Residence Life Coordinator

The Residence Life Coordinator will serve as a full-time live in professional working directly with the Residence Life team to foster a student environment that fulfills the goals and mission of PCT Housing. Each Coordinator will coordinate and administer all aspects of a successful residential program in their assigned area housing 450-580 residents. Coordinator's select, train, supervise, and evaluate between 14-17 student staff. The 12-month Coordinator will be responsible for coordination of SRA and RA training as well as summer residential students and support of summer camps/conferences.

 

Full-time Employee Benefits include: medical and dental insurances, retirement plans, paid time off, educational benefits for employees and dependents at Penn College and Penn State University, and more. For additional information, click here.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree with experience in residence life supervising a residence facility Required
• Enrollment in a graduate program in Student Affairs, Higher Education or relevant discipline. Preferred
• Master's Degree in College Student Personnel, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, or related discipline. Preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Valid and in State Valid Driver's License. Required

EXPERIENCE

• Prior experience in Residence Life, whether at the paraprofessional, graduate, and/or professional level. Required
• Experience supervising students, preferably in the residence life area. Preferred
• Experience advising student groups. Preferred

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with students, staff, and the public in an active environment. Required
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form. Required
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships on campus and in the community. Required
• Sensitivity to issues of student development, diversity, special population needs, and multicultural issues. Required
• Evidence of creativity and ingenuity in developing programs and solving problems. Required
• Developed organizational skills. Required
• Self starter. Required
• Ability to train and motivate people. Required

 

• Coordinate the daily operations of a residential area housing 450-580 students
• Participate in the implementation of residence life housing procedures with appropriate College departments.
• Direct supervision of 14-17 paraprofessional staff (including selection and evaluation).
• Serve as a representative of Residence Life at College functions including but not limited to Fall and Spring Visitation Days, campus tours, Open Houses, test days, and orientation.
• Coordinate and evaluate area programs appropriate to the Residence Life programming model.
• Coordinate area concerns with service departments such as General Services, Campus Police, etc.
• Address and resolve student problems in the residence hall including disciplinary situations, personal and interpersonal difficulties, referring more difficult situations to the Director of Residence Life or the Dean of Students.
• Mentor residence hall students on issues related to academic and personal success.
• Adjudicate low to mid level student conduct cases.
• Participate in College committees appropriate to the position and as requested.
• Provide on call coverage for Residence Life issues.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation of relevant outcomes that result from programming efforts.
• Perform various administrative responsibilities to support the operations of the department.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as Coordinator for summer students living on campus.
• Assist with Summer Conference Housing Operations and Programming.
• Assist in the Central Office as needed.
• Serve as the lead person in coordinating the logistics/schedule for Fall and Spring Resident Assistant training to included working with the Director to establish learning outcomes and content, reserving resources, production of staff manuals to be used during training, and coordinating training meals. Work on this will need to begin during the Spring semester.

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Based on minimum education and experience qualifications the yearly salary range is $47,000 - $55,000.

This is not a complete itemization of all facets of this position. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. The College has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without prior notice.

Penn College is committed to equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

 

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