What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Coordinator position at Clarkson University?
Pay Range: USD $17.00 - USD $17.00 /Hr. Overview:
Range: $17.00 per hour plus living expenses
Responsibilities:
Experience:
Minimal Experience: Experience in residence life and/or student affairs.
Essential Skills:
All offers of employment are subject to the applicant successfully passing a background check (including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, and criminal records
As a member of a comprehensive the Residence Life team, primary responsibilities include: Live in staff member overseeing residence halls and program development for upperclassmen housing. Duties include:
- To provide leadership and supervision of Resident Advisors;
- Ensure development of community that promotes health and safety of students;
- Serve as the primary on-call staff member for student problems or emergencies;
- Enforce housing regulations and administer the student conduct system;
- Assist students in the transition out of Clarkson, and ensure that the needs of all residents, including those of minorities and special interest groups, are addressed; liaise with University Residence Life staff and residence hall custodial staff.
Range: $17.00 per hour plus living expenses
Responsibilities:
Leadership and supervision of Resident Advisors
o Conduct weekly staff meetings.
o Schedule student staff duty nights.
o Assist in policy violation response.
o Assist with student conduct case management.
- Administer the selection for student Resident Advisors (RAs).
o Conduct weekly staff meetings.
o Schedule student staff duty nights.
o Assist in policy violation response.
o Assist with student conduct case management.
- Oversee the selection process and housing assignments of Resident Advisors.
- Work with student staff to coordinate programming within residences.
- Understand and implement consistently and fairly the University’s policies and procedures.
- Recommend policy changes and develop procedures to improve student life.
- Supervise housing security, ensuring student staff implement safety processes including fire drills and health and safety inspections, and screening housing guests.
- Exercise judgment and discretion to assure that students are safe and that confidential information is handled appropriately.
- Participate in the on-call rotation for emergency problems. Manage situations requiring staff intervention, responding to incidents in person or by phone, as needed.
- Ensure communication with appropriate campus partners.
- Collaborate with Campus Safety & Security in emergency situations.
Housing regulations and student conduct system
o Connect with students experiencing minor personal difficulties and make referrals to University staff as appropriate.
o Where appropriate, issue verbal warnings and written warnings for lower level conduct violations, maintaining records and communicating with students and parents, as required.
o Assist in the gathering of information for student conduct cases and participate in the Disciplinary Committee to adjudicate and determine appropriate sanctions.
- Clearly communicate the University’s policies to student staff and residents of campus housing.
- Help students develop roommate contracts and mediate minor conflicts between students.
o Connect with students experiencing minor personal difficulties and make referrals to University staff as appropriate.
- Monitor incident reports filed by Resident Advisors and respond appropriately.
o Where appropriate, issue verbal warnings and written warnings for lower level conduct violations, maintaining records and communicating with students and parents, as required.
o Assist in the gathering of information for student conduct cases and participate in the Disciplinary Committee to adjudicate and determine appropriate sanctions.
- Participate in the on-call rotation with University Area Coordinators, responding appropriately to situations according to University policies on student conduct.
Other
Qualifications:
- Perform other related duties as requested by Student Affairs Staff.
- Performance of the above duties require in person work.
- Must be able to work some nights and weekends.
Education:
Minimal Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, or 1-3 years minimum related work experience.
Bachelor’s degree, or 1-3 years minimum related work experience.
Experience:
Minimal Experience: Experience in residence life and/or student affairs.
Preferred Experience: Professional experience in residence life and/or student affairs.
Essential Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to supervise young adults.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to relate to students.
- Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy when handling sensitive and confidential issues.
- Reliable.
- Detail oriented.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
- Possess a collaborative working style, and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivation and a high level of responsibility to complete tasks in a timely manner and make significant progress without direct supervision.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word.
- Demonstrated commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.
The physical demands characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Health & Safety:
Health & Safety: All staff has a statutory responsibility to take reasonable care of themselves, others and the environment and to prevent harm by their acts or omissions. All staff is therefore required to adhere to the University’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Policy & Procedures.
Disclaimer Statement:
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required of personnel so classified.
EEO Statement:
Special Instructions to Applicants: An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, Clarkson actively seeks and encourages applications from minorities, women and people with disabilities.
All offers of employment are subject to the applicant successfully passing a background check (including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, and criminal records
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