Position Description
Title: Apartment/Residence Hall Coordinator
Appointment Conditions: Term, 12 Months, Full Time, with the possibility of renewal.
Job Description: The Apartment/Residence Hall Coordinators are live-in staff members who are responsible for creating a living/learning community that contributes to the personal and academic success of residents through collaboration with students, staff, and faculty. The size of each residence community ranges from 300 to 2700 residents. The major functions of these positions are to supervise a Resident Assistant Staff, provide direction and supervision in specific assignments (hall desk, student government, etc.), and respond to a wide variety of academic and personal development situations. Approximately ½ of the Apartment/Residence Hall Coordinators supervise a graduate assistant.
Example of Duties
• Recommends and develops the use of space that promotes academic achievement.
• Assists in developing an environment that supports the community’s living standards.
• Assists students in their academic and social adjustments to the university.
• Advises and counsels students in developing academic and interpersonal competence.
• Interprets and administers university policies and procedures.
• Oversees the conduct system in the residential community that includes hearing student disciplinary cases and administering sanctions.
• Collaborates with academic departments and builds relationships with Learning Communities.
• Prepares and submits reports related to residence life operations.
• Opens, closes and secures the community at the beginning and end of each semester and during break periods.
• Meets with dining, custodial, maintenance and facilities staff to ensure quality service delivery, completion of repairs, etc.
• Supervises Resident Assistant staff.
Required Qualifications: Masters in student personnel or related area.
Preferred Qualifications: Related experience in a leadership position in a college environment. Experience as a Resident or Graduate Assistant. Experience working with academic initiatives; undergraduate students; staff supervision, selection and training; and judicial process. Experience working with, actively engaging with and supporting under-represented student populations. Experience with student organization advising. Experience with crisis intervention and/or front-line response to highly complex incidents.
Special Conditions: Board provided when ISU Dining service is open. Required years of related experience are defined as full-time. However, part-time experience, whether paid or unpaid, will be credited equivalently. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check.