Area Coordinator

• A Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, business management, or related field; AND two (2) years of professional academic, student development, program planning, and management experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required.
• One to two (1-2) years related experience in college or university-operated residence halls, summer conferencing, or professional college student programming.
• Ability to foster a healthy and safe living-learning environment
• Ability to work evenings and weekends, when necessary
• Ability to build rapport with a diverse array of students.
• Ability to take initiative, and work independently to carry out multiple responsibilities

• A Master’s degree in Student Affairs or a related area is preferred.

• Actively seek to become acquainted with and support residential students by attending hall activities and campus events throughout the academic year and being a visible, approachable, and accessible on-campus professional staff presence.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of RA programming and community engagement activities
• Effectively establish rapport, build relationships, and mentor a diverse student body while serving as a positive role model for students.
• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to students’ emotional, personal, behavioral, and academic needs; Provide support, guidance, and appropriate referrals.
• Manage in a crisis situation and diffuse conflicts, including attending to the health and safety of residents in medical, psychological, and crises/emergencies.
• Support the residential curriculum by creating learning activity guidance and training for RAs to achieve Residential Life’s educational goals and learning outcomes for residents.
• With a student-centered approach, assist with retention efforts and resident outreach in collaboration with the CARE Team.
• Support the growth and development of residents in learning to engage well in our diverse community and develop healthy relationships and lines of communication with their roommates and neighbors.
• Assist students in supporting roommate communication and relationship development. Managing roommate relations, including mediations and approving and facilitating room changes, if warranted.
• Read, understand, and explain policies and procedures ○ Be fair and consistent in the enforcement of policies and procedures ○ Occasionally, conduct investigations and disciplinary hearings.

• Supervise, coach, and evaluate the Somers Hall RAs.
• As part of the professional staff team, recruit, select, and train RA staff.
• Develop and support student staff through best practices of motivation and accountability to guide each individual RA to develop leadership skills and grow in the position
• Hold weekly area staff meetings.
• Hold weekly/bi-weekly individual meetings with RA staff members.
• Review RA duty logs on a daily basis.
• Coordinate duty schedule for assigned on-campus residence halls, and ensure staff meet on-call expectations.
• Plan and implement RA training programs
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and privacy

• Maintain clear, effective oral and written communication with the Director of Residential Life, students, parents, and other campus departments in a timely manner in person, by phone, and by email.
  • Manages Google CSS calendar and email in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Attend meetings and participate in ResLife staff meetings.
• Maintain an environment within the residential facilities that is conducive to living and learning, with special attention to health, safety, and inclusion.
  • Manage Room Condition Reporting process, including initial documentation of room conditions, assisting with the move-out process, assessment of damages, billing coordination, and appeal request consideration process.
  • Coordinate Health, Maintenance, and Safety Inspections in each room several times each semester.
• Meet and enforce deadlines to ensure smooth operations
• Oversee budgets for designated RAs, manage purchasing card, and reconcile monthly statements.
• Facilitate and track programming in the residence halls, including gathering appropriate data for assessment.
  • Assist in compiling and recording overall assessment data.
  • Organize and facilitate, with RA staff, one campus-wide event a year with the apartment RAs and one with the Somers RAs.
• Assist with room selection process and assist with occupancy management.
  • Supervises and directs the staff in the opening and closing of housing at all breaks; assists as necessary with administrative tasks in this area.
• Work independently to plan, prioritize, schedule, and coordinate activities.
• Assist with the summer conferencing component of Residential Life.
• Other duties as assigned ○ Serve on departmental, divisional, and campus-wide committees and complete administrative tasks and projects as assigned.
  • Assist with special events such as Orientation, Admissions Open House events, campus traditions, and large campus events.

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