Director of Residential Life (Grades 7-9)

Beginning July 1, 2025

Description:
The Director of Residential Life oversees the School's program for boarding students in the Upper School (grades seven through nine). The Director reports to the Head of Upper School and is responsible for development and implementation of a comprehensive residential life program and day-to-day management of residential life staff and boarding students. Additionally, this role is responsible for building an inclusive boarding community for both students and residential life staff. The Director of Residential Life models positive, active engagement with students through presence during weeknight and weekend routines, participation in other residential life events and activities, and by being an Upper School advisor. The Director is expected to live in campus housing. This is a full-time, 11-month position; duties begin two weeks prior to the opening of school and end two weeks after Commencement.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience as a residential life leader, dorm parent, and teacher in an independent boarding school. A bachelor’s degree in education or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred. A valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating and managing weekday and weekend residential life schedules, including on- and off-campus programs, study hall and dorm coverage, and special events
• Overseeing residential life programming on Sunday nights for students and live-in dorm parents
• Being a Duty Administrator as part of a 4-weekend rotation duty team
• Maintaining consistent policies and procedures to manage boarding student conduct
• Collaborating with the Grade Deans and Head of Upper School on disciplinary matters
• Managing the residential life budget
• Training and managing residential life staff
• Managing REACH requests and coordinating logistics when students leave campus
• Organizing logistics for student travel, including coordination of transportation and preparation of student travel documents
• As Designated School Official, overseeing SEVIS requirements and logistics for students on F-1 visas
• Reviewing and approving dorm comments
• Preparing end-of-year residential life evaluations for review by the Head of Upper School
• Coordinating with departments at Fay and with outside vendors including, but not limited to maintenance of dorm and community spaces, dining services, student laundry services, mail delivery, and distribution of dorm keys and swipes
• Acting as the primary point of contact for questions related to the residential life program internally and also for prospective families
• Upper School advisor
• Coach one season of sports