What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residence Life Coordinator position at Young Harris College?
The Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) position is a full-time, 11-month live-in position with meal plan which reports directly to the Director of Residence Life. The RLC is responsible for all administrative, educational, and supervisory tasks of assigned residential areas. While reporting directly to the Director of Residence Life, the RLC would be expected to supervise Resident Assistants in their residential area and assist the Director and Assistant Director with retention efforts, departmental initiatives, and programming processes with students. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provides leadership for all aspects of our residence life program and community, comprised of approximately 750 students living in eight traditional, suite-style halls and campus apartments.
Assists the Director to develop effective policies and procedures to ensure a safe, healthy, and inclusive developmental learning community among the various residential areas of the College.
Assists with the recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of at least 10 part-time Residence Life Student staff positions.
Helps create a positive community environment in which students assume responsibility for their actions and creates a strong community that shows appreciation and respect for diversity.
Assists the Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing Operations with the administration of a residential area that includes facility inspections, moves, housing chart upkeep, key audits, and maintenance referrals.
Engage with students daily and in an ongoing way by living in a furnished apartment within the residence halls and using the provided meal plan to eat meals in the dining hall.
Manages and maintains housing databases & reports
Assist the Director with departmental assessment efforts including satisfaction surveys and student retention.
Serves as liaison between Facilities, Campus Police, Dining Services, and the Student Development Office as they relate to maintenance, student events, projects and initiatives, and residential issues.
Supervises the residential programming model of their area including program approval, reviewing program proposals, providing program feedback, tracking program requirements, managing programming budget, making programming purchases, and implementing largescale departmental programming.
Provides retention support by working to identify students whose behaviors indicate a lack of academic success strategies and refer students for academic skills assistance, including tutoring, counseling, and/or career guidance.
Investigates and responds to concerns and complaints promptly that provides accurate information and good public relations/customer service.
Participates in the rotating 'on-call' system for the residential area, responding to emergencies on evenings and weekends. Maintains a 20-minute response time to the duty area. This may include when the college is closed (i.e. Fall Break, Holidays, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer).
Complete any other administrative tasks, duties, or responsibilities assigned by the Director of Residential Living or Vice President for Student Development
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required
Reliable, consistent attendance is a requirement and essential function of all positions.
An established record of excellent leadership and mentoring relationships with students, collegial relationships with staff and faculty, and strong written and oral communications skills, particularly with students and their parents, are preferred.
Outstanding organizational and management skills are essential for success in this role.
Employees are expected to be punctual and dependable to meet the needs of their department and the College
Employees are expected to work 40 hours a week
Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises approximately 10-15 Residence Life student staff members while adhering to the College's policies and applicable laws. Supervisory responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, resolving problems, and assessing the effectiveness of programs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and two to four years related experience in increasingly responsible and professional roles related to residence life, student involvement, and/or student life areas.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or another related field. Experience with small, liberal arts colleges, either professionally or educationally.
Working Conditions And Physical Effort
Requires the ability to sit for long periods, with frequent interruptions
Requires getting up and down from chairs, climbing stairs, and reaching/bending
Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
Requires talking, hearing, and seeing as important elements for completing assigned tasks
Requires occasionally lifting and/or moving objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
Requires the use of various electronic tools
Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others: and responding appropriately to constructive feedback from management.
Application Process
Applications must include a cover letter, resume or current CV, and contact information for at least three professional references. Applicants must apply online using the College's HR portal. Review of applications will begin immediately.
Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE M/F/D/V
Young Harris College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. All persons involved in the operations of the College are prohibited from engaging in such discrimination.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provides leadership for all aspects of our residence life program and community, comprised of approximately 750 students living in eight traditional, suite-style halls and campus apartments.
Assists the Director to develop effective policies and procedures to ensure a safe, healthy, and inclusive developmental learning community among the various residential areas of the College.
Assists with the recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of at least 10 part-time Residence Life Student staff positions.
Helps create a positive community environment in which students assume responsibility for their actions and creates a strong community that shows appreciation and respect for diversity.
Assists the Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing Operations with the administration of a residential area that includes facility inspections, moves, housing chart upkeep, key audits, and maintenance referrals.
Engage with students daily and in an ongoing way by living in a furnished apartment within the residence halls and using the provided meal plan to eat meals in the dining hall.
Manages and maintains housing databases & reports
Assist the Director with departmental assessment efforts including satisfaction surveys and student retention.
Serves as liaison between Facilities, Campus Police, Dining Services, and the Student Development Office as they relate to maintenance, student events, projects and initiatives, and residential issues.
Supervises the residential programming model of their area including program approval, reviewing program proposals, providing program feedback, tracking program requirements, managing programming budget, making programming purchases, and implementing largescale departmental programming.
Provides retention support by working to identify students whose behaviors indicate a lack of academic success strategies and refer students for academic skills assistance, including tutoring, counseling, and/or career guidance.
Investigates and responds to concerns and complaints promptly that provides accurate information and good public relations/customer service.
Participates in the rotating 'on-call' system for the residential area, responding to emergencies on evenings and weekends. Maintains a 20-minute response time to the duty area. This may include when the college is closed (i.e. Fall Break, Holidays, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer).
Complete any other administrative tasks, duties, or responsibilities assigned by the Director of Residential Living or Vice President for Student Development
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required
Reliable, consistent attendance is a requirement and essential function of all positions.
An established record of excellent leadership and mentoring relationships with students, collegial relationships with staff and faculty, and strong written and oral communications skills, particularly with students and their parents, are preferred.
Outstanding organizational and management skills are essential for success in this role.
Employees are expected to be punctual and dependable to meet the needs of their department and the College
Employees are expected to work 40 hours a week
Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises approximately 10-15 Residence Life student staff members while adhering to the College's policies and applicable laws. Supervisory responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, resolving problems, and assessing the effectiveness of programs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and two to four years related experience in increasingly responsible and professional roles related to residence life, student involvement, and/or student life areas.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or another related field. Experience with small, liberal arts colleges, either professionally or educationally.
Working Conditions And Physical Effort
Requires the ability to sit for long periods, with frequent interruptions
Requires getting up and down from chairs, climbing stairs, and reaching/bending
Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
Requires talking, hearing, and seeing as important elements for completing assigned tasks
Requires occasionally lifting and/or moving objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
Requires the use of various electronic tools
Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others: and responding appropriately to constructive feedback from management.
Application Process
Applications must include a cover letter, resume or current CV, and contact information for at least three professional references. Applicants must apply online using the College's HR portal. Review of applications will begin immediately.
Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE M/F/D/V
Young Harris College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. All persons involved in the operations of the College are prohibited from engaging in such discrimination.