Working Title: Full-Time Hall Director

State Role Title: Education Support Specialist II

Position Type: Full-time Staff (Classified)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Student Life and Involvement

Department: 300000 - Residence Life Admin

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $38,000 - $38,500

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? N/A

Beginning Review Date: 04/04/2025

About JMU:

James Madison University is a publicly funded university with a beautiful campus and a supportive community that is committed to preparing students for the future. The university offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave in addition to 19 paid holidays a year; affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System. We also offer a work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that is designed to support the overall wellbeing of our employees and a Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

Visit our Prospective Employee site to learn more about what makes JMU a great place to work: bit.ly/JMUEmployment

General Information:

The Office of Residence Life at James Madison University is accepting applications for a Full-Time Hall Director. The Office of Residence Life is committed to designing and maintaining a caring environment that encourages academic success, respect, personal growth, and responsibility to one's community.

Full-Time Hall Directors report to an Area Director of Residence Life. This is a 12-month, live-in position. A furnished apartment (partner and pet-friendly), professional development funds, and a partial meal plan are provided in addition to salary and classified benefits.

Full-Time Hall Directors are part of the Residence Life team that serves 6,700 residential students on a campus that is continuing to grow. We focus on making the students' residential experience one filled with opportunities to engage and learn about themselves and others. We are a close-knit department with just over 30 full-time staff members and over 200 student staff members.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership, Management, and Supervision - Directly supervise 11-18 Resident Advisers (RAs). manage hall staff performance, student development, student leadership, student conduct, and hall community engagement. Provide written performance evaluations twice per year for RAs. Participate in all recruitment, selection and training processes for RAs, including instructing a one-credit RA class. Implement check-in and check-out procedures. Potentially collaborate with a live-in Faculty in Residence member.

Create Belonging – Contribute to the Student Affairs Creating Belonging value by creating spaces and a culture that celebrates all identities and makes it possible for faculty, students, and staff to be their most authentic selves.

Student Conduct – Interpret and enforce university and hall policies, manage administrative processes related to documenting and follow-up for student behavior. Meet with students and staff to discuss and manage behavioral concerns (mental health, policy/community violations, roommate conflicts, etc.).

Crisis Management – Participate in on-call rotation for the residential campus. Provide support to staff during times of crisis.

Community Engagement – Using the Curricular Approach in Residence Life’s Community Engagement Model, conduct and support hall programming and community engagement efforts. Create monthly Community Learning Plans.

Committee Work – Serve on departmental and university committees as necessary.

Professional Development – Accumulate a minimum of 10 hours of professional development during each performance evaluation period. Obtain hours by attending university, divisional, and department training. Attend conferences, get a certification, or complete other job-related training. Use professional development opportunities to stay relevant to trends and best practices.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Residence hall employment experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously

Additional Consideration:

• Extensive residence life experience
• Supervisory experience
• Student conduct experience
• Demonstrated experience with administrative and management skills

Additional Posting Information:

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.