Received: 1/16/2015
ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY POSITION DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE
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Incumbent(s) Name (if applicable): Mary Katherine Woodson
(16251); Stephanie Jones (11484); Jonathan Grenier (11481);
Dionne Wallace (16398); Lauren Slemenda (10042)
Current Title: Resident Director
Position #(s): 16251; 11484;
11481; 16398; 10042
Current Range: 1
(JCC:77707)
Department: Student Life Services / Residential Life,
College/Division: Student Life Services /
Housing and Food Services
Vice President, Student Services
Account #(s): 1708-105-1118; -1106; -1102; -1104
Action Proposed: (check all that apply)
( ) New position: Proposed Range:
Proposed Title:
( ) Title Change, Proposed Title:
( ) Proposed Reassignment from Range
to Range
(X) Revised PDQ only (no change in range or title)
JCC (Current
( ) Line of Progression (show titles below)
or new HR
Range:
assigned):
I certify that the statements in this description are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
I/we have reviewed the statements in this form and they accurately reflect the job assignments.
____________________________/________________________________
Kristi Burch, Area Director
/
Toby Toland, Area Director
Immediate Supervisor’s Signature
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Date
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Jerome Maese, Dir, Res Life / Rod Aeschlimann, Exec Dir, RLHFS
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Date
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Director/Chair/Dean Gerald Marczynski, Assoc Vice Pres, SL Services
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Date
Approved for Salary Placement Committee review.
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Pres / Vice Pres / Vice Prov Signature Shannon Ellis
Vice President, Student Services
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Date
Action Approved by the Provost/President (Completed by Faculty HR):
1
Pos #(s): 16251; 11484; 11481;
JCC: 77707 Range:
EEO:
Eff:
16398; 10042
Approved Title: Resident Director
1/1/2015
Employee signs on “final” stamped approved PDQ and sends to HR for personnel file.
Employee Signature:_______________________________________________ __________________
Date
Printed Name: ____________________________________________________
Rev: 10/1/2012
Position Description – Resident Director
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1. Summary Statement: State the major function(s) of the position and its role in the
university. Attach an organizational chart with positions, ranges, and names for the division
which reflects the position in it as well as those supervised in the department. (This section is
used for advertisement of the position.)
The Resident Director of a residential area is responsible for developing a balanced program of social,
educational, and recreational activities; training and supervising Resident Assistants and other
student staff; managing discipline; developing hall governments and other student groups; reporting
repairs and maintenance needs; and the general administration of the residential area.
Residential living not only supplements and supports the student’s academic endeavors, it also
supports the individual emotionally and physically. A Resident Director advises and refers staff and
students for diverse problems ranging from academic support to depression. Creating opportunities
for student involvement can have significant impact on student retention, as national studies show.
A Resident Director maintains full-time office hours, in addition to responding to emergency/crisis
situations 24 hours-a-day and 7 days-a-week. Weekend duty is split among the professional live-in
staff and graduate students (when applicable).
Assignments are made to specific tasks or duties including but not limited to judicial board, license
appeals, safety committee, family housing, staff training and selection, leadership training,
programming committees, and other departmental and university committees.
If individual is on a 100% full-time employment contract, summer duties could include assisting with
summer housing, conferences, room assignments, program planning for the academic year, and/or
other duties as assigned by the Area Director(s), Assistant Director or Director for Residence Life.
2. List the major responsibilities, including percentage of time devoted to each. Provide
enough detail to enable a person outside the department to understand the job (percentage
first with heading and then bulleted information).
25% - Staff Management
 With other professional staff, develop job descriptions and hiring criteria for student staff
positions
 Participate in the hiring process of all student staff after determining staffing requirements of
the complex
 Assist in the development and presentation of a resident assistant training program, including
an academic class, orientation activities, fall and spring training, and on-going training
 Directly supervise student staff
 Conduct meetings with staff, including individual conferences as needed. Formal evaluations
will occur once per semester
 When necessary, consult with the Area Director(s) or Director for Residence Life regarding
employee disciplinary action and/or termination
 Observe, evaluate, and provide feedback to the appropriate departmental staff on the quality of
the following: housing and dining facilities and their furnishings and equipment; service provided
by departmental staff, dining and custodial services of the department; programs presented by
the department; and/or materials distributed by the department
20% - Community Development
 Develop, implement, coordinate and assess an ongoing intentional series of educational,
developmental, social, and recreational programs
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Directly advise Hall Government and assist with leadership development programs sponsored
by the department of University
Provide advice and assistance to the Residence Hall Association and other organized groups
within the residence halls
15% - Student Conduct
 Develop, coordinate, and implement departmental, university, and state policy related to
discipline for the residential area
 Train staff on disciplinary procedures and expectations
 Confront policy violators
 Meet with all reported violators that reside in the facility, maintaining documentation for each
case and providing appropriate information to other university officials
 Investigate facts and establish sanctions on cases in which the student accepts responsibility
 Coordinate and participate in referral processes involving the Asst. Director, Director of
Student Judicial Affairs or Residence Hall Judicial Board
15% - On Call Responses and Counseling
 Provide 24 hour availability for response to situations that develop in the residence hall or
involve residence hall students. These situations include, but are not limited to emotional
distress, discipline violations, threat of harm to self or others, accidents, serious injury or
death, physical or mental illness.
