Assistant Director, Residence Life

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

September 15, 2026

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1157-YN_ADMINPRO - Assistant Director

Business Title:

Assistant Director, Residence Life

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As the Assistant Director of Residence Life, you will serve as a key member of the department's administrative team and report directly to the Director. In this role, you will directly supervise and evaluate Residential Education Directors within the Washington State University (WSU) residence hall system and, through live-in professional staff, provide indirect supervision of paraprofessional staff. You will collaborate with live-in staff to ensure the effective coordination of desk operations across up to 12 residence halls, coordinate the planning and delivery of staff training initiatives, and oversee and advise an average of three departmental committees annually. You will provide support and response to student emergencies, including participation in an on-call rotation, serve as a liaison with designated university partners, address daily administrative responsibilities and student and staff concerns, and assume additional departmental responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $5,598.97 to $6,255.82 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Positions require a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and four (4) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, which has included at least one (1) year of managerial experience. A Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Education and experience can be tailored to fit the specific organizational entity/directorial assignment. Positions may require applicable licensure and/or certification.

• Supervisory experience of graduate hall directors, paraprofessional staff or other personnel. 

• Demonstrated commitment to the philosophy and practice of participatory management and community standards. 

• Demonstrated competence with Microsoft Windows and MS-Office computer software. 

• Must be willing and able to keep regular hours and work some evenings and weekends. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters’ degree in a relevant field. 

• Three years post-master’s experience working in a college or university residence hall system or group living environment. 

•  Supervisory experience of full time live-in residence hall staff. 

•  Demonstrated experience in staff training and development. 

•  Demonstrated experience with large group presentations. 

•  Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of student development and academic success. 

•  Demonstrated ability to work with students and administrators in a broad range of situations. 

•  Demonstrated genuine concern/interest for the welfare of students. 

•  Demonstrated experience with living, learning communities/academic success programs. 

•  Demonstrated experience with faculty partnerships. 

•  Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student and staff population. 

•  Demonstrated experience with developing community in the residence hall and college campus environment. 

• Demonstrated record of or potential for ensuring access and opportunity in all aspects of our educational experiences in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission. 

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship

About Department/College/Area/ Campus: https://housing.wsu.edu/

Area/College: Student Affairs
Department Name: Residence Life
Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected].

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In matters of admission, employment, housing or services, or in the educational programs or activities it operates, WSU does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, mental disability, sensory disability, use of a trained service animal, age, religion, creed, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, honorably discharged veteran, member of the military, or immigration or citizenship status except as authorized by federal or state law, regulation, or government contract.

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More information, resources, and contact information are available here: https://ccr.wsu.edu/notice-of-nondiscrimination/