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Hall Director jobs are open across higher education institutions, residential life programs, and student affairs offices, from entry-level resident director roles to senior hall director and area director positions, with specializations in student conduct, community development, and crisis intervention. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job Title: Assistant Program Director
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
Reports to: Vice President
Location: Hunterfly Trace, Brooklyn, NY
Status & Hours: Full-time, exempt with a regular daytime schedule and on-call responsibilities. Schedule may vary based on site and agency operational needs. On-call responsibilities are shared with the Senior Program Director.
Who We Are: Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence. If you believe a steady home can be the start of everything else, you'll fit right in with our mission-first team. Lantern was also recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York — a great place to do meaningful work with people who care!
Where You Will Work: Hunterfly Trace is located in Brooklyn, NY and includes 63 DOHMH-funded supportive housing units serving individuals transitioning out of homelessness who may be facing mental health challenges, substance use issues, or chronic illnesses.
About the Role: The Assistant Program Director (APD) provides clinical supervision, programmatic leadership, and day-to-day administrative oversight at Hunterfly Trace. Working closely with the Program Director, the APD develops the clinical aptitude of the team, ensures quality service delivery, and fosters a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and quality improvement. The ideal candidate is passionate about supportive housing, brings strong trauma-informed engagement skills, and is experienced with DOHMH-funded contracts.
Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Clinical Supervision and Quality Assurance:
- Provide clinical supervision, coaching, and professional development support to case management staff.
- Review and approve case documentation; conduct internal chart reviews and ensure high standards of care.
- Review dashboards and monthly reports with staff to track outcomes and ensure accountability.
- Provide supervision in the development of treatment plans, safety planning, and crisis response.
- Evaluate clients for suicidal/homicidal risk and respond to and de-escalate crises as needed.
- Prepare, review, and manage follow-up on incident reports and funder incident reporting.
Program Operations and Collaboration:
- Support the Program Director in developing site-specific policies, tracking tools, and outcome accountability strategies.
- Co-facilitate staff meetings, clinical meetings, building management meetings, and community meetings.
- Develop and implement client-centered groups and programming that foster an inclusive, supportive community.
- Collaborate with Arete Property Management, Housing & Stability partners, Cross Buildings, Compliance, and QA/QI departments.
- Identify community resources and serve as a liaison with care coordination, health, mental health, substance use, and employment providers.
- Hire and train new staff; manage progressive disciplinary processes in collaboration with the Program Director and HR.
- Provide overall day-to-day program management in collaboration with, and in the absence of, the Program Director.
Required Education and Experience:
- MSW or MHC from an accredited institution required; LMSW or LMHC required within one year of employment.
- Minimum of one year of supervisory experience in social services.
- Knowledge of mental health, substance use, and/or chronically homeless populations.
- Experience with OMH, DOHMH, and/or HASA contracts and funder regulations.
- Strong trauma-informed clinical engagement, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Committed to a harm reduction model and to integrating values of diversity, equity, belonging, inclusion, and justice into program culture.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.
- Experience with case management databases and strong writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- LMSW or LMHC preferred.
- Experience with property management partnerships, clinical group facilitation, and/or fiscal oversight.
- Experience with evidence-based models such as Motivational Interviewing.
- Bilingual proficiency preferred.
Work Environment: This position operates within a supportive housing site and works with a population that may experience mental illness, addiction, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic health conditions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs, and/or kneel. They must also use their hands to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
Other Duties: Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Lantern values the diversity of our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.
Job Title: Assistant Program Director
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
Reports to: Vice President
Location: Hunterfly Trace, Brooklyn, NY
Status & Hours: Full-time, exempt with a regular daytime schedule and on-call responsibilities. Schedule may vary based on site and agency operational needs. On-call responsibilities are shared with the Senior Program Director.
Who We Are: Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence. If you believe a steady home can be the start of everything else, you'll fit right in with our mission-first team. Lantern was also recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York — a great place to do meaningful work with people who care!
Where You Will Work: Hunterfly Trace is located in Brooklyn, NY and includes 63 DOHMH-funded supportive housing units serving individuals transitioning out of homelessness who may be facing mental health challenges, substance use issues, or chronic illnesses.
About the Role: The Assistant Program Director (APD) provides clinical supervision, programmatic leadership, and day-to-day administrative oversight at Hunterfly Trace. Working closely with the Program Director, the APD develops the clinical aptitude of the team, ensures quality service delivery, and fosters a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and quality improvement. The ideal candidate is passionate about supportive housing, brings strong trauma-informed engagement skills, and is experienced with DOHMH-funded contracts.
Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Clinical Supervision and Quality Assurance:
- Provide clinical supervision, coaching, and professional development support to case management staff.
- Review and approve case documentation; conduct internal chart reviews and ensure high standards of care.
- Review dashboards and monthly reports with staff to track outcomes and ensure accountability.
