The Complex Director (CD) is part of the Residence Life team in Housing & Residence Life at KU and responsible for the daily operations and management of a residential area housing 500-800 students. The Complex Director supervises one to four residential graduate assistants (Assistant Complex Directors), 8-24 undergraduate staff members (Resident Assistants, Food Board Managers, Proctors), and indirectly supervises front desk assistants.
The Complex Director has a foundational role in supporting residential community members in realizing their full potential as individuals, members of the KU community, and members of society as a whole. The CD works to provide an engaging community that increases awareness and advocacy, self-responsibility, interdependence and continued knowledge building. Additional duties include community development, student development and retention, staff development, student conduct, crisis intervention, student engagement and leadership, and budget management.
The CD is supervised by an Assistant Director of Residence Life and serves in an on-call duty rotation, as the crisis management contact for the on-campus residential population. is home to over 5500 studentss on the Lawrence campus in residence halls, on-campus apartment complexes, and scholarship halls. Complexes vary in physical size, student population, and programmatic emphasis. This is a full-time, 12-month live-in staff position.
Housing & Residence Life at the University of Kansas is strongly committed to promoting and supporting students from diverse backgrounds and identities through representative staff and equitable policies.
In addition to the Complex Director's bi-weekly salary, the following are also provided:- A furnished apartment plus utilities, internet, and access to free laundry
- Declining balance meal plan
- Cell phone stipend of $50 per pay period
- Professional development funds to support travel to off-site conferences and events
- Pet policy
On-site, essential employee. Monday- Friday, 8 am to 5pm with some evenings and weekends, on-call responsibilities