Coordinator of Residential Student Development Initiatives

Department: University Life

Classification: Administrative Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Salary range starting in the low $50ks, commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Housing & Residence Life (HRL) is an auxiliary organization within the University Life unit of George Mason University. HRL employs over 170 full-time and graduate staff members and over 200 undergraduate student staff members. HRL oversees student housing areas comprised of roughly 6,000+ beds within over forty (40) residential facilities, as well as housing the distributed campuses including the Science & Technology Campus and the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.

HRL is committed to provide a safe, student-centered environment that is inclusive of the global community; dedicated to creating a home that enriches the experiences of our students, staff, and faculty.

The Coordinator of Residential Student Development Initiatives plans, designs, and executes strategies to promote learning and development of residential student staff and staff in accordance with divisional and university goals through collaboration and coordination with internal and external partners.

The Coordinator is responsible for assisting the planning of the student engagement and student staff training and development. This position has shared responsibility for the following functional areas as it pertains to the HRL department; ongoing student staff training, development opportunities, curriculum creation and implementation in conjunction with university partners.

The Coordinator reports directly to the Assistant Director of Training and Development, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Assistant Director of Student Engagement for responsibilities related to student engagement model.

• Coordinates student staff training and development in collaboration with HRL and university stakeholders to equip student staff with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to provide consistent, high-quality support to residential students;
• Develops and implements, a tiered competency based training curriculum aligned with the University Life Core Competencies to prepare student staff to provide consistent, effective service, foster student success, and contribute to a safe and inclusive residential community;
• Collaborates with HRL stakeholders on an ongoing basis to determine and update individual and departmental training needs through assessment and consultation with supervisors and department leadership, ensuring training remains relevant and supports departmental goals;
• Utilizes data from staff evaluations and assessment regarding student staff performance to inform future training and development initiatives;
• Organizes, develops, and leads training initiatives for student staff members to ensure they are prepared with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to effectively support residential students and fulfill departmental expectations;
• Identifies and promotes student staff professional development opportunities through collaboration with various campus offices and external professional organizations to support student staff growth, skill development, and preparation for future academic and professional success;
• Designs and coordinates ongoing professional development and training opportunities for implementation by staff supervisors and mid-term in-service sessions to ensure student staff skill development; and
• Designs and builds training modules for off-cycle training needs, incorporating best practices and technology platforms to ensure timely, accessible, and effective training that addresses emerging student staff development needs.

• Co-leads the design, planning, and implementation of residential student experience initiatives, including active and passive programs and engagement strategies, to foster student learning, engagement, and community development aligned with departmental and University Life learning outcomes;
• Serves on the Student Engagement Committee with department and campus partners to develop, implement, and continuously update student engagement learning outcomes,…