The Director of Residence Life & Student Conduct is a full-time, salaried role that contributes to Cornerstone University’s (CU) thriving community by providing excellent oversight of residential life and leadership and direction to CU’s residential life staff. The Director plays a key role in the discipleship and formation of staff and students housed in CU’s residential facilities. The Director supervises student conduct, care, and crisis response for CU’s traditional undergraduate students and manages CU’s student housing. The Director supervises the training, development and formation of the Resident Directors, Assistant Resident Directors, Resident Assistants, and student teams. As part of the Spiritual Formation and Christian Community professional staff, this individual will act as a minister of the Gospel as he or she integrates a biblical worldview into the responsibilities of this role. The core of Cornerstone University is defined and driven by its Christ-centered mission and Biblical confession.

REPORTS TO: Executive Director-Spiritual Formation & Christian Community

DEPT: Spiritual Formation & Christian Community

LOCATION: Grand Rapids, Michigan

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate student conduct, care, and crisis response for CU’s traditional undergraduate students.
  • Foster and promote proactive relationships with students to set the tone for a positive engaging and thriving community that challenges student’s growth and formation.
  • Oversee student accountable for behavior inconsistent with campus policies within a framework of discipline that is Biblical, educational, redemptive, and restorative.
  • Work with Community Life, Campus Ministries, Admissions, Registrar, Student Disability Services, Human Resources and Administration, and Health Services to develop and implement best practices in compliance with relevant laws (such as, but not limited to FERPA, HIPAA, ADA, OCR, Title IX).
  • Coordinate the individualized care and support of students in crisis, including commuter students
  • Assist in the development, communication, and implementation of Residence Life policies (including ongoing maintenance of the student handbook).
  • Act as a primary member of the Title IX team as an investigator or Title IX Deputy Coordinator.
• Oversee CU’s student housing.
  • Oversee student housing assignments.
  • Advise Campus Services regarding long-term maintenance and facility needs.
  • Coordinate housing communication and the room assignment processes.
  • Oversee the approval and denial of housing exemption requests.
  • Oversee housing and meal plan accommodations.
  • Evaluate and assess Cornerstone’s housing occupancy and projection trends.
  • Oversee continual development and implementation of campus housing policies.
  • Oversee residential facilities in collaboration with facilities and housekeeping departments to maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment
• Oversee the Residence Life team.
  • Serve as an emergency contact for Residence Life and provide on-campus support as needed.
  • Organize and facilitate the hiring process for Residence Life and student staff.
  • Supervise and coordinate training of Resident Assistants in conjunction with the full-time Resident Directors and part-time Assistant Resident Directors.
  • Train, supervise, and regularly evaluate the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Resident Directors, and Assistant Resident Directors.
  • Provide overall supervision of any Graduate Assistants and/or Resident Life student interns.
  • Assess the social, academic, emotional, and spiritual needs of Cornerstone’s resident and commuting students.

• Serve as a member of the Spiritual Formation & Christian Community leadership team.
  • Participate in leadership team meetings.
  • Provide shepherding support to students as necessary and available.
  • Assist the VP on systems, structures, and processes necessary to support and enhance the effective operation of the department.
  • Serve on assigned committees.
  • Provide input and support to overall departmental initiatives, and collaborate with other areas of student life to affect the mission of the university and student life department.
  • Partner with the AVP for SFCC and student life leadership team to develop and implement collaborative student leadership training.

• All Cornerstone University employees will regularly interact with students in a variety of projects, activities, and settings. As such all employees are expected to serve as Christian leaders and mentors by effectively living a gospel-centered lifestyle, ministering and discipling through a biblical worldview.

• Other duties may be assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of proven experience in residence life or student services
• A minimum of two years of demonstrated experience in supervising and leading a staff team
• Demonstrated understanding of the student experience in higher education
• Student conduct, employee relations, investigation, and/or Title IX experience preferred
• Strong administrative and interpersonal skills
• Love for students and proven ability to relationally connect with them
• Proven discretion and capacity to maintain a high level of confidentiality

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• A personal relationship with Jesus Christ and an active Christian commitment.
• A theology that supports the values and mission of Cornerstone University core commitments evidenced by an ability to affirm and sign the university’s doctrinal statement, “The Cornerstone Confession.”
• Four other foundational pillars, along with the university’s mission and confession, form Cornerstone’s Core Commitments.
  • The Cornerstone Christian World View
  • The Cornerstone Academic Vision
  • The Cornerstone Beautiful Christian Community
  • The Marriage and Human Sexuality Position Statement

These core commitments convey who we are, what we believe and how we live and work together in community. Employees are expected to faithfully attend an evangelical and biblical church whose core beliefs and practices are consistent with Cornerstone’s confession and core commitments.