Assistant Community Director
The application process is open for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. See below for details about our open positions and how to submit an application.
Positions available for academic year 2023-2024:
- The Residence Hall Assistant Community Director position (3 openings-Woodland, Prairie, and Bluff Halls) is a half-time (20 hours), live-in position responsible for assisting the Community Director with the management of a first year 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 Cougar Village Assistant Community Director position (1 opening- Cougar Village 500s) is a half-time (20 hours), live-in position responsible for assisting the Community Director with the management of an upper-class apartment 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.
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 Higher Education & Student Affairs graduate program.
Period of appointment:
This is a 50% assistant appointment; 2023-2024 academic year contract with possibility of summer employment. Anticipated start date is July 17, 2023. Possibility of contract renewal based on positive performance.
Remuneration:
Assistant Community Directors receive a $1040/month stipend, a tuition waver, a 2-bedroom furnished/carpeted apartment, a partial meal plan, and the opportunity to attend a regional student affairs conference.
How to apply:
Please complete the 2023-2024 University Housing Assistant Community Director Application: https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeOQlIePB3hHhga. You will be asked to upload a cover letter, resume, a list of three references we could contact, and the Employment Application Form (https://www.siue.edu/graduate-students/assistantships/EmploymentApplicationForm.pdf). PDFs only please.
