Fordham University

About Fordham 

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position Assistant Director of Residential Life for Summer and Integrated Learning Communities

Position Number A10255

FLSA Exempt

Scheduled Hours Per Week 35

Department Residential Life RH

Campus Rose Hill

Location Onsite

Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy here.

Position Summary 

The Assistant Director of Residential Life for Summer and Integrated Learning Communities leads Student Life at Rose Hill’s campus-wide effort to integrate the academic, mission and ministry, and student life enterprises across 7 integrated learning communities (ILCs) and one new residential summer program for high school students.

The Assistant Director reports to the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life at Rose Hill and coordinates closely with colleagues in the Division of Students Affairs with roles in integrated learning.

Essential Functions 

• Designs, builds, leads, evaluates, and continuously improves Fordham’s pilot summer pre-college program for high school students, launching June 2023;
• Works closely with the Dean of Students, the Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Residential Life and other colleagues overseeing and participating in the pre-college program;
• Leads and trains a team of 3 full time Resident Directors for which the high school summer pipeline program is a summer assignment and who in turn recruit, train, and lead the 10 undergraduate program counselors;
• Working with the Residential Life and Student Life staff, develops summer pre-college student handbook and policies, including reporting procedures specific to the pre-college population;
• Coordinates contact on non-academic program elements with parents and potential students during the recruitment and marketing process beginning November 2023;
• Coordinates with Admissions, Summer Session, and other staff in developing and updating the summer residential program website;
• Serves as liaison to Admissions, Summer Session, and other areas contributing to the Summer Pipeline program;
• Oversees the several Integrated Learning Communities ranging from first year hall programs to specialized upper-class programs, assessing and evaluating each program against learning outcomes with academic and mission integration-based partners and sharing outcomes data with the Assistant Dean/Director, Dean of Students, and partners on an ongoing basis;
• Serves as liaison to the colleges and mission integration for Integrated Learning Communities;
• Coordinates contact and periodic meetings and activities of supervisory groups for each ILC composed of colleagues with roles in each community;
• Develops and continuously updates and improves published documents communicating and marketing the integrated learning communities (ILCs) and residential summer program for high school students;
• Participates in on-call duty rotation to support the Resident Director on Duty along with other assistant directors;
• Serves as part of an 18-person Residential Life professional staff supporting major office processes led by the Assistant Dean such as opening, closing, staff selection and Training as well as large-scale and campus-wide University events and major programs.
• Must be on-campus during the summer time frame of the Summer Leadership program.

Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.

Additional Functions 

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Education and experience should be related to position responsibilities.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills 

• 2+ years of experience in the area of residential life, housing, residential education, and/or secondary education.
• Possesses strong interpersonal communication skills and experience in curricular and program development, teaching and/or training, program development and implementation and supervision.
• Working knowledge of computer working environments such as Google and Microsoft.
• Demonstrates creativity and flexibility in working on various projects with a variety of constituent groups, including parents.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree in Secondary or Higher Education and/or Student Personnel Administration, Counseling or related area.

Minimum Starting Salary $58,000 (plus room and board)

Maximum Starting Salary $62,000 (plus room and board)

Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position? No

Posting Number A582P

Number of Vacancies 1

Start Date ASAP

Posting Date 02/20/2024

Special Instructions 

EEO Statement 

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sitting Often

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often

Hearing, Listening, Talking Often

Standing Often

Walking Often

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Seldom

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

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