Assistant Director for Student Staff Recruitment, Selection, and Training

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Other 🗓️ June 1st, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring an Assistant Director for Student Staff Recruitment, Selection, and Training. This role oversees recruitment, selection, training, and development of nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate student staff, collaborates with campus offices, enforces policies, adjudicates student accountability, and serves in an on-call housing rotation.

Highlights

Manage recruitment, selection, training, and development of undergraduate and graduate student staff including Resident Assistants and various receptionist and assistant roles.
Develop and implement recruitment strategies, application, interview, and placement processes in coordination with Residence Education Leadership Team and Residence Hall Directors.
Facilitate beginning of semester and ongoing training sessions to prepare student staff for their roles effectively.
Collaborate with multiple campus departments to coordinate recruitment and training efforts.
Address student and parent concerns, enforce Housing and Residence Life (HRL) policies, serve as Conduct Educator for accountability cases, and participate in housing on-call rotation.
Required qualifications include a Master’s degree in College Student Development, Higher Education, Counseling, or related field, with extensive progressive supervisory experience in residence hall/housing environments and live-in experience.
Must demonstrate skills in crisis management, training, leadership, diversity promotion, communication, problem-solving, and assessment methods.
Preferred experience includes supervisory experience with professional staff, budget management, familiarity with Star Rez and Maxient software, and knowledge of legal issues in human resources.
Department served is Student Housing within Old Dominion University's Housing and Residence Life division.
Final candidate must complete a criminal background check.