Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Complex Director in Residence Life Office.
The Complex Director (CD) is a 12-month live-in appointment and is a frontline manager/educator of the student population in one or more residence halls. A primary focus of the CD is the development of a residential theme area which may include the first-year experience, upper-class housing, or apartment and family college.
Responsibilities of the CD include: supervision, training, and development of undergraduate student staff and graduate assistants; community development; 24-hour crisis intervention; educational and social programming for the residential population; community council advisor; facilities management; serves as a conduct officer for student conduct and community standards and a special advising assignment.
Included among work and on-call responsibilities are emergency and crisis response duties, including those that occur after traditional business hours and on weekends. This position is considered an essential-critical position. Summer responsibilities will be assigned, such as summer hall director, conference director, or roles in other summer projects.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree along with experience in the residence life setting.
- Experience supervising student staff or advising student leaders;
- Ability to communicate effectively within a diverse population of students, faculty and staff;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in college student personnel administration, higher education, or college counseling and development.
- Experience supervising graduate assistant staff or master's level interns in a college/university setting.
- Experience coordinating student conduct hearings.
- Experience with emergency response, crisis management, or student care follow up
- Experience managing keys, room changes or other occupancy or operations tasks
Qualified applicants may apply online at
Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.