What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Coordinator position at John Carroll University?
Required Qualifications
Community Responsibilities
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree strongly preferred.
- Previous residence life or housing experience.
- Previous student staff supervision experience.
- Thorough knowledge of student development, student leadership and community development theories.
- Strong oral and written communication and critical thinking skills.
- Interest in understanding and supporting John Carroll’s mission to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world.
- Master’s degree in College Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education, or related field.
- Previous experience working with living-learning communities, student staff training, and/or departmental marketing
Community Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a residential community of approximately 550 students living in 1-2 residence halls
- Focus on residential student engagement and relationship development
- Supervise, develop, and evaluate 8-15 RAs, including 1-2 Senior RAs
- Oversee the planning and implementation of all programming initiatives within the residential area
- Hear student conduct cases and educate students within the restorative justice process
- Collaborate with campus partners to intervene with and support students of concern and students at-risk
- Mediate elevated conflicts among residents
- Reestablish and advise the area-wide student leadership organization grounded in divisional goals
- Advise the redeveloped area student leadership organization
- Serve in the on-call duty rotation and support after-hours processes that ensure student safety
- Manage budget lines for community building, programming, and staff development
- Support housing operations functions, including hall opening and closing, occupancy management, access control, follow-up on facilities and housekeeping concerns, and consistent oversight of residence hall facility needs
- Assume responsibility for summer projects and assignments, which may include summer housing, summer camps, and conferences support
- Assist with planning and executing RA recruitment, selection, and training processes
- Assist with planning and executing office, divisional, and institutional commitments as assigned
- Perform occasional evening and weekend responsibilities
- Other duties as assigned