Area Coordinator Student Success Coach

Description

The Area Coordinator under the supervision of the Director of Residence Life is responsible for the direction and coordination of the residence program within her/his living areas. With the student leaders as support staff, the Area Coordinator is the facilitator in the planning and implementation of a meaningful residence life experience for students and Resident Assistants. The Area Coordinator is primarily an educator with a developmental philosophy, committed to helping residential students bridge their academic and interpersonal worlds.

Included as responsibilities are: administrative duties as it applies to the position, general counseling and guidance, living area programming, and Resident Assistant staff selection, supervision, training and development. The Area Coordinator is also responsible for supervising one graduate assistant in their area as part of their area staff. This is an onsite, live‑on position that requires the employee to live on campus.

The Joy Hall AC position will oversee 3 primarily male, traditional residence halls. The Hood Hall AC position will oversee 1‑2 primarily female traditional residence halls, 1 primarily male traditional residence hall, and 1 coed residence pod‑style hall. The University Hall AC position will live in and oversee Greenville’s newest coed, suite‑style residence hall.

• Mentor and supervise area staff
• Responsible for the day‑to‑day management of the living area
• Develops and implements a living‑learning program to meet the individual needs of living area residents
• Assists Director of Residence Life in the ongoing selection, supervision, training and evaluation for RAs and GAs
• Serves as a responsible role model who provides guidance and counseling for living area residents and actively seeks to live a life of Christian service and leadership
• Participates in and assists with annual Walkabout leadership adventure programs
• Confronts students exhibiting behaviors that are inconsistent with stated University student standards of conduct
• Maintains a constant sense of preparedness among students in the event of catastrophic emergency such as fire, flood, tornado, and earthquake
• Assists Director of Residence Life and Housing Coordinator with management of paperwork, programs, and duties such as:
  • Occupancy reports
  • Semesterly check‑ins pertaining to student academic performance
  • Health and safety inspections
  • Retention report requests
  • All duties associated with delivering quality programming to the residential community
  • Utilize software such as Slate and Microsoft to manage your area
  • Duties as assigned by the Director of Residence Life

Members of the Student Development Life Staff living in residence must participate in the Residence Life On‑Call Schedule.

Provide proactive outreach and academic coaching for academically at‑risk students to help them address their individual learning needs to increase achievement and persistence.

Work with students, in collaboration with faculty and staff, to promote the planning of intentional academic pathways.

Monitor individual student progress and work collaboratively with other Greenville University student support and student alert processes.

Coordinate and offer programs tied to academic success and persistence, including a summer bridge program for conditionally admitted first‑year students and specific resources for academically at‑risk students.

Collaborate with faculty and staff to intentionally connect academic work and skill development to the exploration of career pathways.

• Masters Degree in Student Affairs or related field preferred
• Experience in Student Development or desire to pursue a degree in a related field.
• Agreement with the purpose of Greenville University and demonstration of a mature Christian faith.
• Leadership, initiative, strong written and verbal communication skills, and administrative ability.
• Student development and counseling theories as well as skills suitable for housing, residence life; discipline, and supervisory decisions.
• Knowledge of procedures and theory in the field of housing and residence life; ability to assimilate and…