Residential Coordinators (Full Time)

What are we looking for?

Residential Coordinator

What is the context?

Founded in 1982, the United World College-USA is one of 18 United World College (UWC) campuses worldwide and the only campus in the United States. The UWC movement seeks "to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future." As such, UWC-USA values and promotes all manner of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access as part of our fundamental mission to bring people together across differences in service of a more peaceful and sustainable world. Our students are selected through national committees in more than 150 countries, and nearly 85% of our students are on scholarship, ensuring unparalleled national and socioeconomic diversity in our student body. With expeditionary, place-based, and experiential learning at the center of our academic program, and a strong residential curriculum in our multinational/multicultural boarding environment, UWC-USA stretches its students, faculty and staff to learn and grow in a multi-perspectival community dedicated to democratic processes as reflective of our country location and traditions.

What are the primary responsibilities?

The UWC-USA program – a two-year experience that integrates our Academic, Co-curricular, and Residential curricula – prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity, peace, and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime.  Residential Coordinators (RC) contribute to the school's mission across our full program. Within residential life, RCs are on the front line, facilitating and supporting students as they strive to live the UWC mission and values within one of the residential houses (40-50 students). Most importantly, RCs empower students towards the development of personal integrity, healthy adult-youth relationships, and constructive peer-to-peer accountability. RCs provide this support through formal and informal residential programming, including serving as the faculty sponsor for one of the four student Residential
Assistant programs. In this role, RCs oversee RA curriculum development and implementation to train upcoming first-year RAs to provided programming and peer-to-peer support as second years. Each RC is responsible for one of the residential houses and works on the residential team, often in close collaboration with the Health and Counseling teams, to provide support across all residences on a rotating schedule.

Beyond residential life, RCs participate in community programming, sponsor education program activities, lead or co-lead off-campus weeklong student trips at least once per year, and support the academic program in formal and informal ways. One of the main objectives is to support students' development, increasing their ability to meet daily responsibilities and to live independently. RCs fulfill their responsibilities in accordance with the UWC mission and values, as well as the school's strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorization, ISAS accreditation, and best practices in teaching and learning. RCs are employed on a 10-month agreement that runs from late July to late May and is paid over the
course of 12 months. Their summer and winter holiday travel plans should not interfere with their professional obligations at the beginning of August, mid-December, early January, and late May. RCs work on a rotating schedule that requires a mix of daytime, evening, and late-night shifts, including overnight on-call responsibilities. The RC role is a live-in, on-campus role. Off-duty time is limited to a single weekly block. During the RC workweek, there are off-call periods but no off-duty periods until the RC's "weekend," which occurs either SAT/SUN or TUES/WED and alternates 4 times every 8-9 weeks between those two blocks.

Who should apply?

Qualifications - ideal candidates will demonstrate a combination of the following qualities:

• Experience working within residential communities
• Strong desire to work with 16-19 year-olds in a dynamic
  international boarding environment
• Keen understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and
  inclusion
• Excellent organizational skills, relationship-building skills, and
  communication skills
• Desire to contribute creatively and effectively to the UWC mission
  and values
• Willing to drive 15-passenger vehicles on a regular basis and
  possess a clean driving record and U.S. driver's license
• Ability to effectively work during evening and late-night hours on a
  regular basis.
• Live within an assigned residential house
• Certified in First Aid, CPR and Youth Mental Health First Aid, or
  willingness to be trained
• Desire to participate in campus community life, such as events and
  meals with students and staff
• Working knowledge of Google Suite, ability to learn other software
  as needed

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred with a focus in counseling, leadership,
  education, or a related field. Five or more years of experience with
  adolescents in a residential setting may be considered in lieu of
  education.

Required License

• Eligible to obtain a NM Driver's License, and must be insurable by the school's insurance carrier.

Note: We are searching for two (2) Residential Coordinators that have the potential of becoming regular Residential Coordinator in the upcoming academic year. 

We will keep all inquiries and applications strictly confidential until the semi-finalist phase, at which point it may be necessary for us to make limited outreach to references.

Please send questions to hr@uwc-usa.org.