Residence Life Coordinator

Residence Life Coordinator

University of South Florida Libraries – Tampa, FL, 33620, US

Salary: $43,888 per year.

Residential Education seeks to hire a Residence Life Coordinator (RLC). USF takes a holistic approach to education. RLCs will lead the charge for student development while having the opportunity to create, implement, and manage a comprehensive residential program designed to intentionally contribute to student learning, growth, and success. To enhance student success, the department of Residential Education reports to the Dean of Students.

The Residence Life Coordinator reports to an Assistant Director for Residential Education.

The Residence Life Coordinator has overall responsibility for creating a safe, secure, and learning-centered environment in an area of 250-650 residents. The position requires frequent and meaningful interactions with students in a variety of settings. Residence Life Coordinators oversee academic support, staff supervision, facilities management, student conduct, crisis intervention, and global citizenship education, while conducting their work to promote exemplary student success.

• Community development:
  Ensure that all residents feel included and welcomed by overseeing and being invested in academic, community, and personal initiatives in collaboration with other Residential Education staff and/or university departments; serve as a role model to student staff by having intentional, educational conversations.
• Advising:
  Provide regular interaction that challenges and supports students as they explore and take ownership of their individual growth and development while serving as a primary advisor to the area council.
• On-call crisis response:
  Serve as the primary emergency response person for an on-campus community of up to 6,400 residents; participate in an on-call rotation throughout the entire calendar year.
• Crisis preparedness:
  Serve as essential personnel in crisis situations, be knowledgeable of departmental and university protocol and resources, prepare staff and students for potential crisis situations, and address daily community concerns.
• Residential Curriculum:
  Develop intentional student interactions and programming focused on the curricular experience, including implementing a residential curriculum that seeks to create a meaningful residential experience; assess curriculum through ongoing development of lesson plans; mentor at-risk first year students living on campus.
• Academic Initiatives:
  Provide support to Living Learning Communities and Academic Initiatives as outlined by the department's Academic Initiatives Team.
• Professional Development:
  Serve on various department committees and task forces, including but not limited to staff selection, recruitment, and training; option to serve on university-wide committees.
• Student Success:
  Provide basic counseling and crisis management interventions with students while educating and referring students to the campus resources available that enhance their collegiate experience; promote and participate in Housing & Residential Education, the Student Success Unit, and university initiatives, including but not limited to sustainability efforts, student behavior, peer education, and other events.
• Case Management:
  Utilize the university's case management system, Archivum Insights, to support student success by serving on a student care team.
• Student Advocacy:
  Champion the success of all individuals by taking into account all aspects of identity that may impact student persistence at the university.
• Supervision:
  Provide supervision to student staff, and/or graduate students, and support them in their area of assigned responsibility; play an integral role in the recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation of all staff members.
• Student Conduct:
  Uphold and advocate for the USF Commitment to Honor, Code of Conduct, and housing policies by serving as a hearing officer, adjudicating conduct cases, and administering educational sanctions.
• Advocacy (Inclusivity/Diversity):
  Advocate and empower individuals using a social justice lens, through role modeling, advising/supervising, and assisting…