The University of Lynchburg, a private regional university, located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia is seeking two full-time area coordinators to join our housing and residence life team.
The area coordinator reports to, is supervised by, and evaluated by the assistant director of housing and residence life. The evaluation of work performance will be ongoing and will be carried out by the area coordinator. It will include the specific duties and responsibilities of this position description plus employee attitude and general working behavior.
Job type:
- Full-time, benefits eligible
Job purpose:
- The area coordinator oversees their respective residents, staff, and facilities and is responsible for providing active living-learning opportunities in the University’s varied on-campus residential facilities; facilitating intentional engagement within the institution and the broader Lynchburg community; and upholding community expectations through personal accountability, conflict resolution, and reparation of harm to the community in an effort to provide a transformative four-year residential experience.
Specific job duties:
- Directly supervise, train, and evaluate a staff of community assistants within their respective area, which may include traditional residence halls, townhouses, and apartment buildings (conduct one-on-one meetings every other week; hold staff accountable for job responsibilities and conduct).
- Develop a student leader team with particular focus on academic, community engagement, social justice, restorative practices, and wellness.
- Responsible for the overall management and supervision of a residential area.
- Attend and actively participate in weekly leadership team meetings as well as all other mandatory staff and committee meetings.
- Facilitate weekly staff meetings for community assistant staff to disseminate information, provide training experiences, foster personal and professional growth, and develop a sense of team cohesion and vision.
- Lead and participate in departmental, divisional, and institutional opportunities, committees, and task forces that strive to improve the student and campus experience.
- Maintain an awareness of student and staff concerns through formal contacts (i.e. office hours, appointments) and informal interactions.
- Utilize existing campus resources to contribute to student success in an impactful way.
- Actively engage with the director for the center for community engagement to plan and implement engagement opportunities for residential students.
- Assure that the Office of Housing and Residence Life’s residential curriculum is implemented by respective community assistants.
- Manage a programming budget for your respective residential area.
- Assist with departmental assessment and analyzing data for student engagement.
- Provide behavioral intervention to students including counseling, mediation, problem solving, policy violations, and referrals of individuals or groups of students regarding personal concerns, academic needs, or policies.
- In collaboration with the Office for Community Expectations and Restorative Practices, effectively train housing staff on effective alternative dispute resolution techniques.
- Resolve community related issues (roommate conflict, community respect, etc.) utilizing interpersonal, fact gathering, and analytical skills to determine severity of the situation and provide necessary steps and resources available to resolve the situation.
- Review incident reports daily for clarity, policy interpretation, and response.
- Administratively resolve reported incidents that are assigned by the Office of Community Expectations and Restorative Practices within a designated time frame; to include review of incident reports, facilitation of community impact meetings, development of behaviorally appropriate corrective action plans, and documentation of incident report data.
- Maintain confidential conduct records as defined by FERPA, Clery, Title IX, etc.
- Ensure student rights and voices are upheld within the review, investigation, decision, and appeal processes.
- Participate in a weekly on-call rotation, which includes consistently confronting policy violations and safety concerns.
- Participate in weekly walkthroughs of residential areas with the assistant director for housing operations to assess conditions of facilities, track damages, and follow up with work orders.
- Provide oversight to the completion of semesterly health & safety walkthroughs completed by community assistants.
- Complete and follow-up on housing and residence life paperwork, which comprises: programming paperwork, on-call reports, incident reports, room condition reports, and work orders.
- Assist in housing processes (check-ins, closings, housing sign-ups, room changes process, etc.).
- Assist in the housing and residence life staff recruitment, interview, and selection process.
- Assist in the housing and residence life staff training and professional development process.
- Actively participate in professional development opportunities and share insights and learning to inform residence life educational practice.
- Serve as emergency and essential personnel, as directed by the Office of Housing and Residence Life and members of the University of Lynchburg administration.
- Perform other special tasks, projects, and duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Benefits include a salary plus partially furnished apartment, meal plan, generous paid vacation, personal days, and paid sick time and family leave, comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, vision, etc.) and retirement plans, flexible spending account, tuition remission, life and long term disability insurance, and more. Learn more about employment benefits at the University of Lynchburg.
Schedule:
- 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (7.5 hours/day). Non-exempt status. Non-traditional hours and on-call hours are also required.
Experience/skills::
- Ability to communicate effectively and have the ability to understand, comprehend and follow directions.
- Strong supervisory skills.
- Must have good teamwork skills.
- Commitment to creating communities where residents feel a deep sense of belonging.
- Experience leading and modeling practices that foster equity and inclusion in a diverse community of residents, student staff, and professional staff.
Physical demands:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
Required qualifications:
- Minimum two years of experience (undergraduate and/or graduate) in residence life, community engagement and/or student conduct/restorative practices.
Preferred qualifications:
- Postgraduate professional experience preferred.
- Experience with Adirondack and Maxient software preferred.
Education:
- Master’s degree in student affairs, higher education leadership, college student development, counseling, or similar field.
Work remotely:
- No
How to Apply
Submit 1) a current résumé, 2) contact information for three professional references, and 3) a brief diversity, equity, and inclusion statement outlining how you approach diversity, equity, and inclusion in your work. References will be checked prior to employment. Please email or mail information to:
University of Lynchburg
Courtney Kelsey, Director of Housing and Residence Life
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
The selected candidate must successfully pass a background check that is satisfactory to the University.
We seek candidates who are committed to the University of Lynchburg’s efforts to create an environment that fosters a student-centered environment, develops the breadth of knowledge associated with liberal education, respects and supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, values and celebrates diverse faith traditions, and sustains close working relationships among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners.
The University of Lynchburg is committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from persons of color, women, Indigenous/aboriginal people of North America, persons with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University of Lynchburg community.
The University of Lynchburg is an equal opportunity employer.
