Community Coordinator

About This Role

The Community Coordinator (CC) provides leadership and supervision for a population of 250 to 650 students within the residence halls or Jardine Apartments. The coordinator's primary function is to direct and oversee the operations of residential communities. This position may involve the staffing and supervision of 6-18 resident assistants or residential learning assistants and 0-3 graduate assistant coordinators. The CC provides leadership within their community for student conduct proceedings and student success and retention initiatives. Duties include student development, training, advising student groups, facilities management, professional development, administrative and managerial responsibilities. The CC assesses, contributes to and oversees the implementation and enhancement of student learning outside the classroom through programmatic opportunities.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in the recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of graduate and paraprofessional staff in the community.
• Interact with students on a regular basis, providing information and assistance concerning academic issues, peer conflicts, personal problems, etc.
• Collaborate with the Departmental Initiatives Team and academic colleges to ensure that residents' academic needs are being met.
• Provide resources and support to the Resident Assistants for activities, educational opportunities and programs in the community.
• Serves as a conduct administrator and adjudicates student conduct cases that occur within on-campus housing.
• Serve on departmental and university committees, task forces and other opportunities.
• Attend department sponsored professional development sessions.
• Maintain positive, harmonious relationships with university, community, campus leadership, students, faculty, staff, parents and guests.

About Us

The [Department of Housing and Dining Services](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=7284075&targetURL=https://housing.k-state.edu/) offers award-winning dining centers, residence halls, scholarship houses and apartment neighborhoods. We pride ourselves in taking excellent care of our residents, and that is reflected in our recent Princeton Review rankings. The 2025 Princeton Review ranks us **#2 Happiest Students, #2 Best Quality of Life, #8 Best College Residence Halls, and #14 Best Campus Food.** From fostering community in our residence halls, to serving up delicious home cooked meals in the dinin centers, and teaching responsibility and leadership through student employment in our retail operations, Housing and Dining strives for residents to have a well-rounded and positive experience living on-campus.

Worksite Description

This position is **On-site**. All employees must reside in the United States when they begin working to comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybrid work opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Requires a bachelor's degree.
• Education beyond the minimum degree Requirement May Count Toward Required Experience If Deemed Relevant by the hiring manager.
• The degree requirement ensures candidates possess the interpersonal, organizational and student development Skills Essential For Managing Residence Life Operations And supporting student success. These competencies are typically developed and validated only through the comprehensive curriculum and experiential learning inherent in a formal degree program.
• Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in student personnel or related field.