Assistant Community Director
The application process is open for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. See below for details about our open positions and how to submit an application.
Positions available for academic year 2020-2021:
- The Residence Hall Assistant Community Director position (2 openings) is a half-time, live-in position responsible for assisting the Community Director with the management of a first-year or upper-class residential community. Responsibilities include: supervising a Desk Manager staff (hiring, training, evaluation, discipline, resolution of work concerns, termination), providing counseling and referral for residents, serving as a student conduct hearing officer and contributing to all community development efforts. Specific responsibilities vary by area. The Assistant Community Director shares on-call duty responsibilities for approximately 3,500 campus residents.
- The Family Resource Center Assistant Community Director position (1 opening) is a half-time, live-in position responsible for assisting the Community Director with the management of an upper-class apartment community. Responsibilities include: supervising The Family Resource Center staff (hiring, training, evaluation, discipline, resolution of work concerns, termination), working closely with family housing residents, providing counseling and referral for residents, serving as a student conduct hearing officer and contributing to all community development efforts. Specific responsibilities vary by area. The Assistant Community Director shares on-call duty responsibilities for approximately 3,500 campus residents.
- The Residential Education Assistant Community Director position (1 opening) is a half-time, live-in position responsible for assisting the Associate Director for Residence Life with management of residential education initiatives for University Housing. Responsibilities include: developing academic programming; implementing academic support initiatives for residents and student staff members; support of Focused Interest Community development and programming; support of the Faculty Fellows program; provide counseling and referral for residents; conduct disciplinary counseling, sanctioning and referral for residents; and contribute to all community development efforts. The Assistant Community Director shares on-call duty responsibilities for approximately 3,500 campus residents.
Required Qualifications for all open positions:
- Bachelor’s degree
- A valid Driver’s license
- Admission to an SIUE graduate program are required
Note: Candidates do not need to be accepted to a program before applying for this assistantship, but they must have already applied for admission to a graduate program
Preferred Qualifications for all positions:
- Preference will be given to first-year graduate students with previous housing experience and who are enrolled in the College Student Personnel Administration graduate program.
Additional Preferred Qualifications for:
- Family Resource Center position: Preference will be given to students with previous experience working with school aged children.
- Residential Education position: Preference will be given to students with previous experience with academic initiatives (tutoring, mentoring, working with faculty, working in living-learning communities, etc.).
How to apply:
- Please complete the 2020-2021 University Housing Assistant Community Director Application: https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOfEbX1pc70hCSx. You will be asked to upload a cover letter, résumé, three references we could contact, and the Assistantship Application Form (https://www.siue.edu/graduate/graduate-assistantship-forms.shtml). PDFs are preferred.
Questions?
- Contact Associate Director for Residence Life, Rex Jackson, at rjackso@siue.edu or 618-650-4251.
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