to supportive programming and services for students in an assigned
special student population(s).
Position Responsibilities
Housing and Residence Life
- Support and inform the implementation of a residence life
program that enhances student learning and fosters intellectual,
social, spiritual, and emotional growth and development.
Cultivate a positive and engaging living environment that
fosters a sense of belonging and positive relationships.
Maintain high visibility and availability through community
events and resident interaction.
Provide residents with personal, social, academic, and
spiritual support and referrals to University services and
resources.
Oversee mission-driven events and activities, engaging students
in community formation.
Serve as the emergency contact to assist students with
residence hall emergencies or after-hour situations.
Serve on the regular day and overnight hours, and follow the
weekly on-call work schedule.
Perform or arrange periodic and emergency wellness checks on
students.
Assess facility requests on behalf of residents, review and
submit residence hall work orders.
Open and close residence halls during end-of-semester
breaks.
Supervise and train up to 20 Resident Assistants and Assistant
Resident Directors:
Host weekly staff meetings to communicate events, discuss
concerns and facilitate professional development.
Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with staff.
Provide formal and informal feedback on job performance.
Ensure staff address and document behavioral issues.
Develop and deliver annual staff training programs and
professional development opportunities in support of the Residence
Life Training Cycle.
Support recruitment, selection, motivation, and recognition of
Resident Assistants.
Collaborate to maintain a supportive atmosphere aligned with
the Student Handbook and Eastern University’s mission.
Assigned Student Population Engagement
- Responsible for an assigned special student population(s) (i.e.
first-year students, returning second through fourth-year students,
first-generation students, commuters, or transfer)across all
residential buildings.
- Collaborate with the Student Engagement team and other Student
Development offices and personnel to organize, plan, advertise, and
implement at least one targeted Fall and Spring semester
programming activity to engage their assigned student
population.
- Meet regularly with students in their special student
population to identify areas of need and offer referrals to Student
Development and other University offices and resources.
- Distribute resource materials focused on engaging their
assigned students.
- Manage general publicity postings and bulletin boards related
to targeted student programs.
- Serve as an ad hoc Student Development C.A.R.E. team member or
its subcommittees to coordinate supportive services and resources
for individual students.
- Meet regularly to coordinate with the Director of Student
Engagement and the Student Engagement Team.
- Implement, manage, and supervise the execution of a weeknight
Student Engagement Event once per month in the Fall and Spring
Semesters.
- Other duties as assigned.
Crisis Management
- Provide leadership during crises in and near the residential
campus community.
- Assist in emergencies as needed.
- Implement Eastern University and Office for Student Development
policies and procedures.
- Ensure coordinated responses to students of concern and their
behavior.
Student Conduct
- Review and submit incident and personal concern reports
involving residents.
- Respond to residents in need, referring to professionals when
appropriate.
- Adjudicate student conduct cases, track sanctions, and refer to
ongoing concerns.
- Assist students in understanding their rights and
responsibilities as community members.
