Residence Life is an innovative and ground-breaking organization that builds dynamic residential living and learning communities using practices that are socially just and sustainable! We are characterized by our dedicated, knowledgeable, and committed staff; our attractive facilities; outstanding dining experiences; innovative technology; and quality conference services. We promote experiences to support and challenge students to create the tools to build their lives and achieve academic success.

Neighborhood Development & Supervision

• Directly supervise up to 6 professional master’s level hall directors, and 70+ student staff members in multiple capacities.
• Support training and professional development efforts to encourage the growth and learning of professional staff within the neighborhood.
• Conduct intentional performance reviews for professional staff and maintain ongoing accountability committed to supervisory learning.
• Assist the implementation of processes to recruit, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate very hardworking, student affairs focused staff at all position levels of Residence Life.
• Support ongoing efforts to recruit, hire and train student staff within the neighborhood.
• Assist hall directors to build inclusive and caring relationships with student staff and students within the residential community.
• Support the development and integration of faculty within residential spaces through living learning communities and residential academic programs.
• Own the development of neighborhood traditions and curricular approach efforts to deepen student learning and belonging.
• Assist outreach efforts that uphold community standards and support student health, wellness and safety.
• Support students and families and provide resources to support student health and wellness.
• Advocate student concerns to the university and community populations.

Operations & Administration

• Guide residence life initiatives to create a seamless residential environment that exceeds student needs and expectations.
• Assist Summer Conference/Summer School housing operations for assigned university residence halls.
• Serve as a residence life liaison to maintenance, environmental services, dining services, reservations, and finance units for neighborhood needs and development.
• Support facilities, environmental services and security staff to ensure safe, secure residential spaces for all students within the neighborhood.

External Relations

• Provide excellent support and leadership to all external partners through service minded attention to the broader housing, student affairs, and university missions, and serve on student affairs/academic committees as needed.
• Assist in developing academic residential initiatives that accelerate the academic, interpersonal/behavioral, and leadership skills for all residential students.
• Collaborate with occupancy management and faculty for residential spaces within RAPs and other specialty communities.
• Talk to parents regarding concerns for students in the halls.
• Assist with Orientation and pursue opportunities to deepen the class year experience within the residence halls.
• Assist in campus retention and enrollment management efforts.

Strategy, Planning, Leadership, & Assessment

• Provide exceptional leadership for all strategy, planning, implementation, and assessment, all assigned initiatives, and all committee work in Residence Life and the Division of Student Affairs.
• Develop, implement, and interpret assessment opportunities for residence life committed to community development.
• Assist in the development and provide leadership for completion of strategic goals and initiatives that further the organizational philosophy, mission, and programs within Residence Life.
• Act as representative of Residence Life and student affairs on campus.

Fiscal Resource Management

• Administrate all fiscal processes with maximum integrity and timeliness.
• Follow all federal, state, university and departmental budget procedures.
• Assist in managing the residence life budgets.
• Allocate budget dollars to support critical initiatives.

Emergency Response

• Direct and evaluate all emergency and crisis responses.
• Serve in an on-call rotation for 10,000+ residents.
• Provide crisis management assistance through immediate response and follow up.
• Uphold departmental and university crisis response policies and procedures.

• All University of Colorado Boulder employees are required to follow the campus COVID-19 vaccine requirement. New employees are responsible for providing proof of vaccination or receiving a medical or religious exemption within 30 days of employment.
• Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, plus regular evening and weekend commitments. Flexible work schedule may be available. This position serves in an emergency on-call rotation that requires occasional physical response to campus on nights and weekends.

• The salary rate is $66,000 annually.
• Onboarding assistance is available within Student Affairs department guidelines.

• Master’s Degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education or equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• 3 years of job related experience including supervision experience.

• Operational knowledge of technology, computer programs, and budget development.

• Experience supervising professional staff.
• Demonstrated experience with students conduct, crisis intervention, and emergency response.
• Demonstrated dedication to social justice and inclusion in a residential setting.
• Experience with a first year student experience residential program.
• Experience with developing learning outcomes and evaluations.
• Experience partnering closely with academic affairs and university faculty members in an academically rich residential environment, preferably a residential college or residential curriculum model.