Graduate Assistant Resident Director - Operations; Beg Fall

Job Title:

Graduate Assistant for Resident Director - Operations (Beg Fall 2026)

Location:

UWG Recruiting Location

Job Type: Temporary (Part-Time)

Job

• Lead students by role modeling involvement in the residential and campus communities.
• Supervise, develop, and evaluate 5-16 Resident Assistants (RAs).
• Assist with the selection, training, and recognition of student staff.
• Coordinate the implementation of needs-based programming.
• Provide proactive educational interventions to minimize behavioral issues.
• Advise the hall council in the assigned building.
• Support and encourage involvement with the Residence Hall Association (RHA).

• Advise and refer students on matters of personal, social, and academic concern.
• Mediate student conflicts.
• Ensure documentation of student policy violations.
• Adjudicate conduct violations.
• Carry out crisis response plans as situations arise.
• Participate in the rotating weekly on-call duty model.

• Support and implement the mission, vision, and goals of the University, SAEM division, and HRL department.
• Report student issues through appropriate channels in a timely manner.
• Administer operational and facilities functions of the residence hall.
• Coordinate opening, closing, and break coverage of the residence hall.
• Serve on at least one committee or project each semester.
• Assist with major department events such as training, selection, room sign-up, and large-scale programming.

• Be fully admitted to a graduate degree program dents admitted provisionally are not eligible for assistantship positions.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Be enrolled full-time in a UWG graduate program during the assistantship period.
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all previous and current graduate coursework and remain in good academic standing.
• Meet eligibility requirements for employment in the United States.
• Strong time management skills to allow successful autonomous work.
• Flexibility to adjust and change schedules to match department or job priorities.
• Drive to give improve the residential experience.

• Eagerness to learn skills outside their specific graduate role, for example, learning the facilities side of our Housing department.
• Experience with Housing and Residence Life as a student assistant, involvement with Residence Hall Association (RHA), or involvement in National Residence Hall Honorary.
• Valid Drivers License.

• A monthly stipend of $1000.00 per month.
• A tuition waiver, reducing your graduate tuition to $25 per semester plus mandatory fees as long as you are employed in your assistantship.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• One Letter of Recommendation
• UWG Graduate School Acceptance Letter/Email

• Staff is often assisting with inside and outside events and assisting with the physical labor of the setup and tear down of events.

For questions or further information about this position, please contact Jamir Wright at jewright, Margaret Hartley at mhartley, or Rebecca Skumatz at rskumatz.

The University of West Georgia is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to recruit, hire, train, promote, and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev.

Proc. 75-50).