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Position Summary:
The Assistant Director for Housing Operations (ADHO) provides leadership on a variety of departmental and University operations, with a focus on residential occupancy management, including housing applications and assignments; facilities maintenance and planning; marketing and communications; conference and visitor housing; and family housing operations; technology and date management; and other systems and programs of operational importance of University housing. This position requires the incumbent to work with diverse groups of stakeholders, including current and prospective students; parents and families; University staff and faculty; and community partners. The ADHO is a member of the Housing & Residence Life (HRL) leadership team and will contribute to departmental planning and assessment; policy review and implementation; and general program development.
This is a live-on position and a University residence is provided. The ADHO will participate in the campus emergency response rotation. This position requires occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Occupancy management
- Develop strategy for occupancy growth and operational effectiveness, including application and assignment processes
- Effectively coordinate assignments, changes, and billing related to meal plans, room changes, and conduct and damage assessments
- Coordinate with stakeholder groups (e.g., Athletics, Orientation) to manage early arrivals, late departures, and tailored housing needs
- Create regular and ad hoc departmental communications via multiple mediums that support all aspects of department operations
- Effectively utilize data management systems, including eRezLife, Workday, and others as directed
Facilities maintenance and planning
- Coordinate with Facilities Services, Computing Services, Purchasing, vendors, and other relevant entities to enact a strategy for facilities maintenance, upkeep, and RRR (repair, renovate, replace) efforts
- Coordinate safety evaluations and procedures, including fire system testing, health and safety inspections, physical building security and lock maintenance, and related efforts
Marketing and communications
- Develop departmental marketing strategies and campaigns, including electronic, print, and social media
- Coordinate with the Office of Admissions to establish tour schedules and scripts, and to maintain show rooms
Conference and guest housing
- Coordinate all aspects of summer conference housing, including contracting, guest relations, staffing, turnovers, and related
- Coordinate year-round guest visitor housing in coordination with sponsoring University programs
- Develop strategy for revenue growth and effective use of space that allows for annual maintenance
Family housing
- Manage daily operations of an 80-unit housing complex for employees, families, and graduate students
- Hire, train, and supervise a team of approximately three student staff and one professional staff
- Promote family housing and manage all administrative functions to maximize occupancy and service to the University community
Technology and data management
- Compile, maintain, and evaluate departmental data
- With Computing Services, maintain existing vendor contracts and data systems, and lead efforts to investigate and onboard new systems as needed
- Collaborate with facilities management and computer services to ensure functionality of card access, fire safety, and related systems
- Develop occupancy, dining, and facilities reports for Director of Housing & Residence Life, University administration, and key stakeholders
- Utilize basic statistical methods to project housing occupancy and to identify trends that may inform department operations
Operations
- Coordinate check-out processes to ensure accurate billing and refund processing
- Supervise, hire, train, and evaluate approximately 40 summer and academic year Work Crew staff and oversee projects including but not limited to painting, furniture moving, cleaning, and similar
- Develop effective working relationships among Housing & Residence Life, Facilities, Custodial, Computing Services, and other relevant teams
- Provide relevant staff trainings and development sessions
- Coordinate regular health and safety inspections in all residential facilities
- Recruit, hire, train, and supervise family housing staff
- Oversee day-to-day operations of family housing and off-campus department houses
- Serve on departmental and institutional committees
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This position reports to the Director of Housing & Residence Life and is responsible for supervision of one or more part-time student employees.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Five (5) or more years work experience in a college or university housing environment
- Two (2) or more years experience supervising student and/or hourly employees
- Two (2) years or more end-user experience with housing management software
- Moderate to advanced knowledge of common productivity apps such as MS Excel, MS Word, and the Google suite of applications
- Demonstrated use of effective written and verbal communication within job functions
- Experience in campus emergency and/or on-call response protocols
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
- One (1) or more years experience supervising full-time professional or administrative employees
- Experience working with large datasets and data management systems/databases
- Experience as an admin or power user of housing management software
- Experience as a user of the Workday platform
To be considered for this role, candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note that Adams State University is unable to provide sponsorship, transfer, or support for employment visas (such as H-1B, TN ect.) for this specific opening.
Location: On-site in Alamosa, CO
Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $52,200-$62,600. In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.
No other format of application material will be accepted.
Completed applications include the following:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)
- Three professional references, including phone number and email for each
For full consideration, applications should be received by 7/17/2026. Review of applications will begin immediately after this date.
The position will remain open until filled. Applications received after the priority deadline may be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee.
Questions about the position may be directed to Craig Beebe at [email protected]
Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.
We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.
We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.
The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.
Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
Disclosures:
In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.
Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.
Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.
