Residential Life Coordinator

Job Summary

The coordinator of residential life will assist the Housing Management Team by incorporating residential life into the housing program. By facilitating the social, academic, and personal adjustment to campus living, the CRL will develop a positive sense of community among residents.

Required Qualifications

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assist the housing management team with the supervision of student housing, responding to all requests and emergencies including weeknights and weekends.
  • Provide leadership to student resident activities.
  • Assist residents in adjustment to roommates and community living.
  • Design and implement experiences that enhance the social, educational, community, and personal development of student residents.
  • Aid the housing management team in managing daily residential life operations.
  • Aid the housing management team and dean of students with the adjudication of student conduct cases that occur within student housing, as appropriate.
  • Make referrals to the dean of students, housing management team, Collin College Police Department, 911, college administration, counseling services, ACCESS, and Strategies of Behavioral Intervention (SOBI) team as appropriate.
  • Manage crisis situations in accordance with Board policies.
  • Attend regular staff training sessions and continuous training in conflict resolution and emergency management.
  • Exhibit and demonstrate integrity and professional ethics in all situations and circumstances. Take charge in emergency situations. Identify yourself as a housing team member when contacting Collin College Police Department for assistance.
  • Sustain a welcoming and safe environment that is conducive to the social and academic development of all students.
  • Maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with issues impacting college students and student development.
  • Knowledge and experience in residential life and/or operations.
  • Knowledge of Collin College policies and procedures.
  • Knowledge of the Student Code of Conduct.
  • Skilled in working with staff and students from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and life experiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Critical thinking skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Computer and typing skills.
  • Ability to stay in direct communication with supervisor.
  • Ability to sustain a welcoming and safe environment that is conducive to the social and academic development of all students.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
  • Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.
  • Talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, plus climbing and balancing.
  • Occasional exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.
  • Occasional outside work.
  • Little physical effort required.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited institution and two (2) years of residential life experience.
• Must be able to work varied/rotating shifts: days, evenings, weekends, and deep nights.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least two (2) additional years of directly related experience may be substituted to meet the degree requirement.

Additional Information

• This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.
• Compensation Type: Salary
• Hiring Minimum: $44,720.00
• Hiring Maximum: $54,537.50
• Compensation is determined based on experience.
• Application submission deadline is 12am of the date listed.
• Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.
• This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employment Type: Full time
• Hiring Minimum: $44,720.00
• Hiring Maximum: $54,537.50
• Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice.
• The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.