 Maintenance responses may also be required to coordinate emergency maintenance services
after assessing the situation and making decisions on the appropriate action
 Provide counseling, advising, conflict resolution, and referral to appropriate staff for students
with a wide variety of concerns including but not limited to substance abuse, roommate
conflicts, academic, or administrative concerns; counseling may be required at any time of
availability
15% - Housing Operations
 Coordinate front desk operations that are open nearly 24 hours per day to provide service and
security for residents.
 Follow up on maintenance or housekeeping needs of the complex
 Perform housekeeping inspections on routine basis
 Maintain key control and room condition reports following departmental policy.
 Perform other related administrative tasks as necessary
 Other duties or department tasks as assigned by the Area Director(s), Assistant Director, or
Director for Residential Life
10% - Academic Initiatives
 Participate in department retention, academic intervention, and academic success initiatives at
the hall level
 Participate in department academic recognition programs for on campus students
 Ensure that individual hall offers academic success programming and in hall academic
recognition initiatives
3. Describe the level of freedom to take action and make decisions with or without
supervision and how the results of the work performed impact the department, division and/or
the university as a whole.
Level of Freedom:
Residential positions require that decisions are made 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Applying
established rules and procedures, the Resident Director makes decisions that can have a major
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impact on the student environment and that can affect quality, accuracy, or effectiveness of results.
Depending on the situation, staff may need to consult with others prior to making a decision.
Impact:
Few other departments are available on a 24-hour basis to assist in decision making, thus off-hour
decisions are critical to the public relations of the University and the success and safety of the
students. Residential living not only supplements and supports the student’s academic endeavors; it
also supports the individual emotionally and physically. The welfare and safety of students is of critical
importance. Creating opportunities for student involvement can have significant impact on student
retention.
4. Describe the knowledge, skills (to include cognitive requirement and verbal and written
communication), and abilities (to include task complexity, problem solving, creativity and
innovation) essential to successful performance of this job (in bullet format).
Knowledge of:
 Residential life, operations and procedures
 Administrative and supervisory experiences
 Student development theory, counseling and conflict resolution
 General higher education procedures
Skills:
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Administration, organization, supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication
Public relations
Decision making
Advising
Counseling, intervention
Emergency response
Creativity
Training in multicultural awareness
Ability to:
 Be flexible and adapt to an unusual and changing environment
 Work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
 Carry out physical activity requirements commensurate with duties of the position, i.e., walk up
multiple flights of stairs in case of emergency, lift 25 pounds, etc.
5. Describe the type of personal contacts encountered in performing the duties of the job.
Explain the nature and purpose of these contacts: i.e., to provide services, to resolve
problems, to negotiate.
Internal
Students
Area Directors
Director, Associate Director, and
Assistant Director(s)
Other Residential Life Staff
Reason for Contact
To interact with students in a wide variety of ways from counseling
to discipline and emergency situations to providing information
Daily interactions to share information, formulate policy, and solve
problems
Regular contact to coordinate programmatic and academic
initiatives, conduct, assignments, room changes, budgets,
conferences or other administrative areas
Supervisory relationship with Student Staff, Facility Attendants and
Administrative Aides. To interact and cooperate with other
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Academic Community
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Resident Directors, graduate students and other professional staff
in regular staff meetings or individually to share information,
develop and implement policies and procedures or
solve problems and to coordinate maintenance or clerical tasks
with other Central Housing Office staff
To involve faculty in programs or activities and to share
appropriate information between students and faculty
External
Outside agencies
Reason for Contact
Contact agencies such as University Police, Crisis Centers,
Nevada Mental Health for informational and emergency situations
Parents
As a representative of the Department, to provide information
about residential living through Orientations, Previews, or other
outreach activities and to contact parents about specific student
circumstances in accordance with Departmental policy
To provide accurate, factual information to the public upon request
and approval of the Director of Residential Life or the Public
Information Department
General Public
6. Indicate the minimum qualifications which are necessary in filling this position should it
become vacant.
Education and Experience
Education
Experience
Bachelor’s Degree
One year of professional experience
Master’s Degree
Relevant Experience: Includes administration, student development, management and
supervision; planning and implementation of programs that support departmental goals to
include one academic year of live-in experience in residence hall administration; and
experience in two of the following areas: student staff selection/training/evaluation, hall
government advising and programming, student conduct, academic initiatives, diversity
initiatives, assessment, summer housing/conferences, or general business/administrative
functions
Certification and/or Licensure:
Must possess a valid driver’s license and meet all State of Nevada requirements to operate
State/University vehicles. (If the successful candidate possesses a valid out of state driver’s
license, candidate must obtain a valid Nevada driver’s license within 30 days of their start
date.)