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Residential Life Coordinator

Working Title:

Residential Life Coordinator

Department Name:
University Housing

Division:
Student Affairs

Classification

Title:

Student Services Professional II

Classification Salary Range: $5,083 - $7,228 per month

The anticipated salary for this position is $5,083 per month.

The final salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Why Join CSUDH?

University Housing provides a safe, inclusive living experience for CSUDH students that promotes independence, maximizes their educational experience, and facilitates their personal development.

Position Summary:

The Residential Life Coordinator (RLC) is a member of the University Housing team. In collaboration with the Director, Associate Directors, other professional staff, and students, this position will carry out the mission, vision, and goals of the University Housing program. The Residential Life Coordinator helps to coordinate housing initiatives that foster curricular and co-curricular engagement for students living on campus and is responsible for supporting and contributing to an atmosphere that facilitates responsibility, maturity, inclusion, safety, and respect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Educate students concerning their rights and responsibilities as Residence Hall/Apartment and University community members; trains and leads Resident Assistants on appropriate and effective boundary setting techniques.
• Serve as disciplinary meeting officer for low-level community standards violations.
• Counsel and refer students individually on academic, social, and personal concerns and adjustments.
• Responsible for serving as a member of a 24‐hour on‐call response team (including evenings, weekends, and holidays) and responding to issues of student or facility crises.
• Cultivate mutually supportive relationships on and off-campus.
• Fosters the development of a safe and healthy community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas or in a related field; experience should give evidence of competence and indicate the potential for further growth. A master's degree in a job‑related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience.
• Graduation from a four-year college or university in one of the behavioral sciences, public or business administration or a job‑related field. Additional specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advise students individually and in groups on routine matters where required.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, CSU administrators, student organizations, private and public agencies and others in committee work, and student advising and community contacts.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions and carry through actions having implications about other program or service areas Services Office.
• General knowledge of and experience with the personal, social, and academic challenges encountered by traditional and non-traditional college students.
• Ability to make sound decisions in emergencies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Student Affairs, or related field.
• Experience counseling and referral of diverse college student populations.
• Experience supervising a diverse college‐aged student staff or group/club.
• Demonstrated knowledge of or previous experience working within living-learning community-based housing.
• Previous work experience in residential life, fraternity/sorority life, student activities, or related student affairs areas.
• Demonstrated ability to perform administrative tasks. Demonstrated ability to develop and carry out successful programming for a residential community, or equivalent. Core Competencies – embody the following competencies:
  Collaboration and teamwork-oriented. Effective oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills. Customer/Client Focus with an emphasis on problem-solving and resolution. Personal effectiveness and credibility as demonstrated by…