Residence Life Coordinator

The Department of Residence Life is accepting applications for a Residence Life Coordinator opening!

Our Residence Life Coordinators (RLCs) oversee residential communities with an average of 580 residents assigned to them and supervise an average of 15 House Fellows (RAs). They're charged with creating inclusive communities in the residence halls through supporting residents in crisis, mediating interpersonal conflicts, guiding and assessing student learning and community development, and holding students accountable through an educational conduct process. Most RLCs collaborate with faculty and academic staff in one or more learning or theme communities.

We are committed to promoting balance and preventing burnout and have developed our departmental culture and staffing structure accordingly. RLCs are on-call an average of 6 weeks per year, don't need to request weekends away, and are encouraged to use their generous leave time balances. We promote continued learning and development in all our staff through supporting on-campus professional development opportunities, conference attendance, and participation in professional organizations.

Work Schedule:

• Primary schedule for this position is daytime business hours, 7:45am - 4:30pm, with some evenings and weekends as needed plus on-call duty response.
• Schedule alterations as operations and position expectations demand.

• May supervise the day-to-day activities of students and/or professional staff and assist with the personnel management allocation plan including hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation

• Supports divisional and campus programs over the summer, which may include summer housing, Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR), summer conferences, Marketing, Assignments, pre-college programs, etc.

• Serves as a main point of contact for resident support providing mediation and resolution of personal and facility issues

• Plans, implements, and evaluates student programs and initiatives for residence life

• Receives and responds to crisis and student conduct situations according to established policies and procedures

Division of University Housing, Residence Life

With 8,900 residents, 21 residence halls, over 350 student staff, and 33 career staff, we are a large and thriving Residence Life program. We're committed to providing a secure and inclusive environment that supports learning, personal development, and community engagement through our shared values of Care, Community, Development, and Wellness. We have intentionally structured our department with specialist staff dedicated to our key priorities: Belonging & Inclusivity, Resident Learning, Engagement & Advocacy, Staff Development, and Continuous Improvement. The Wisconsin Residential Experience, our residential curriculum, frames student learning and growth in our residence halls.

For more information on Residence Life at the University of Wisconsin -Madison, please visit our website at: https://www.housing.wisc.edu/jobs/departments/residence-life-career-staff/

$47,840 annually or higher based on qualifications.

This position includes a competitive retirement and benefits package, including vacation, holidays, and paid time off. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

• Post-undergraduate Housing, Residence Life, and/or Student Affairs experience is required

• Experience working in a live-in housing position
• Experience supervising and/or advising students
• Experience facilitating the student conduct process
• Experience serving in an on-call capacity and/or responding to crises
• Experience working with learning communities
• Experience working with a residential curriculum

Master's degree by start date required. Preference will be given to candidates with a master's degree in Student Affairs, Counseling, Higher Education, College Student Personnel, or a related field with relevant work experience.

Please submit a resume and cover letter within the online application system. Within your cover letter, please describe how your qualifications and experience meet the required and preferred criteria for this position.

We are only able to consider completed application materials submitted by the deadline date. Candidates who apply for this position may be considered for other or future vacancies within this title, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time, twelve-month, live-in, academic staff professional appointment. The minimum starting annual salary is $47,840. Confirmation of degree (unofficial transcripts) are required of all finalists.

University Housing offers a pet policy for professional Residence Life staff that reside in a residence hall apartment. This policy includes an allowance for cats and dogs, contingent upon adherence to related guidelines and expectations.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial criminal background check to be eligible for employment and then every four years thereafter.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

University Housing may communicate with you about your application status using a text messaging service. To opt-out please reply "STOP" to text messages received or contact University Housing HR at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766. Message and data rates may apply.

University Housing Human Resources, hr@housing.wisc.edu, 608-262-2766

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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