- Provide supervision in the development of treatment plans, safety planning, and crisis response.
- Evaluate clients for suicidal/homicidal risk and respond to and de-escalate crises as needed.
- Prepare, review, and manage follow-up on incident reports and funder incident reporting.
Program Operations and Collaboration:
- Support the Program Director in developing site-specific policies, tracking tools, and outcome accountability strategies.
- Co-facilitate staff meetings, clinical meetings, building management meetings, and community meetings.
- Develop and implement client-centered groups and programming that foster an inclusive, supportive community.
- Collaborate with Arete Property Management, Housing & Stability partners, Cross Buildings, Compliance, and QA/QI departments.
- Identify community resources and serve as a liaison with care coordination, health, mental health, substance use, and employment providers.
- Hire and train new staff; manage progressive disciplinary processes in collaboration with the Program Director and HR.
- Provide overall day-to-day program management in collaboration with, and in the absence of, the Program Director.
Required Education and Experience:
- MSW or MHC from an accredited institution required; LMSW or LMHC required within one year of employment.
- Minimum of one year of supervisory experience in social services.
- Knowledge of mental health, substance use, and/or chronically homeless populations.
- Experience with OMH, DOHMH, and/or HASA contracts and funder regulations.
- Strong trauma-informed clinical engagement, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Committed to a harm reduction model and to integrating values of diversity, equity, belonging, inclusion, and justice into program culture.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.
- Experience with case management databases and strong writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- LMSW or LMHC preferred.
- Experience with property management partnerships, clinical group facilitation, and/or fiscal oversight.
- Experience with evidence-based models such as Motivational Interviewing.
- Bilingual proficiency preferred.
Work Environment: This position operates within a supportive housing site and works with a population that may experience mental illness, addiction, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic health conditions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs, and/or kneel. They must also use their hands to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
Other Duties: Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Lantern values the diversity of our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in hall director jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in student affairs, higher education, counseling, or a related field
- Experience supervising resident assistants or undergraduate student staff
- Demonstrated on-call crisis response and emergency management experience
- Familiarity with student conduct processes and case management systems
- Residential life programming or community development experience
- Master's degree in higher education or college student personnel preferred by most employers
Tips for Your Hall Director Job Search
Tailor your resume to residential life
Highlight on-call crisis response experience, programming budgets you managed, and RA staff you supervised. Generic student affairs language won't stand out. Quantify your impact, such as the number of residents in your community or programs you ran per semester.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists hall director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by institution type and size
A 300-bed residence hall at a small liberal arts college demands a different skill set than a 1,500-bed complex at a flagship university. Filter openings by campus size and housing model so your cover letter speaks directly to what that employer is managing.
Show conduct and policy experience clearly
Many hall director postings require demonstrated conduct hearing experience. Name the student conduct software you've used and the types of cases you've handled. Vague references to 'policy enforcement' don't satisfy hiring committees looking for procedural competence.
Prepare a programming philosophy statement
Residential life interviews frequently ask you to articulate how you build community on a floor or hall. Draft a concise philosophy that connects your programming approach to student retention and belonging before you walk into any interview.
Negotiate live-in requirements before accepting
Most hall director roles include a live-in requirement with a room and board package. Clarify the specific apartment size, meal plan terms, and pet or guest policies during the offer stage so there are no surprises after you accept.
Hall Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most hall directors?
The companies hiring the most hall directors right now include Lantern Community Services, edconic, and Live Nation, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and Minnesota, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Openings at larger research universities and state school systems tend to cluster in predictable hiring cycles, with most positions posted between January and April.
How many hall director jobs are remote?
About 100% of hall director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the live-in or on-site nature of most residential life roles. Administrative or assistant director roles that sit above direct hall oversight are the most likely to offer any form of flexible or off-site arrangement.
How do you become a hall director?
Start by completing a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, then gain hands-on experience as a resident assistant or graduate hall director during or after a master's program in higher education or student affairs. Build your conduct hearing experience, develop an RA supervision record, and document crisis response situations you've managed. Most full-time positions expect at least one year of live-in residential experience before hiring.
Can you get a hall director job with no experience?
Full-time hall director roles almost always require prior residential life experience, but you can build that through an RA position as an undergraduate or a graduate assistantship in housing while completing a master's degree. Graduate hall director roles are specifically designed as entry points and are the most realistic path into the profession without prior full-time history.
What does the hall director interview process look like?
Most institutions run a multi-stage process that begins with a phone or video screen, followed by an on-campus visit that includes a formal interview with a search committee, a tour of the residence hall, a meeting with current RAs or student staff, and sometimes a programming or case study presentation. Final candidates are often asked to respond to a live conduct scenario or crisis simulation before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to hall director jobs?
You can find and apply to hall director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from colleges and universities across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and preferred campus type, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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