Housing & Dining Manager Job at Kansas State University (Salina)

Job Description

The Housing & Dining Manager position is responsible for overseeing all residence life programming and activities on the KSU Salina campus.

Selects, trains, and evaluates hourly student employees for resident life
Interacts with students regularly to provide information and assistance concerning academic issues, peer conflicts, personal problems, etc.
Acts as primary contact for after-hour crisis response and emergencies for the Salina campus, and oversees incidents within residence halls and programming specific to the communities' requirements and needs
Advises and trains the Hall Governing Board, and attends weekly meetings and sponsored activities
Oversees residence life management system including assignments, housing applications, room replacements, pet requests, break stay requests, and off campus meal plans
Manage Resident Life budget and website updates
Coordinate summer school, special group, and project groups who may require on-campus housing arrangements
Maintain key inventory
Coordinate with fiscal services regarding student accounts, dining system meal plans, etc.
Collaborate with staff and Student Governing Association's Programming Board on activities and programming to support entire campus community
Engage with students to get them involved with the campus community, identify needs and barriers to success, and help retrain students
Market and promote monthly Residence Life sponsored event to campus and assist Resident Assistants with their required monthly wing events along with Programming Board events

Master's degree in student personnel or related area
Experience working with on-campus housing
Experience with community living, leadership development, programming, and teaching or training
Skills in selecting, supervising, and training student staff
Advising student groups
Ability to interact with a variety of staff
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with student housing operations
Good time management skills and the ability to work with interruptions