Residential Hall Director

Program Information

Edconic Pre – College programs provide students with an immersive environment in which they learn, investigate, and explore while having fun and discovering friends, mentors and instructors who share their passions and interests. It also gives intellectually curious students the opportunity to live and learn in a dynamic location while drawing upon the unrivaled expertise and access of The New York Times, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Vogue College of Fashion, Manchester City Sports Business School, and Wired Education encouraging students to take their learning beyond the classroom and into the real world.

About Edconic

Knowledge is our passion. We thrive at the intersection of business and education and have built a global reputation for developing world-class learning programs to nurture the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Our mission is to empower lives through education. We seek to understand the passions of a new generation of students to help transform those passions into meaningful and fulfilling career trajectories. We do this by delivering relevant, experiential courses taught by industry experts from the world’s best brands.

Edconic has been operating for two decades beginning with the acquisition of the London campus of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in 2003. Over the years we have built a portfolio of world-class academic programs with iconic brands including Sotheby’s Institute of Art, The School of the New York Times (est. 2016), and Vogue College of Fashion (acquired in 2023), Manchester City Sports Business School, and Wired Education. Edconic is owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG), a family-owned investment firm since 1971 focused on long-term and meaningful ventures in education, technology, and information services.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

The RHD is a key leadership position for Edconic’s pre-college programs and will play a vital role in ensuring the program’s success. This is a live-in position with specific duties and responsibilities which include but are not limited to the list below:

Virtually assist in planning period prior to move-in, including:
Building training modules for in-person training.
Tracking online staff training completion.
Complete roommate assignments for Program Advisors (PAs).
Establish On-Call Duty schedule.
Other duties, as assigned.
Serve as on-site lead and give final sign-off on all mandatory campus wide events including and not limited to, student orientation, closing ceremonies and etc. Partner with Programming Specialists, who lead day-to-day programming.
Supervise the Residential staff. The RHD assigns, the RHAD executes, and the RHD is accountable for the pair.
Serve as the residential team's bridge to full-time staff. RHADs escalate to the RHD, and the RHD escalates to full-time staff.
Oversee all administrative details including:
Residential Check-In and Check-Out
Key Inventory
Staff evaluations
Community Building
Facilitate training during Staff Training and Student Orientation.
Set, schedule & lead weekly residence life staff meetings for your team.
Approve the final staff schedule and any changes to it. RHADs maintain the PA schedule and shift swaps.
Meet with staff who display behavior concerns and facilitate conduct meetings as necessary.
Attend weekly leadership meetings and manage all on-going development for residence staff and will relay pertinent information on these topics to the students in a suitable and timely manner.
Attend co-curricular events and activities.
Manage student interactions using student management software.
Act as a mentor and role model to PCs, students and staff through everyday actions and good decision-making.
Ensure that all staff and students understand the program policies and expectations and address violations of the student handbook.
Serve as the escalation point of contact for the Student Center, set expectations for Student Services Representatives (SSRs), and build the Welcome Desk schedule with the Student Services Supervisor (SSS).
Escalate urgent work orders submitted by RHADs.
Serve On-Call Duty and Back Up On-Call shifts (see below).
Communicate with parents/guardians regarding student needs and concerns.
Mediate conflicts as they arise.
Qualifications

The Residence Hall Director will be an experienced residential education professional with prior leadership experience and a minimum of 3 years of work in comparable positions. Prior work in a university program, boarding school, or as guidance counselor is particularly desirable.

Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States  
Bachelor’s degree; Master’s Degree preferred
3+ years of related work experience
Must be CPR certified or be willing to obtain prior to start of program. 
Two references required