Graduate Assistant: Residence Life Coordinator

Position Overview

The Residence Hall Coordinator serves as the main point of contact for a Residence Hall on campus. They are expected to promote and maintain a positive living-learning environment by working closely with the student staff (RAs) to provide residents with a holistic student experience. Additionally, they will manage the operations, development, and community within one of the four halls on Concordia’s Campus. This position directly supervises student staff, monitors interpersonal complications, and manages programming and event planning. They participate in department and campus-wide programming and assessment initiatives, and serve in an on-call rotation for crisis/high-need situations.

Essential Duties

• Supervision - supervise four to eight Resident Assistants, aid in the development of students living on campus, facilitate meetings and one-on-one sessions, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Administrative - meetings with supervisor, ensure all reports are completed for building (programming, condition reports, occupancy, weekly report, rounds logs, roommate agreements, etc…), ensure your building is kept clean, orderly, and well maintained.
• Training - lead one activity per semester for ongoing training, plan developmental activities for RAs, attend department meetings, assist with fall and spring student staff training, participate in professional development opportunities (including ATCCHA - not required, but highly encouraged).
• Programming - oversee all programming for your hall by assisting RAs in developing ideas, scheduling programs throughout the semester, printing marketing materials, and attending programs when able.
• Crisis Response/Conduct - serve on the on-call rotation, respond to incidents as needed, and follow up with residents as requested.
• Community building - work with your RAs to create an accepting, encouraging community across their floors and throughout your hall, embrace, respect, and celebrate differences, set community standards that you live out as an example.
• Departmental Responsibilities - assist with Welcome Weekend, Admitted Student Day, Housing Sign Up Day, and RA hiring; assist with Student Life programming and educational opportunities; assist with assessment, large-scale programs, and other areas as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree: Required
• Must be accepted into a CSP Master’s Program (Graduate Assistant)
• CSP Programs include - Educational Leadership, Leadership & Management, MBA, Strategic Communication Management, Criminal Justice Leadership, Human Services - Forensic Behavioral Health, or other related degree program approved by the Director of Human Resources and Dean of Students & Residence Life
• Experience working with students on a college campus: Required
• Residence Life experience: Preferred

Competencies

• Written and Oral Communication (experience with Google operating systems)
• Ability to work with students from different backgrounds, races, ethnicities, classes, and genders
• Ability to work in a team environment while able to stay self-motivated

Benefits

• At least 2 required working days in-office (M -F, 8am - 4:30pm) w/ flexible hours outside of this requirement
• $1250 per semester
• $500 to use in the dining hall per semester
• Housing waiver for 1-2 bed on-campus
• Tuition waiver for CSP Graduate Program

Promissory Information

The University will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, gender, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. However, CSP is an institution of the LCMS and, to the extent allowed by law, CSP reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religious tenets.

Pay Range

$500 per month

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