Manager, Residence Life
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$85,993 to $102,588 annually
SFU Department Descr:
Residence and Housing
Position Grade:
10
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
Residence and Housing is an integral part of SFU's academic and educational programs and services. The unit supports the academic mission of SFU and Campus Services by:
- Creating purposeful and intentional communities that emphasize academic support, success, and leadership development through programs and services.
- Providing market priced living and learning environments that are safe, clean, sustainable, attractive, well maintained, comfortable, and welcoming.
- Ensuring financial stability, service viability, and effective management and administration of the operations.
- Providing updated technology and data driven services that meet the needs of housing and residence students and users in a responsive, timely, courteous, efficient, and effective manner.
- Fostering professional relationships with on and off campus partners to enhance services to students and guests.
- Ensuring ongoing assessment of programs, services, and practices that are dedicated to an ethos of continuous improvement.
- Arranging ongoing training and development for staff to ensure they are knowledgeable about best practices in the housing and residence life field; and able to properly contribute to the student affairs profession and SFU community.
About the Role
The Manager, Residence Life is responsible for the provision, and management of all Residence Life operations that engage, promote and support the academic mission of SFU and promote the academic and personal success and wellbeing of students. The role provides strategic direction in the areas of student non-academic misconduct, student support, health and wellbeing, and residence life operations that provides support services day and night to the residence community. The Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the residence non-academic misconduct system; addressing violations of Residence and Housing policies; student and staff education; information sharing; and the recruitment, management and training of Residence Life staff. The Manager leads the Residence Life after-hours response program and provides leadership and guidance in assessing, analyzing, and responding to incidents of student crisis or threat within the residence community. The Manager works in partnership with other members of the Residence & Housing team to deliver exceptional services within residence on all campuses.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.
Manager, Residence Life
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$85,993 to $102,588 annually
SFU Department Descr:
Residence and Housing
Position Grade:
10
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
Residence and Housing is an integral part of SFU's academic and educational programs and services. The unit supports the academic mission of SFU and Campus Services by:
- Creating purposeful and intentional communities that emphasize academic support, success, and leadership development through programs and services.
- Providing market priced living and learning environments that are safe, clean, sustainable, attractive, well maintained, comfortable, and welcoming.
- Ensuring financial stability, service viability, and effective management and administration of the operations.
- Providing updated technology and data driven services that meet the needs of housing and residence students and users in a responsive, timely, courteous, efficient, and effective manner.
- Fostering professional relationships with on and off campus partners to enhance services to students and guests.
- Ensuring ongoing assessment of programs, services, and practices that are dedicated to an ethos of continuous improvement.
- Arranging ongoing training and development for staff to ensure they are knowledgeable about best practices in the housing and residence life field; and able to properly contribute to the student affairs profession and SFU community.
About the Role
The Manager, Residence Life is responsible for the provision, and management of all Residence Life operations that engage, promote and support the academic mission of SFU and promote the academic and personal success and wellbeing of students. The role provides strategic direction in the areas of student non-academic misconduct, student support, health and wellbeing, and residence life operations that provides support services day and night to the residence community. The Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the residence non-academic misconduct system; addressing violations of Residence and Housing policies; student and staff education; information sharing; and the recruitment, management and training of Residence Life staff. The Manager leads the Residence Life after-hours response program and provides leadership and guidance in assessing, analyzing, and responding to incidents of student crisis or threat within the residence community. The Manager works in partnership with other members of the Residence & Housing team to deliver exceptional services within residence on all campuses.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.