Resident Director

Application Instructions:

Active Student Employees: If you are a current Student Employee or have previously worked in a student position, you must apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the external careers website. Log in to Workday and type Find Jobs in the search. Locate the position and click Apply.

External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page.

IMPORTANT: Please review the job posting and fully complete all sections of the application. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it.

Job Family:

Student Regular Wage

Department:

Housing and Residence Life

Supervisor:

Charlene Durham

Job Title:

Resident Director

Job Description:

The Resident Director position is a supervisory position and serves as a role model and leader for their area. The position requires leadership skills, good judgement, energy, commitment, self-discipline, knowledge of campus resources and sensitivity to culture differences. The Resident Director assists the Area Coordinator, works collaboratively with and supervises the area staff, advises the hall governments, and serves as a resource to residents to develop a strong, positive and respectful community in their area.

Resident Director must be pursuing their bachelor's or master's degree. A full-time student and maintain a minimum of 12 (bachelor's) or 6 (master's) credit hours, good standing with Mercer University and the appropriate academic college, good judicial standing with the University and the Office of Housing and Residence Life, comply with all departmental, university, local, state, federal policies and laws, live on campus in assigned apartment and meet a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average and a 2.5 semester grade point average throughout their term of employment.

Pay rate: $474.00 bi-weekly (Stipend)

Scheduled Hours:

20

Start Date:

05/14/2026

End Date:

06/26/2026