Assistant Resident Director

Description:

Brief Summary of Job Duties

The Assistant Resident Director (ARD) is a full-time live-in position with on-call responsibilities. Under the general supervision of a Resident Director (RD), the ARD utilizes a curricular approach and equity mindset as cornerstones of their daily work in facilitating student wellness, development, and belonging in a residential community. The contract term is 10.5 months or 12 months, depending on the assigned community's resident occupancy, with the opportunity for a renewal of one additional term. Primary responsibilities include:

• Assisting RD in the implementation of a curricular approach in the development and education of a residential community ranging from 600 to 1,800 residents.
• Sharing supervision, training, and evaluation of student staff.
• Advising hall/community council consisting of student leaders who represent the residential student voice and host social and developmental events.
• After-hours crisis response and scheduled on-call responsibilities for a neighborhood of 5,000-6,000 residents and a campus community of 10,000-11,000 residents.
• Developing effective working relationships with the 60+ colleagues that make up our R&CL staff.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 Years Experience with planning and implementing programs/activities.
• 1-3 Years Experience in a student leadership role.
• Ability to constructively engage others in complex social justice, access, inclusion, and equity issues on campus
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across a large, multifunctional department
• Comprehensive knowledge of UCSB campus resources and support services
• Knowledge of the day to day operations of a student housing community
• Knowledge of and/or experience working within a residential curriculum campus