In three to five sentences, please briefly describe the job’s primary purpose to the department.
Job Summary
The Residence Life Coordinator is a student-centered, collaborative, and intentional educator who supervises student staff and manages a residential learning community of approximately 250 students. The Residence Life Coordinator is – first and foremost – a residential educator, responsible for creating and sustaining a community of learners that reside in a self-governing environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual who is energized by the opportunity to grow as a generalist in Student Affairs and help shape a successful department that is focused on student learning and achievement.
Position Summary Information
Select the level of education needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.
Master’s degree (M.A.) or equivalent
If a specific degree, certification, license, or registration is necessary, please list.
Student affairs, higher education
Select the level of experience needed to successfully start the position and accomplish the essential duties of this job.
Less than six months
Preferred Qualifications
FLSA Category
Exempt
Staff/Faculty
Staff
Employment Status
Full-Time
Employment Category
Term
Essential Staff (emergency situations)?
Yes
On-Call?
Essential Responsibilities
List the job’s most important responsibilities. There are probably no more than six of these. Also indicate the approximate percent of time spent on each job function. (Note: Do not record how the job responsibilities are carried out.)
Essential Responsibility percentage of time needs to equal 100%
Responsibility
Leadership Training, Advising and Development:
• Plan and provide training and development opportunities to student leaders
• Develop and maintain relationships with campus and community partners
• Assist with the development and implementation of The Residential Experience (TRE)
• Participate in the recruitment, assessment, and selection of student staff and other student leadership roles
• Directly supervise a Community Advisor staff of approximately 8 to 10 students
Percentage Of Time
40
Responsibility
Administration:
• Manage full-cycle program implementation including guidance of student leaders, oversight of proposals, evaluations, and budget management
• Monitor and administer budget responsibilities for residential area
• Document, address, and manage students of concern and incident reporting via Maxient system
• Collaborate with stakeholders regarding student leadership opportunities and initiatives
• Support divisional and departmental goals for Residence Life, Academic Advising, Student Health and Wellness, Student Involvement, Campus Safety, Center for Social Justice, Student Success, Intercultural Affairs, International Student Affairs, and Facilities Management
• Serve on departmental committees
• Utilize departmental databases and software systems for student and housing management
Percentage Of Time
30
Responsibility
On-Call and Crisis Response:
• Be accessible via the Department provided cell phone 24-hours per day during assigned on-call shifts, which may include breaks and holidays
• Be available on a call-to-duty status whenever residence halls are in operation and assist Department of Residence Life staff with residence hall and campus emergencies
• Collaborate with stakeholders to respond to student concerns and incidents in the residence halls and campus community
• Ensure accurate reporting and documentation and provide follow-up, as necessary, with student and parent concerns
Percentage Of Time
30
General Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
(1) Maintain regular attendance in accordance with department policy.
(2) Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
(3) Understand and comply with the policies of the College Staff Handbook.
(4) Demonstrate commitment to customer service. Establish effective relationships with internal and external customers and respond to their needs.
(5) Perform duties as a team member in a manner supportive of department and College procedures, policies and goals.
(6) Protect confidentiality of College information.
(7) Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
(8) Communicate with others in a courteous and helpful manner.
(9) May be asked to fill positions considered essential during weather emergencies or other events requiring special staffing.
(10) Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Does this job have supervisory responsibilities?
Yes
If yes, then check all that are supervised by this position.
Supervise Student Staff
Yes
If you supervise student staff, enter approximately how many and the total hours? (e.g., 2 students/XX hours)
10
Supervise Non-Exempt Staff
No
If you supervise non-exempt staff please enter the number.
Supervise Exempt Staff
No
If you supervise exempt staff please enter the number.
Select the level of supervision that this position provides.
Supervise/manage/direct the selection, training, development, appraisal and work assignments of personnel.
Supervision Received
Select the level of supervision that this position receives from their supervisor.
Direction: receive guidance with respect to general objectives; in the majority of tasks and projects assigned, determine methods, work sequence, scheduling, and how to achieve objectives of assignments; operate within specific policy guidelines.
Computer Operations
Please check one of the following
Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
Travel
Please check one of the following
Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.
