Position Summary

The Residence Life Coordinator position provides primary leadership and overall management of a residence hall housing approximately 200-700 students. This is a live-in position that involves a level of accessibility and accountability to all students and staff. This position is responsible for coordinating housing initiatives that foster curricular engagements for students living on campus and the student community's day-to-day operation. The coordinator is responsible for fostering a responsible, inclusive community, providing intentional, development-based supervision, utilizing sound fiscal management and business practices, and ensuring a safe, comfortable living environment for students. **Note: This position is comparable to a Hall Director, Resident Director, Community Director, etc., on other campuses. Please visit www.uab.edu/housing for more information about our department.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruit, select, train, and evaluate Resident Assistants and a Graduate Assistant (depending on residence hall placement). Provide on-going training and development opportunities for staff and coordinate work assignments and special projects.
• Assist in implementing educational priorities and learning outcomes through strategy implementation and employ residential curriculum philosophy as a framework for student and staff development to facilitate intentional connections with residential students and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with relevant campus partners to provide academic and interest-based housing; conduct assessment to ensure themed housing areas are meeting programmatic and learning objectives.
• Serves as a preliminary student conduct officer for an assigned residential area; meet with students to review inappropriate behaviors, determine appropriate behaviors and expectations; development of responsible and civil community environments.
• Daily administration includes oversight for the implementation of health and safety inspections, followup on maintenance work orders, room change, consolidation, check-in/out, and serve as the liaison with cleaning and maintenance staff to oversee the general upkeep of the hall.
• Work with Student Housing and Residence Life's international student population to help adjust to campus life and connect with appropriate resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Required. Master's degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, Counseling or related field preferred.
• Prior residence life leadership experience or involvement in student affairs is preferred.
• Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirements.

Knowledge/Skill/Abilities

• Experience with supervision, selection, training, and development of residence hall staff
• Understanding of and a strong commitment to student development theory and curricular approach to student learning.
• Ability to effectively supply crisis response, manage fiscal resources, and adjudicate University policy
• Understanding of and commitment to developing inclusive communities
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Position Summary

The Graduate Assistant position assists in the leadership and overall management of a residence hall housing approximately 700 students. GA's are part-time professional staff members enrolled in a graduate program who oversees the development of RAs and assist in carrying out the Residence Life Coordinators (RLCs). This live-in position involves accessibility and accountability to all students and staff. The GA is responsible for fostering a responsible, inclusive community, providing intentional, development-based supervision, utilizing sound fiscal management and business practices, and ensuring a safe, comfortable living environment for students.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

• Registered for a minimum of 9 graduate-level hours for fall and spring terms
• Must commit to the entire academic year of service (fall and spring terms).
• Must be in good conduct standing with the university.
• Be on campus approximately one month before opening for professional staff training and attend all student staff training, activities, and meetings as scheduled, such as Fall training, Spring training, and participating in the staff selection process .
• Work Admissions and Student Housing and Residence Life related events as determined by the Assistant Director of Residence Life .
• Agree to not have any other employment (on or off campus) without permission of the Residence Life Coordinator and Assistant Director of Residence Life.
• Be able to attend weekly staff meetings as deemed necessary by the Residence Life Coordinator .
• Be visible and accessible for Resident Assistants, Desk Assistants, and other Professional Staff members
• Effectively manage and assist with emergencies as needed
• Live in the apartment assigned to them while employed by Student Housing and Residence Life

Departmental Requirements

• Serve in emergency response on-call rotation
• Serve on a departmental committee
• Support Hall Council programming
• Assist with the formal opening (July and August) and closing (April and May) of residence halls

Position Responsibilities

• Assist the Residence Life Coordinator with the completion of responsibilities
• Adjudicate first, second, and third guest visitation policy violations utilizing the Maxient software system
• Maintain all electronic forms, calendars, photos, events, and other features housed on Engage operating system and update when necessary
• Serve in an emergency response on-call rotation with Residence Life Coordinators
• Support Resident Assistant and Hall Council programming
• Assist in the coordination of desk and on-call scheduling for both the traditional and holiday schedules