WPU provides a culture that fosters an energized team environment, builds on our strengths, promotes creativity and innovation, and encourages respect and open communication. We value our faculty and staff. We know they are important and vital to the growth of our university and culture. Senior leadership is personally dedicated to the professional growth and development of each employee. We want to help you build your career, while ensuring you have great work-life balance and flexibility.

We teach our students the skills needed for ethical citizenship, not just in the classroom, but by example. We believe in giving back to our community, and our employees take pride in working at William Peace University.

The Department of Residence Life and Housing is committed to supporting the mission of William Peace University by fostering a safe, engaging, and vibrant living experience for students. We value inclusivity by creating a sense of belonging, cultivate personal development and learning, and prepare students to be responsible and contributing global citizens.

SUMMARY The Associate Director for Residence Life and Housing is a live-on site professional responsible for assisting in the overall operation of the Residence Life and Housing department. Duties include supervision of select housing facilities on campus; providing educational programs to faculty, staff, and students; overseeing the selection, training, and supervision of paraprofessional staff; assisting students with transitional needs; enforcing policies; overseeing residential academic initiatives and maintaining an environment within the area that is conducive to living and learning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Director of Residence Life & Housing, the individual holding this position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

- Manage housing assignments and occupancy operations:

- Coordinate student leadership, FYSS involvement, DEI initiatives, and student engagement programs within Residence Life.

- Participate in the selection, hiring, and training of paraprofessional staff.

- Adjudicate student conduct appeals and support consistency in the student conduct process.

- Oversee residential opening, closing, and break housing operations.

- Lead coordination of Village Green housing during academic year and summer.

- Respond to student concerns, parent outreach, and crisis situations as needed.

- Assign and participate in daily, weekend, and break duty rotations with Residence Life staff.

- Provide accurate housing information and participate in onboarding and campus tours.

- Meet regularly with students to address suggestions, concerns, and needs.

- Maintain weekly office hours and serve in the on-call duty rotation.

- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Student Life offices, Facilities, Business Office, Dining Services, Public Safety, Registration & Records, Enrollment Services, and Academic Affairs.

- Assist in budget planning and management in collaboration with the Director.

- Attend staff meetings, trainings, and other professional development activities.

- Coordinate special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

- Collaborate on departmental training and development for both professional and paraprofessional staff.

- Partner on strategic planning, retention-focused initiatives, and student success interventions.

- Participate in departmental assessment and contribute to the institutional effectiveness process.

Supervise 1 Area Coordinator. Indirectly supervise Resident Assistants and other student workers.

Master’s degree in related area with three years of experience in higher education in Student Affairs, educational programming, student conduct adjudication, mediation/conflict resolution, advisement/counseling, residence life and housing.

Valid driver’s license.

Supervisory experience, experience overseeing training and selection processes, experience with residential engagement experiences, experience serving on an on-call rotation, experience at a private liberal arts institution.