Area Coordinator

About the role

The Area Coordinator will serve as a full-time live in professional working directly with University Housing’s Resident Success Team to foster a student environment that fulfills the goals and mission of University Housing. Each Area Coordinator will coordinate and administer all aspects of a resident success program in their assigned area housing 600-1000 residents. Area Coordinators select, train, supervise, and evaluate between 16-21 student leaders. Area Coordinators will take lead on a departmental initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manages the operations of two residential communities.
• Engages with the communities utilizing the departmental engagement model.
• Serves on a 24/7 administrator on call and support staff rotation responding to self-harm, title IX and other behavioral and facilities related concerns.
• Serves as a case manager to demonstrate care, provide follow-up, and educate students regarding their behaviors.
• Led a department initiative and serves as a liaison to university-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree and a minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Professional experience in a university or college student housing setting, including live-in/live-on duties as well as crisis response.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience in higher education or a similar area.
• Prior direct supervision of student staff, response to student behavioral issues including crises, facility and occupancy management, fiscal management, and co-curricular programming grounded in student development theory and practice.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Able to apply student development theory in everyday practice, promote academic success and social justice within a community, and familiarity with residential facilities.
• Competence in primary computer applications, social media, database management, and attention to detail in administrative responsibilities.
• This position must be able to understand direction and adhere to established procedures as it pertains to facilities, occupancy, and the code of student conduct.
• The position must use logic to analyze crisis response procedures and relay pertinent information to campus partners.

Pay

SC State Pay Band: GEN09. Salary range: $52,100.00- $70,300.00. Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Must be flexible to meet the special scheduling needs of the university. Must be able to attend overnight conferences and drive state vehicles transporting staff and students for work functions.

Schedule

Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.