GHD Job Description

General Position Description

Under the supervision of the Associate Director, the Graduate Hall Director serves as the primary Residential Life Staff person in providing supervisory, programming and counseling leadership for Resident Assistants and students in the residence halls.  Serve as the emergency on-call person during evenings, weekends and holidays. This is a live-in position (with varying hours depending on the time of year) and requires both day and evening responsibilities and at least 20 hours of availability per week.

Residential Life & Housing organization chart

Responsibilities (differ between residence halls)

• Supervision, development and evaluation of an RA staff. Provide consistent evaluation of the staff through on–going informal feedback and annual formal performance evaluation. 
• Supervise the RA staff with regard to all aspects of their programming requirements. Manage the programming budget for the staff.
• Facilitate weekly staff meetings for an RA staff.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and scheduled departmental meetings during regular business hours.
• Provide counseling, referrals and follow-up for student issues and concerns.
• Maintain at least 20 work hours per week (15 of which must be 9am-5pm). Hours can be split among four days, and should be posted and consistently maintained each semester.
• Serve as the back-up staff person (for the RAs) as part of a campus-wide rotation between the hours of 5pm and 9am weeknights, 24 hours on weekends, holidays and vacation periods (such as fall break, Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break). When on duty, you must be in the residence hall or carrying the cell phone within a specified radius in order to respond to any medical or psychological emergencies, fire, security matter, desk issue and other student concerns.
• Serve on a departmental committee (e.g. RA & GHD Selection, RA & GHD Training)
• Attend and participate in staff training during both day and evening hours. In addition, actively participate in the August and January training program for RAs, as well as monthly in-services.
• Participate in and assist with the selection of all staff, including Associate Directors, Graduate Hall Directors, Resident Assistants, and Special Interest Housing groups.
• Be familiar with the rules and regulations of the college and the residence halls as a means to support, interpret and enforce these rules and regulations.
• Report any maintenance, safety and security incidents and execute specific administrative duties as designated by the Director of Residential Life and Housing or Associate Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Enrollment in a graduate program in close proximity to Barnard College, not to exceed 16 points per semester (including internship credits).
• Available to work at least 20 hours a week.  Flexible day and evening hours. 
• Ability to work with a diverse student and staff population.
• Propensity to work independently and interdependently within a team.
• Knowledge of principles associated with residential community development programs.

Prefered Qualifications

• Prior residential life experience.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Ability to exercise initiative and sound judgment, and to make decisions as appropriate.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities.

Employment Dates

August 4, 2012– May 31, 2013 (opportunity for renewal for 2013-2014 school year)