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Under the general supervision of an Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life, the Area Director is responsible for leading and supervising a subset of the Resident Director professional staff team. The Area Director provides critical oversight of the residential communities assigned to their supervision area, including but not limited to ensuring daily operations, student staffing, residential student concerns, and community development philosophies meet the standards of the department. Additionally, the Area Director oversees and leads the Resident Director team in executing hall operations and procedures to enhance the residential experience. The Area Director also serves as a member of the departmental leadership team and Administrator On-Call crisis response rotation.

Department Overview:

Boise State Housing and Residence Life is hiring for 2 Area Directors! Area Directors live on-campus and serve as mid-level managers who each supervise and lead around 5 Resident Director professional staff members. Utilizing student-centered philosophies, Area Directors provide critical oversight of the Resident Director staff team, student staff, residential communities, and hall operations to ensure a transformative student experience. Apply today to join the Residence Life team as an Area Director to help make campus feel like home for Boise State students!

Level Scope:

Provides direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees at the entry or intermediate level. Functions as advisor to unit and administration and sets goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results. Analyzes and resolves problems through drawing from prior experiences. Interprets policies (e.g., fiscal management, HR, contracts and grants, resource management in defined areas) and demonstrates solid subject matter knowledge. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action. Supervises staff to assure accountability and stewardship of campus resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives

Essential Functions:

60% of the Time the Area Director must perform:

• Staff Supervision

• • Supervise five (5) professional Resident Directors and indirectly supervise 80-100 student staff members.
  • In collaboration with the Residence Life Leadership Team, recruit, select, train, assess, evaluate, and provide professional development for professional staff and student staff.
  • In the case of a vacant Resident Director position, the Area Director will coordinate additional support to the residence hall student staff team. May include student-staff meetings, student-staff 1:1, and providing support to CO-RD.

• Administrative functions

• • In relationship with the Residence Life Leadership Team, identifies opportunities for and delivers experiences that embed student-centered design thinking in the work of the department.
  • Assist in the coordination and collection of assessment data for their residential communities; assessing student satisfaction and mattering and belonging. Use data to recommend and initiate solutions to problems or issues in systems and procedures.
  • Maintain budget oversight for areas of responsibility, prepare and allocate spending within assigned areas, demonstrate sound fiscal management practices, and ensure spending complies with Housing and Residence Life, University, and State policies/guidelines.
  • Coordinate team workgroups with the Resident Directors for processes like opening, clo ing, breaks, front desk management, etc.
  • Confront situations in which University and/or Housing & Residence Life policies and community standards may be violated, as well as assist live-in professional and paraprofessional and staff members with the resolution of difficult confrontation situations.
  • Assist in the planning, development, and implementation of fall, winter, and spring training for Residence Life professionals and student staff.
  • Participate in outreach events, coordinate housing components of BroncoWelcome, Bronco Day, and recruitment events (eg. Blue & Orange Day, Discover Boise State, etc.)
  • Provide training, guidance, and support for RDs and administrative assistants to ensure high quality and timely conduct process is maintained in Advocate database and with students. Will hear higher level conduct cases.

• Community Development, Meetings & Residence Education

• • Incorporates research on mattering and belonging in programming and the RA community development model.
  • In collaboration with HRL leadership implements and assesses a comprehensive and coordinated community development model that includes programming from NRHH, RHA, Hall Councils, RAs, and Community Assistants (CAs).
  • Provides support to RDs in the implementation of programming and the RA programming model such that strong healthy communities are developed for all student populations,

35% of the Time the Area Director must perform:

• Department, Division, Campus Committee Participation

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