Essential Function Analysis
Accurate identification of essential and marginal functions and the time required is important for making a variety of personnel decisions, including recruitment, hiring, performance evaluation, discipline, training and accommodation. The analysis explains the components of the job by identifying who, what, why, how much, and when.
Essential functions are those functions that individual must be able to perform either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. A job function may be considered essential if it meets one of the following criteria:
the position exists for performance of the function;
a limited number of employees can perform the function, and it, therefore cannot be reassigned;
the function is specialized and requires certain expertise to perform it.
Many jobs will also have marginal functions. Marginal functions are those that may be performed by the position but are not tasks critical to job success, can be completed in a number of ways by a variety of people, and are not the primary functions for which the position exists.
Mental/Cognitive Requirements
How much on-the-job time is spent in the following mental/cognitive activities? Show the amount of time by checking the appropriate boxes below.
Does this job have any essential vision requirements? Check all that apply.
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
Work Environment
How much exposure to the following environmental conditions does this job require? Show the amount of time by checking the appropriate boxes below.
Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)
None
Extreme cold (non-weather)
None
Extreme heat (non-weather)
None
Outdoor weather conditions
Under 1/3
Work near moving mechanical parts
None
Work in high, precarious places
None
Air Contamination (i.e., dust, fume, smoke, toxic conditions, disagreeable odors)
The Residence Life Coordinator is a student-centered, collaborative, and intentional educator who supervises student staff and manages a residential learning community of approximately 250 students. The Residence Life Coordinator is – first and foremost – a residential educator, responsible for creating and sustaining a community of learners that reside in a self-governing environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual who is energized by the opportunity to grow as a generalist in Student Affairs and help shape a successful department that is focused on student learning and achievement.
Student affairs, higher education
Essential Responsibility percentage of time needs to equal 100%
Leadership Training, Advising and Development:
• Plan and provide training and development opportunities to student leaders
• Develop and maintain relationships with campus and community partners
• Assist with the development and implementation of The Residential Experience (TRE)
• Participate in the recruitment, assessment, and selection of student staff and other student leadership roles
• Directly supervise a Community Advisor staff of approximately 8 to 10 students
Administration:
• Manage full-cycle program implementation including guidance of student leaders, oversight of proposals, evaluations, and budget management
• Monitor and administer budget responsibilities for residential area
• Document, address, and manage students of concern and incident reporting via Maxient system
• Collaborate with stakeholders regarding student leadership opportunities and initiatives
• Support divisional and departmental goals for Residence Life, Academic Advising, Student Health and Wellness, Student Involvement, Campus Safety, Center for Social Justice, Student Success, Intercultural Affairs, International Student Affairs, and Facilities Management
• Serve on departmental committees
• Utilize departmental databases and software systems for student and housing management
On-Call and Crisis Response:
• Be accessible via the Department provided cell phone 24-hours per day during assigned on-call shifts, which may include breaks and holidays
• Be available on a call-to-duty status whenever residence halls are in operation and assist Department of Residence Life staff with residence hall and campus emergencies
• Collaborate with stakeholders to respond to student concerns and incidents in the residence halls and campus community
• Ensure accurate reporting and documentation and provide follow-up, as necessary, with student and parent concerns
(1) Maintain regular attendance in accordance with department policy.
(2) Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
(3) Understand and comply with the policies of the College Staff Handbook.
(4) Demonstrate commitment to customer service. Establish effective relationships with internal and external customers and respond to their needs.
(5) Perform duties as a team member in a manner supportive of department and College procedures, policies and goals.
(6) Protect confidentiality of College information.
(7) Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
(8) Communicate with others in a courteous and helpful manner.
(9) May be asked to fill positions considered essential during weather emergencies or other events requiring special staffing.
(10) Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential functions are those functions that individual must be able to perform either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. A job function may be considered essential if it meets one of the following criteria:
-
the position exists for performance of the function;
-
a limited number of employees can perform the function, and it, therefore cannot be reassigned;
-
the function is specialized and requires certain expertise to perform it.
Many jobs will also have marginal functions. Marginal functions are those that may be performed by the position but are not tasks critical to job success, can be completed in a number of ways by a variety of people, and are not the primary functions for which the position exists.No documents have been attached.