Live In Summer Ranch Jobs in Missoula, MT (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $45,000.00 - $52,000.00 Annually
Location : Missoula Mountain Campus
Job Type: Contract Professional Full-time
Job Number: 202400592
Department: Housing, University of Montana
Opening Date: 07/14/2026
FLSA: Exempt
Description
The University of Montana invites applications for both an Area Coordinator and Community Director positions for UM Housing. These positions have an emphasis in the area of conduct and leadership.
The Area Coordinator/Community Director (AC/CD) is a live-in professional staff member responsible for cultivating safe, inclusive, and engaging residential communities while supervising student staff and supporting student learning and development. This role provides leadership across the residential experience, community standards, crisis response, and residential curriculum implementation within 1-3 residence halls or apartment communities, in alignment with University of Montana and UM Housing policies.
The AC/CD will supervise approximately 6-20 student staff, depending on community size and assignment; develop and implement the Residential Curriculum; develop, manage and coordinate living/learning activities; and work collaboratively with the summer conference coordinator in the supervision of the summer staff.
Community Directors generally oversee smaller residential areas and supervise smaller teams. Area Coordinators either oversee larger areas and supervise larger teams or may be assigned additional operational or departmental areas of responsibility. Final hiring appointment (AC or CD) and apartment or residence hall community placement will be decided depending on the skills and experience of the person hired and the current needs of the department.
Examples of Duties and Responsibilities
Position duties include six main areas, but are not limited to:

• Operational and administrative functions of daily residential experience and community management
• Residential Curriculum and community development
• Community standards including investigating and adjudicating lower-level student conduct cases
• Care/Crisis management that includes an on-call duty rotation for the UM Housing community 365 days of the year and respond to situations as needed
• Supervision of approximately 6-20 student staff, depending on community size and assignment.
• Summer Operations including supervision of approximately 6-20 paraprofessional staff and implementation of conferences within assigned communities

Minimum Qualifications
Area Coordinator: Four (4) years of housing or related experience and a bachelor's degree or two (2) years and a master's degree in related field, or comparable experience and education
Community Director: Two (2) years housing or related experience and a bachelor's degree or one (1) year and a master's degree in related field, or comparable experience and education
Minimums for both:

• Experience in conduct or leadership
• Experience working with or leading students or teams in a college or similar setting
• Experience working with diverse communities and promoting inclusivity through work
• Ability to resolve conflict through mediation
• Possess a thorough ability to communicate with a wide variety of diverse people in a precise and professional manner, both orally, electronically and through written word
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive material in accordance with FERPA and the Clery Act
• Ability to critically think and resolve problems during emergency and crisis response
• Ability to maintain an organized workload requiring multi-tasking, delegations, as needed, and the need to prioritize various responsibilities with little direct supervision
• Ability to coordinate work schedules with staff, students, faculty, guests and visitors to ensure that both customer and building needs are met
• Ability to live on campus in a department provided apartment in or near assigned residential area

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel Administration, Public Administration or Counseling and two (2) years progressive experience in residential education management position, including live in-residence hall experience and student conduct adjudicatory experience
• Strong knowledge of residential education and student personnel administration, student staff training and supervision, and diversity issues common within a residential education organization
• Has experience with maintaining a budget and ability to follow budget procedures

Additional Information
Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, Letter of Appointment and includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, partial tuition waiver, and wellness program.
Screening of applications will begin after the closing date of 07/28/2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
A complete application includes:

• Letter of Interest - addressing the stated required skills for the position
• Detailed resume listing education and describing work experience
• Three (3) professional references - Names and contact information

The University of Montana is interested in receiving applications from people who would assist the University in demonstrating its five : Place student success at the center of all we do; drive excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research; embody the principle of "mission first, people always"; partner with place; and proudly tell the UM story
The Affiliation of the University of Montana (UM Affiliation) is an equal opportunity employer. UM Affiliation does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of protected class status as described in UM's non-discrimination policy and any applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon request. Qualified candidates may request veterans' or disabilities preference in accordance with state law.
Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to the offer of employment. In accordance with university regulations, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations.
References: References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may be provided to the applicant. UM partners with SkillSurvey for reference checking. Applicants may receive emails from SkillSurvey to submit reference information.
Testing: Individual hiring departments within the UM Affiliation may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions.
Employment Eligibility: All New Employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at UM and all affiliated campuses, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9). The University of Montana will require proof of authorization to work in the United States before final hiring. Due to the September 19, 2025 Presidential Proclamation and related guidance from USCIS and the Department of State, the University may be limited in its ability to offer H-1B sponsorship. At this time, we are unable to sponsor new H-1B visas that require payment of the additional fee introduced by the Proclamation.
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