Position Overview

Position Title Area Coordinator, Residence Life Department 296100 - Residence Life Position Type Regular Position Classification Full-Time, 12 months Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date  

Position Description/Posting Details

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number | S1073P | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary | The Residence Life Area | | | Coordinator is a full time, | | | 12-month, live-in position in the | | | Office of Residence Life within | | | the Division of Student | | | Development and Campus Life ( | | | | | | SDCL). The Area Coordinator is | | | directly responsible for the | | | total operation of a residential | | | community housing up to 500-600 | | | students. The Area Coordinator | | | serves on a crisis response duty | | | rotation that serves the entire | | | residential community of | | | approximately 1,000 residents. | | | The Area Coordinator oversees 1-2 | | | graduate student(s) and | | | undergraduate paraprofessional | | | staff in the area. The Area | | | Coordinator supports students and | | | the University on issues that | | | affect students who reside in the | | | University residential | | | facilities. It is the expectation | | | of this staff member to foster a | | | clean, safe, positive, welcoming, | | | and inclusive community | | | environment that encourages | | | students to develop their full | | | potential. This position includes | | | educational, supervisory, | | | programmatic, and administrative | | | functions that promote student | | | engagement, academic success, and | | | personal development within the | | | Area. Based on placement, this | | | position will oversee a | | | traditional style and/or a | | | townhouse community and may | | | include the oversight of vario s | | | Living-Learning Communities | | | within the Area. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Duties | Train, supervise, and develop | | | graduate and undergraduate | | | student staff: | | | | | |   | | | | | | - * Directly supervise a | | | Graduate Assistant, when | | | applicable | | | - * Supervise, train, and | | | evaluate 5-12 Resident | | | Assistants/Community | | | Assistants | | | - * Assist in coordinating and | | | facilitating training for | | | student staff during training | | | periods and on an on-going | | | basis | | | - * Provide staff direction, | | | support and development using | | | knowledge of team and group | | | dynamics | | | - * Create a supportive | | | environment that promotes the | | | professional and personal | | | development of all student | | | staff members | | | - * Conduct weekly meetings | | | with student staff to develop | | | and review goals/outcomes | | | achieved, discuss issues, | | | recognize contributions, | | | provide and solicit feedback | | | | | | Perform administrative and | | | operational responsibilities: | | | | | | - * Coordinate operational | | | aspects of residence hall | | | including but not limited to | | | openings and closings, health | | | and safety inspection | | | process, schedule fire drills | | | and room condition inventory | | | process for area of | | | supervision. | | | - * Work collaboratively with | | | the Housing Operations office | | | in managing housing | | | assignments, selection | |