Residential Coordinators; Temporary

Job title: Residential Coordinators (Temporary)

Duration of contract: 10-month agreement from late July to late May

At UWC-USA, peace and sustainability are embedded in our daily lives. From campus-wide conflict resolution programmes to student-led sustainability initiatives, our staff and faculty model the values we teach. Whether you’re mentoring students, sharing meals, or hiking through the surrounding wilderness, you’ll be part of a community that works together to build a more just and sustainable world.

UWC-USA is looking
for dedicated Residential Coordinators.

The UWC-USA programme – a two-year experience that integrates our Academic, Co-curricular, and Residential curricula – prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity, peace, and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime.

Residential Coordinators (RC) contribute to the school's mission across our full programme. Within residential life, RCs are on the front line, facilitating and supporting students as they strive to live the UWC mission and values within one of the residential houses (40‑50 students). Most importantly, RCs empower students towards the development of personal integrity, healthy adult‑youth relationships, and constructive peer‑to‑peer accountability.

RCs provide this support through formal and informal residential programming, including serving as the faculty sponsor for one of the four student Residential Assistant programmes. In this role, RCs oversee RA curriculum development and implementation to train upcoming first‑year RAs to provide programming and peer‑to‑peer support as second years. Each RC is responsible for one of the residential houses and works on the residential team, often in close collaboration with the Health and Counselling teams, to provide support across all residences on a rotating schedule.

Beyond residential life, RCs participate in community programming, sponsor education programme activities, lead or co‑lead off‑campus weeklong student trips at least once per year, and support the academic programme in formal and informal ways. One of the main objectives is to support students’ development, increasing their ability to meet daily responsibilities and to live independently. RCs fulfil their responsibilities in accordance with the UWC mission and values, as well as the school's strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorisation, ISAS accreditation, and best practices in teaching and learning.

RCs are employed on a 10‑month agreement that runs from late July to late May and is paid over the course of 12 months. Their summer and winter holiday travel plans should not interfere with their professional obligations at the beginning of August, mid‑December, early January, and late May. RCs work on a rotating schedule that requires a mix of daytime, evening, and late‑night shifts, including overnight on‑call responsibilities.

The RC role is a live‑in, on‑campus role. Off‑duty time is limited to a single weekly block. During the RC workweek, there are off‑call periods but no off‑duty periods until the RC’s "weekend," which occurs either SAT/SUN or TUES/WED and alternates 4 times every 8‑9 weeks between those two blocks.

UWC-USA is currently searching to hire two temporary Residential Coordinators, with the potential of becoming regular Residential Coordinator(s), upon the start of the upcoming academic year.

Working across all programming and in partnership with operations, the Senior Director promotes and contributes to an integrated student and employee experience. The Senior Director fulfils their responsibilities in accordance with the UWC mission and values as well as the school’s strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorisation, ISAS accreditation and best practices in experiential education.

• Coordinate student care in collaboration with the Dean of Student Life, Director of Residential Life & Student Safety, residential faculty, mental health counsellors, health clinic staff, teaching faculty,…