Residential Day Manager

Job Summary

The Residential Day Manager is a professional who is responsible for the daytime operation of a residence hall, housing up to 190 residents. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:00am 5:00pm.The Residential Day Manager is charged with providing leadership to the Resident Assistants to ensure services and programs focused on the best-practices in student housing as well as student development theory are being developed and implemented.  The positions reports to the Associate Director of Housing & Residential Life. 

Job Responsibilities

Listed below are both specific job duties of the Residential Day Manager position as well as minimum professional standards of all Housing & Residential Life employees.  These responsibilities encompass student and community development initiatives, both proactive and reactive, that directly influence the success of our residential students.  They also detail administrative responsibilities that are foundational to this success.  Finally, they delineate behaviors that connote professionalism and a commitment to the values of Fort Valley State University, the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, and the Office of Housing & Residential Life.

Community Development

• Cultivate a positive and engaging living environment that foster a sense of belonging and enables students to build positive relationships with one another
• Know the residents and provide personal, social, academic, and occupational support and referral
• Utilize institutional data to assess and respond to students' needs
• Collaborate with faculty and staff stakeholders to implement programmatic opportunities, some of which may be connected with living/learning community themes

Supervision

• Assist with the supervision of up to 4 Resident Assistants
• Ensure staff members are appropriately confronting and documenting student behavioral issues and concerns
• Provide regular formal and informal feedback regarding job performance
• Ensure that resident assistant duty procedures are followed

Student Conduct and Crisis Management

• Review all incident reports and police reports (if available) for incidents that take place in the residence hall and/or involve residents living within the hall
• Respond to residents in need, referring to other professionals, when appropriate
• Provide leadership during times of crisis in and adjacent to the residence hall facility
• Assist in emergency situations as needed
• Implement all university, division and departmental rules, policies, and procedures
• Provide programs and other proactive educational interventions to enhance good decision-making by residents

Professional Development and Administration

• Perform administrative duties associated with summer projects and assignments
• Maintain up-to-date student emergency contact cards
• Report, track, and follow up on maintenance issues with appropriate housekeeping and facilities employees
• Administer student check-in, check-out, and room changes; assist with room condition reports and damage billing processes
• Participate in departmental and division-wide professional development activities
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, and training of staff member, both student and professional, for the department
• Conduct environmental assessments of the entire residence hall and communicate any major issues to departmental leadership

Overarching Staff Expectations

• Serve as a role model for all hall staff and residents in personal and professional behaviors
• Practice ethical stewardship of university resources
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity
• Create and maintain positive professional relationships within the department and across the university

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Baccalaureate degree and experience in residence life, counseling, teaching, and living/learning environments is desired.  Strong administrative and counseling skills are utilized in this position.

Physical requirements

• Regularly required to sit and/or stand, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Occasionally lift 20 pounds overhead and 40 pounds from waist to shoulder
• Specific vision abilities required include close, distant color visions, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate

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