Community Director

We are currently seeking a full-time and onsite Community Director in our Student Housing department. This position will report to the Assistant Director of Housing and Resident Life. This a full-time,12-month live-in position. The wage for this position is $43,888.08 annually.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Help to recruit, interview, hire, train, and supervise undergraduate student staff within the student housing division;
• Revise and maintain student staff training;
• Ensures that all student employment paperwork is completed in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner;
• Maintains a working knowledge of Purdue Fort Wayne policies and procedures;
• Facilitates semesterly performance evaluations for student staff;
• Consistently provides accurate and pertinent job and operational information to undergraduate student staff members;
• Works with the student staff to assess student needs and interests; 
• Coordinate and supervise all RAs in conjunction with assigned communities; 
• Coordinate large scale programing initiatives designed to engage the community of Student Housing Residents;
• Work with residents on a daily basis to answer questions, address concerns, and resolve conflicts;
• Communicate pertinent community and university information to Purdue Fort Wayne Student Housing residents in a professional and concise manner through posters, letters, email, or other forms of marketing and advertising;  
• Monitor purchase requests and seeks appropriate purchasing approval;
• Establishes and maintains communication and rapport with students living in assigned campus housing through individual connecting points, meetings, and conversations;
• Addresses behavioral concerns;
• Serves as a Conduct Officer;
• Maintains confidentiality;
• Serves in an on-call duty rotation;
• Plans staff development opportunities;
• Manage residential budget;
• Serves on campus committees, as requested;
• Serves as key member in coordinating student move-in/move out processes;
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 2 years of experience in Student Housing and Residential Life, and/or Higher Education Field.
• Higher Education experience.
• Must be able to live in campus housing.
• Supervision of student staff.
• Able to operate in crisis situations.
• Adaptability and creativity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters, Masters in Higher Education (or similar) Degree.
• Experience as an Entry Level Housing Professional and supervising Residential Assistants.

Benefits:

• Free tuition through Purdue University Global.
• Fee remission for a traditional Purdue degree for yourself, your spouse, and your child(ren).
• Insurance starts on first day of employment.
• Generous Paid Time Off – additional PTO in December.
• Additional benefit information: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/benewell/

Additional Information:

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position.
• Resumes and cover letters that contain portraits or personal information are not permitted.
• A background check and misconduct check will be required for employment in this position.
• A Motor Vehicle Records check will be required for this position.

Purdue Fort Wayne is an EEO/EA employer.