Assistant Director Student Conduct and Development

Job Description

  • Job code: 010136
  • Pay grade: F
  • Pay type: Exempt/salaried

General summary

Serves as the Housing and Residence Life liaison for student conduct matters while leading the department's student staff development portfolio, encompassing recruitment, hiring, training, and performance management for all student positions. Adjudicates upper-level conduct cases, represents the department on the university CARE Team, and coordinates Summer Orientation housing operations. Oversees department-wide programming efforts and serves as a member of the Housing and Residence Life Leadership Team.

Major duties

  • Serves as the liaison for student conduct matters, overseeing conduct processes for residential students. Adjudicates upper-level conduct cases, administers the student conduct database in partnership with the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, and provides training on conduct policies and systems. Overseeing continuous improvement of conduct processes and documentation.
  • Supervises professional, graduate, and student staff. Provides guidance, performance management, professional development and assessment to provide continuous improvement of conduct processes, procedures, and documentation.
  • Oversees the design, coordination, and delivery of training for all Housing and Residence Life student staff, including Resident Assistants, Resident Managers, and Learning Community Assistants.
  • Oversees performance management and disciplinary processes, advises hiring committees, administers student employment agreements, and develops staffing policies, procedures, and assessment tools.
  • Coordinates summer orientation housing operations in collaboration with campus partners, overseeing staffing, logistics, programming support, and housing-related events while serving as a key liaison on planning, facilities, and operational matters.
  • Leads department-wide residential programming and student engagement efforts by establishing programming standards, training staff, and overseeing implementation of the Housing and Residence Life programming model.
  • Provides guidance and oversight to Residence Hall Complex Directors, monitors program assessment and record-keeping systems, and promotes consistent, high-quality engagement opportunities across residential communities.
  • Serves on the University’s student support and intervention team, collaborating to coordinate resources, assess concerns, and support student well-being and success.
  • Contributes to departmental leadership through, on-call duty rotations, and advisory support for departmental committees and their initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

Required education

  • Master's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

Required experience

  • Three years’ relevant experience.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Experience with adjudicating conduct hearing.
  • Formal training and experience in crisis intervention and conflict management.
  • Professional experience with residence life.

Required other

  • Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

Physical requirements

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Working conditions

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2026-10-15

This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.