Lead Resident Assistant

Description

General Statement of Duties:
The Lead Resident Assistant (LRA) at North Central Missouri College is a student who lives in the residence halls at Pirate Plaza and serves as the primary resource for their respective building while also serving in a co-leadership role over the other Resident Assistant (RA) staff that reside in Selby and Ellsworth halls.

Like all Resident Assistants, the Lead Resident Assistants provide a resource for the campus housing community and helping students connect with each other and NCMC. The objectives of the RA position include building a positive community on their floor and within the hall, assisting residents with both personal and academic concerns, knowledge of and upholding College policy, and serving as a resource and/or liaison for the College.

Supervision Received:
The LRA is directly accountable to the Residence Hall Coordinator and indirectly to the Director of Residence Life.

• 1. Become personally acquainted with each resident on his/her floor and build a rapport that will foster open communication
• 2. Implement and encourage the development and maintenance of a community spirit on his/her floor, including social, educational, recreational, and floor and hall council activities.
• 3. Assist new students in their adaptation to College life, with the intent of preparing them for future College/University residence halls after they have completed their two years at North Central Missouri College.
• 4. Become a positive role model for residents.
• 5. Implement and support the use of community standards on your floor and in the hall.

• 1. Develop the capacity to listen and understand, and to be flexible and open minded in responding to student needs and concerns.
• 2. Encourage and assist individuals in finding their own solutions
• 3. Refer freely to departmental, campus and community resources.
• 4. Develop trust and maintain confidentiality in the peer assistant role.
• 5. Maintain familiarity with the locations and operations of departmental, campus and community offices and organizations (e.g. Career Services, Student Support Services, Academic Resource Center Office of Resident Life Director, etc.) and make referrals when appropriate.

• 1. Utilize events and activities that already exist on campus and in the Trenton community that meet the needs and interests of students.
• 2. Coordinate events for the purpose of promoting interpersonal interaction and community development.
• 3. Offer educational, or needs-based, programs to meet the dynamic needs of our residence hall communities, whether a specific, targeted group, or the entire population.
• 4. Report all programs and community builders as directed by your RHC.

• 1. Assist the Resident Coordinators in developing the duty schedules, mentoring and evaluating RAs.
• 2. Assume duty responsibility according to the formal and/or informal hall schedule and remain on call/duty as required.
• 3. Assist in opening and closing of the hall, preparation of rosters, damage inventories, cooperation with Campus Dining staff, and other duties as assigned.
• 4. Each LRA will be expected to be on duty 1 night each week of the semester, participate in the weekend duty rotation. Duty nights will be scheduled during training before each semester begins with the Resident Hall Coordinator.

• 1. Become familiar with fire safety equipment, and coordinate the fire drill program on the floor.
• 2. Be available and report all safety hazards and maintenance concerns.
• 3. Assist the Residence Hall Coordinator as assigned in emergencies.

• 1. Provide continuous interaction and example…