Graduate Resident Director (10 month)
General Responsibilities:
The Resident Director is a graduate student and a member of Kutztown University’s Housing,
Residence Life and Dining Services Team. The Resident Director is supervised by an Assistant
Director of Housing and Residence Life. The Resident Director is responsible for student
success and retention through efficient day-to-day operation of a residence hall while adhering
to the mission and core values of the department.
Duties under the supervision of an Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life:
The Resident Director establishes a rapport with students within the residential area and assists
these students in the adjustment to community living and university life. The Resident Director
clearly articulates and implements University and Housing and Residence Life policies in a
residence hall and is available to counsel, advise, and refer students when appropriate. In
addition, the Resident Director monitors resident student’s adjustment to community living and
provides routine contact, mentoring and roommate mediation as necessary. The Resident
Director assists in all housing and residence life processes and programs.
The Resident Director provides ongoing training, supervision, evaluation and discipline for all
staff based upon established procedures and assessed student and staff needs. The Resident
Director establishes and conducts regularly scheduled hall and staff meetings. In addition, the
Resident Director monitors resident student’s adjustment to the University and provides routine
contact, mentoring and guidance. The Resident Director is responsible for the day-to-day
supervision of hall student staff.
The Resident Director may perform the duties necessary to maintain the efficient functioning
and monitoring of a residence hall. These duties include, but are not limited to, health and safety
inspections, identifying problem areas, communicating with the University Environmental Health
and Safety Specialist, inventory control and processing maintenance work orders. The Resident
Director is responsible for efficient openings and closings of a residence hall, check-ins/outs that
occur throughout the year, and all administrative duties associated with these processes.
The Resident is responsible for actively supporting and participating in housing processes and
procedures in accordance with established timelines. This includes working with the Adirondack
software system, establishing roommate selection programs to assist with room assignments
and managing roommate conflicts which may result in reassignments. In addition, the Resident
Director establishes a working relationship with resident students to improve living
accommodations and processes to better meet the ongoing needs of the residents.
The Resident Director provides leadership, direction and active support to the student staff in
meeting the goals of the Programming Model.
The Resident Director is responsible for the recruitment and advisement of Hall Council
including individual officers and committees. The Resident Director attends all hall council
meetings and training sessions and is visible during major programming or projects sponsored
by the hall council.
The Resident Director provides an educational discipline process for both residents and student
staff, which includes timely adjudication of all citations and assigned incident reports as well as
efficient management of related correspondence within this area.
The Resident Director, working in conjunction with the Housing and Residence Life team
provides assistance as needed to assure appropriate first year student opportunities are in
place to assist students with adjustment and participation in every aspect of college and
academic life, and supports the goals of the First Year Residential Experience program.
The Resident Director maintains regularly scheduled hours in the hall. The Resident Director is
responsible for communicating Housing and Residence Life processes, procedures, activities,
programs, issues and concerns between the Housing and Residence Life Office and resident
students.
The Resident Director performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Housing, Residence
Life and Dining Services, and/or his/her designees.
The Resident Director pursues continuing professional development through participation in
professional associations and University activities and committees.
The Resident Director serves as a role model for the Housing and Residence Life team and
residents. The Resident Director is accountable to exercise appropriate judgment as it relates to
professional behavior and sound decision making at all times.
The Resident Director resides on campus and is available to assume evening and weekend
responsibilities. While on duty the Resident Director may work closely with Public Safety, Police
Services, custodial staff and other University departments.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Housing, Residence Life and Dining Services
106 Old Main
Kutztown, PA 19464
housing@kutztown.edu
PH: 610-683-4027
FAX: 610-683-4038
Updated 1/2015