Area Coordinator

Position Title: Area Coordinator
Department: Residence Life
Classification: Exempt                             
FTE: 1.0
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; frequent evening and occasional weekend hours required; on-call for emergencies outside of regular working hours
Work Location: On Campus (Must live on-campus in the apartment provided. Apartment is partially furnished.)
Salary Range: $40,000 - $44,000 annually
 

Essential Job Duties:

• Supervision and Training Responsibilities.
  • Recruit, select, train, and directly supervise student staff. Supervision includes expectation setting, leadership development, performance evaluation, improvement plans and performance documentation and discipline.
  • Support the community development model through programming, events and social connections.
  • Support residential education initiatives such as Community Councils/the Residence Hall Association, Residential Learning Communities, and community programming.
     
• Management/Operations Responsibilities.
  • Create a working relationship and establish a routine meeting structure with the facilities team (i.e. maintenance, trades and custodial services). 
  • Manage residential area budget for programmatic and developmental initiatives.
  • Coordinate processes, including but not limited to:  room inventories, room changes, health and safety inspections, work orders, damage billing, and opening and closing of the residence halls.
  • Maintain and update the housing and occupancy management database.
  • Support marketing, communications and public outreach initiatives. 
     
• Student Care, Wellbeing, Conduct and Community Standards
  • Establish and maintain contact with students and address student needs and concerns.
  • Serve in an all-campus on-call rotation.
  • Clearly document concerns and incidents via appropriate campus reporting procedures.
  • Serve as a hearing officer, adjudicate cases, and hear appeals as assigned.
     
• College Contributions.
  • Be front facing within the residence halls and at campus events.
  • Serve on task forces and initiatives to support a diverse and creative residential experience. 
  • Participate in new student recruitment and yield and orientation events.
  • Participate in benchmark data initiatives.
  • Engage in foundation levels of qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
     
• Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
   
• Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.
   
• Perform other duties as assigned.
   

Supervision Received and Exercised:

• Reports to the Assistant Director of Residence Education.
   
• This position supervises student workers.
   

Required Qualifications:

• Education: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree; maintain a valid driver’s license and meet St. Olaf College driver authorization with a satisfactory driving record.
     
• Experience: 
  • 2+ years residence life live-in experience; 1+year programming experience
  • Must live on-campus in the apartment provided. Apartment is partially furnished.
     

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: 
  • Master’s degree in student personnel or related field.
     
• Experience: 
  • 1+ year of professional/graduate live-in experience.
     

Prerequisites:

• Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College.  Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.
   

Disclaimer: 

• This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
• This job description is for general information purposes.  It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.  This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.
• Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.