Area Coordinator and Faculty Resident

Position Summary

Residential Life and Housing at Saint John’s University invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), benefit eligible position of Area Coordinator and Faculty Resident.

Why Join Us?

Benefits

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 18 Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave
• Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Remission for Eligible Dependents
• Employer Contributions to a Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program with access to free or discounted counseling, legal guidance, financial coaching, and more

Join a committed team dedicated to safety, community, and service in a supportive and values-driven work environment.

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Position Roles

The Area Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining a respectful residential learning environment that promotes students' overall development and supports the academic mission of the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John’s University (SJU). This position contributes to creating a sophisticated, inclusive, compelling, and collaborative work environment that honors and acknowledges the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. The Area Coordinator is also responsible for managing and overseeing various educational, administrative, and operational functions associated with managing residential communities.

Faculty Residents serve as pastoral mentors to students, fostering personal growth, spiritual reflection, and life skills development aligned with the SJU residential curriculum. Through teaching, mentorship, and community engagement, they help cultivate respectful, inclusive residential communities and support students in their academic and character development. Faculty Residents work closely with campus partners.

Institutional Inclusion and Visioning Statement

The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John’s University (SJU) believe that an excellent liberal arts education requires an understanding and appreciation of cultural difference and that everyone deserves to feel safe and morally valued. To that end, we will challenge our own practices and systems. Our commitment to an inclusive environment will be incorporated into all decision-making processes. We dedicate ourselves to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons.

CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program (click the benefits tab above the position summary section to view more information). For further information regarding our institutions, visit CSBSJU.

The posted wage represents CSB and SJU's good faith estimate of likely compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will be dependent upon several factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and skills, and may fall outside of the range indicated.

Responsibilities

Area Coordinator (60%)

• Implement a residential curriculum in a cohort-based model.
• Collaborate with and guide residential committees to promote meaningful student engagement and involvement.
• Adjudicate conduct in collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Students or designee. Administer the student conduct system for residents and serve as a residential system hearing officer with authority up to and including disciplinary probation.
• Provide crisis response/case management for student concerns. Coordinate on-site and front-line response to incidents, including those that are highly complex in nature (e.g., sexual misconduct, alcohol and drug related behavior, mental health concerns, bias incidents, and community conflict).
• Serve as a member of the 24/7 on-call professional staff person for the on-campus residential system on a regularly scheduled rotation with other professional staff members to provide direct crisis response to incidents involving students.
• Present and assist with RA Training projects and/or tasks.
• Coordinate various seasonal operation logistics for new and returning students' move-in, move-out, and break periods.
• Create educational…