Student Employee-Residence -Advisor

Responsibilities

• Build community within the residence hall(s)
• Hold students accountable for policies and procedures
• Participate in duty rotation with fellow Resident Advisors
• Hold office hours
• Maintain confidentiality
• Be a role model for residents and campus community
• Assist with RA selection
• Attend professional development sessions offered by Residence Life
• Candidate must be available every Tuesday from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm
• Availability and flexibility to work a non‑traditional schedule (including weekends, some holidays, prior to hall opening and after the halls close)
• Attend RA training at the beginning of each semester
• Limit outside employment
• Serve as a Campus Security Authority

• Willingness to assist residential students
• Ability to be in a leadership role and positively influence residential students
• Proven written and oral communication skills
• Minimum GPA of 2.0 or above
• Preferably have resided on campus for at least one long semester at time of employment
• You must have completed 12 credit hours by the time of employment. Once you have joined the department, you must maintain at least 6 financial‑aid eligible hours each long semester.

All instructions must be followed to qualify for an interview.

All items are due by the Spring due date:
February 16th at 11:59 PM.

• Submit your resume through this posting on People Admin.
• Have three RA recommendation forms completed on your behalf. Recommendation forms can be emailed to resourcecenter, faxed, or brought directly to the Residence Life Office.
• Answer the supplemental living‑community questions if you are interested in working in one of the living communities on campus. Include your responses as the last page of your resume. You need not answer them for a general RA application.
• Provide contact information and attending dates:
  January 21, 2026 @ 4 PM – Piney Woods Hall Multipurpose Room;
  January 22, 2026 @ 4 PM – San Jacinto Hall Multipurpose Room;
  January 26, 2026 @ 7 PM – Piney Woods Hall Multipurpose Room;
  January 27, 2026 @ 7 PM – San Jacinto Hall Multipurpose Room.

Kara Podesta, Assistant Director for Residence Life Staffing
Phone:
Email: krp
065

Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a Smoke/Drug‑Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or protected veteran status. The University takes seriously the initiative to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce and to comply with Title VII as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sam Houston State University is an “at‑will” employer. Employees with a contract will have additional terms and conditions. Security‑sensitive positions at SHSU require background checks in accordance with Education Code 51.215.