Area Coordinator

The approximate base compensation range is posted, but the actual offer will reflect our total compensation and benefits package. The offer will be determined by a number of factors including the selected candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, FTE, number of months worked, as well as internal equity among our team.

Job Summary:

This is a twelve (12) month Residential Life position. Under the responsibility of the Director of Residential Life, the Area Coordinator is responsible for the overall operation of on-campus residential areas (approximately 800 students). The Area Coordinator is a professional staff member who provides support and leadership to residential students.

The Area Coordinator position supervises student staff, guides residents, facilitates relationships, manages day-to-day operations for eight buildings, and performs administrative tasks to facilitate the development of an effective on-campus living community.

Required Qualifications:

• 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 of 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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Key Responsibilities: Three areas of responsibility

Student Development and Support:

• 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.

Supervising:

• Supervise, coach, and evaluate a student staff of approximately 20 Resident Advisors (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

Administrative:

• 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.

• 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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