Residential Success Coordinator

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Residence Life, the Residential Success Coordinator coordinates the administration and operations of assigned residence halls on the Winthrop University campus.

• Must be willing and able to reside in the residence hall year-round and work a schedule that includes some evening and weekend hours.

• Master’s degree in college student personnel or related field and two years of experience in housing or related college student affairs position, including live‑in experience as a resident advisor, senior resident assistant, resident director or equivalent.
• Experience working with academic living/learning communities.
• Supervisory experience helpful.

• Knowledge of best practices related to residence hall operations.
• Understanding of academic living/learning communities and their operation/function.
• Knowledge of interpersonal/group interaction; student development theory; and counseling techniques and ability to counsel/advise students effectively/appropriately.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to coordinate/monitor a variety of ongoing projects/activities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information with discretion and exercise mature judgment in difficult circumstances.
• Ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, parents and general public.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of others.
• Ability to deal discretely with sensitive/confidential information.
• Ability to teach and present information effectively.

• Coordinates the administration and operation of two smaller residence halls (about 425 students).
• Responsible for the development of academic living/learning communities.
• Assists in the development and implementation of programs, policies and procedures.
• Assists with short- and long-range planning.
• Maintains an office and regular office hours.
• Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates 8 to 10 resident assistants, 25 office hosts, and 10 to 15 night hosts.
• Plans and implements training programs and workshops for Residence Life staff and chairs departmental committees.
• Counsels staff members and students; enforces all university and Residence Life policies; and adjudicates residence hall disciplinary cases and administers sanctions.
• Coordinates residence hall maintenance with Facilities Management, Custodial Services and Facilities Design and Development.
• Approves and inspects room personalization requests.
• Rotates “on call” duty and responds to personnel crises and building emergencies on a 24‑hour basis, including during break periods.
• Coordinates summer conference housing, summer school housing or other summer functions and projects.
• Advises one or more residence hall councils and student groups.

Travel/Overtime Requirements:
Evening and weekend hours required.

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• * Given the qualifications and requirements outlined in the vacancy notice, list your relevant skills and experience. (Open Ended Question)