Basic Function: Responsible for the quality of living in a given residence hall. Supervise and assist Resident Advisors. Assist individual residents in personal, academic and social matters by providing advice and referrals to the appropriate sources. This Live-in position requires staff to work office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., be accessible within the residence hall after office hours and on-call for 24 hours.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Maintain daily maintenance, incident, and lockout reports for the assigned residence hall.
- Be accessible within the residence hall after office hours to address pertinent issues and emergency needs.
- Submit disciplinary reports timely and accurately following the residential policies and procedures.
- Process and report work orders timely and accurately.
- Counsel students and make referrals when appropriate.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with students, staff and parents.
- Monitor security surveillance equipment.
- Supervise Resident Advisors and Work Study students.
- Provide students, faculty, staff, parents the community with direction and interpretation of departmental and campus policies and procedures.
- Oversee all in-dorm activities.
- Perform weekly room inspections.
- Perform quality-control procedures.
- Work with Campus Police to ensure proper safety procedures in residence halls including the operation of fire drills and building evacuations.
- Train Resident Advisors and Work-study Students.
- Conduct monthly residential hall meetings.
- Responsible for controlling the assigned residence hall key system.
- Make or change room assignments in accordance with residential policies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education/Job Requirements:
Bachelors Degree in Student Affairs, Counseling or Student Personnel or at least 3 years of student services, residential life experience or a live-in residential capacity. Strong leadership, communication, computer skills, writing skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to manage simultaneous assignments, tasks and duties at once.
