Residential Life Director / Faculty Member

The Residential Life Director (RLD) is the foundation of our small-scale junior boarding program for 18 students in grades 5 to 9.  The RLD reports to the Head of School, and supervises Residential Life Associates and Administrators on Duty and is responsible for the Residential Life program. The RLD supports the Residential Life Associates in cultivating a positive, supportive, and home-like culture in the dorm.  The team’s collective role is to proactively help students develop practical life, social, and community-living skills, provide critical study support during study hall, ensure a safe and well-kept living environment, and lead on and off-campus extracurricular activities. 

This position is ideal for compassionate, flexible, level headed, organized, energetic, educators who relate well with young people.  The RLD is a 10 month position and reports to the head of school. Given the small scale of our residential program, we expect the RLD to also teach part time and coach and serve as an advisor. This split in responsibilities serves to provide vital connections between the residential program staff and the rest of the community.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve your highest purpose as parent, or “in loco parentis” for all students in your dorm, supporting their supervision, personal growth, character development, safety, and education
• Supervise and manage a dormitory of up to eighteen students during weekday afternoons and evenings with some weekend shifts
• Using student interests as a guide, plan evening and weekend activities including leading these activities periodically.
• Be willing to drive the 13-passenger van and have a clean driving record.
• Teach one or two classes according to ability and need, and serve as advisor and coach to middle school students.
• Work with the head of school and other administrators to plan and implement the residential curriculum and programming
• Provide oversight and extra help to students during evening study halls
• Work with the health office to coordinate all student health needs, scheduled appointments, medication pick up, manage students’ health insurance, etc. ·
• Provide emergency coverage needed during the course of the year. ·
• Plan and implement beginning of the year orientation for students and residential life team members. ·
• Supervise all move-in and move-out days for students. Coordinate vacation logistics such as transporting students to and from the airport.
• Support the enforcement of policies and procedures such as daily room check, dorm jobs, technology access.
• Manage discipline issues with the Head of School and other appropriate staff.
• Establish and maintain good communication with the guardians and parents of the students in regard to both discipline and challenges or concerns that arise.
• Act as the primary contact for students and for faculty and staff in regard to boarding matters.
• Help to ensure that programs, socials and activities are meeting students’ needs.
• Actively engage and connect with students and the school community as much as possible
• Other duties as assigned