Area Coordinator

About the role

Position Title: Area Coordinator.
Department: Residence Life.
Classification: Exempt.
FTE: 1.0.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; frequent evening and occasional weekend hours required; on-call for emergencies outside of regular working hours.
Work Location: On Campus.

Essential Job Duties

• Supervise and Train Student Staff
  Recruit, select, train, and directly supervise student staff. Supervision includes expectation setting, leadership development, performance evaluation, improvement plans and performance documentation and discipline.
• Support Community Development Through Programming, Events and Social Connections
  Support the community development model through programming, events and social connections.
• Support Residential Education Initiatives
  Support residential education initiatives such as Community Councils/the Residence Hall Association, Residential Learning Communities, and community programming.
• Manage Facilities and Budget
  Create a working relationship and establish a routine meeting structure with the facilities team (i.e. maintenance, trades and custodial services). Manage residential area budget for programmatic and developmental initiatives.
• Coordinate Processes
  Coordinate processes, including but not limited to: room inventories, room changes, health and safety inspections, work orders, damage billing, and opening and closing of the residence halls.
• Maintain Housing and Occupancy Management Database
  Maintain and update the housing and occupancy management database.
• Support Marketing, Communications and Public Outreach Initiatives
  Support marketing, communications and public outreach initiatives.
• Student Care, Wellbeing, Conduct and Community Standards
  Establish and maintain contact with students and address student needs and concerns. Serve in an all-campus on-call rotation. Clearly document concerns and incidents via appropriate campus reporting procedures. Serve as a hearing officer, adjudicate cases, and hear appeals as assigned.
• College Contributions
  Be front facing within the residence halls and at campus events. Serve on task forces and initiatives to support a diverse and creative residential experience. Participate in new student recruitment and yield and orientation events. Participate in benchmark data initiatives. Engage in foundation levels of qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree;
• Experience: 2+ years residence life live-in experience; 1+ year programming experience;
• Prerequisites: Must live on-campus in the apartment provided. Apartment is partially furnished.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in student personnel or related field.
• Experience: 1+ year of professional/graduate live-in experience.

Supervision Received And Exercised

Reports to the Assistant Director of Residence Education. This position supervises student workers.

Salary Range

$40,000 - $44,000

Benefits

Includes a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off.

Contact Information

To apply, visit: St. Olaf College Job Posting