 Residence
Director
Residence Director Professional Development
Overview
On This Page:
First Year
Second Year
Third & Fourth Year
 Skill Advancement Worksheet
Skill Advancement Worksheet Guide
The Department of Residence Life's
comprehensive training programs, job responsibilities, and expectations
recognize and address the developmental needs of new and returning
Residence Directors. Our overall objectives are grounded in the
integrated guiding principles of sensitivity to issues of diversity,
student development theory and practices, community development
and ethical responsibility. Residence Life is committed to supporting
and advancing Residence Directors in their professional development.
Professional development is provided through:
- New Residence Director Orientation
- August and January Training for all
RDs
- New Professional Seminar (six sessions
first semester)
- Supervision (Performance, Planning,
Goal-setting, Coaching, Assessment, Evaluation and Recognition)
- Residence Director Skill Advancement Worksheet
- Mini-conferences, In-services and
Brown-Bag Lunches
- Professional Development 1:1's
- Recruitment and Selection
- Committee Work
- Participation in Organizational Development
(Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate)
Residence
Director - First
Year
 Residence
Director's First Year Opportunities and Benefits
Residence
Director - Second
Year Job responsibility
emphasis is on cluster development and residence life program development.
The professional development focus is on self-exploration, empowerment
strategies, networking, and professional identity.
- To support and assist in the leadership
of delivering the mission, goals, values, and culture of Housing
and Residence Life at UMass
- To provide leadership within the residence
life team and model productive interactions with all staff
- To become more familiar with the UMass
organizational structure, including work with other campus departments
- To serve as a member of departmental
committees, possibly chairing a committee
- To serve as a member of campus-wide
committees
- To contribute to RD and ARD training
through presenting, mentoring, etc.
- To participate in searches through
interviewing and serving on search committees
- To apply critical thinking to improve
systems and projects that will help move the department forward
- To demonstrate competencies learned
- To participate in Residence Life internship
program and/or adcomp opportunities
- To network and explore possible next-step
job opportunities
- To become involved in a professional
organization and attend/present at a regional or national conference
Residence
Director - Third
and Fourth Year Job responsibility
emphasis is on cluster development and residence life program development
and leadership. Professional development focus is on professional
and personal transitions; with an emphasis on advancing to the
next career level.
- To support and assist in the leadership
of delivering the mission, goals, values, and culture of Housing
and Residence Life at UMass
- To provide leadership to the residence
life team and model productive interactions with all staff
- To become more familiar with the UMass
organizational structure, including work with other campus departments
- To serve as a chair and manage department-wide
committees/projects/tasks
- To participate in searches through
interviewing and serving on search committees
- To serve as a member of campus-wide
committees
- To contribute to RD and ARD training
through leadership, presenting, mentoring, etc.
- To apply critical thinking that will
help move the department forward
- To demonstrate competencies learned
- To participate in Residence Life internship
program and/or adcomp opportunities
- To network, explore, and interview
for next-step job opportunities
- To become involved in a professional
organization through professional service, publications, and presentations
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