Lead Coordinator, Residence Education

Lead Coordinator, Residence Education at the University of Ottawa

Posting Reason: Temporary replacement of a regular position

Job Type: Employee

Anticipated Duration: 14 months

Job Family: Student and Campus Support

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Wellness, Residence Life

Campus: Main Campus

Union Affiliation: SSUO

Date Posted: 2026/01/05

Applications must be received before: 2026/01/16

Hours per week: 35

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 09

Salary Range: $72,437.00 - $91,502.00

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well‑prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue ambitions.

We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award‑winning Dining Hall, we organise fun events, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world‑class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Leads the development, implementation, and assessment of learning experiences in residence that contribute to the personal, professional, and social development of students. Continuously assesses and evaluates initiatives to ensure the needs of all residence students are being met, including undergraduate, graduate, and international students. The objective of these initiatives is intended to support the University mandate for academic success and student learning outside the classroom.

Contributes to a superior learning experience for students living in residence, encouraging student participation in the community, fostering a strong sense of belonging, contributing to student success and retention and in turn, creating a competitive advantage for the University.

Collaborates on learning and assessment opportunities for the Wellness and Recreation sector including educational and sociocultural programming, student wellbeing, student conduct and student support.

• Leads the development, implementation, and assessment of Residence Life’s curricular learning model. Applies equity, diversity, and recovery principles in the delivery of services and support. Serves as primary contact for, and actively collaborates with, a variety of stakeholders in the delivery of the curricular approach (a scaffolded learning model) to learning in residence and within the Wellness and Recreation sector.
• Provides leadership and guidance to the Residence Life team to ensure learning experiences (including Living Learning Communities and student staff training), services, programs and support to students are delivered using a curricular approach.
• Liaises with key campus stakeholders to ensure all learning experiences are delivered according to the principles and objectives of Wellness and Recreation’s mandate, and in compliance with established policies and guidelines. Ensures learning experiences, programs and services meet stakeholder expectations and needs, encourages student participation in the University and broader communities, and contributes to a positive student experience overall.
• Ensures that responses and supports for a broad range of issues and challenges that surface in a student residence community, including addressing and managing student behavior, managing and resolving conflicts, and managing risk and incident response, align with the curricular model.
• Liaises with other Wellness and Recreation staff to ensure hiring, training and performance management practices align with learning outcomes and assessment for student staff within the curricular model.
• Coordinates the assessment of all learning activities, programs and services offered…