Resident Advisor; IWS

Please visit https://www.moreheadstate.edu/raselection for full details about the RA position and the selection process.

Position Type IWS Budget Office

Job Title

Posting Number STPO
282

Grade/Level Level 1 - Entry Student Assistant

Hourly Rate for Job Posting 9.50

Anticipated Employment Start Date for Position 08/02/2027

Posting Category Student - Institutional

A Resident Advisor, or RA, is an undergraduate full-time student who lives in an assigned MSU residence hall and supports students living in the residence hall community. As a live-in staff member, the primary role of an RA is to build a welcoming and inclusive community within the residence halls, while assisting residents in achieving their goals both personally and academically.

In addition, the RA serves as a member of their residence hall’s community team which includes the hall’s Resident Advisors, and Area Coordinator, to create and maintain a positive community environment.

The Resident Advisor position is a part-time institutional work-study position with an average weekly time commitment of 12-15 hours, which includes weekly staff meetings, bi-weekly meetings with the Resident Advisor’s supervisor, on-call responsibilities, maintaining regular visibility in the Resident Advisor’s assigned residential community and regular engagement with students in and around the Resident Advisor’s assigned residential community. Since the RA position includes both structured time commitments and flexible time commitments, successful resident advisors demonstrate excellent time management and productivity skills.

Attendance and participation for the entirety of pre-semester training, including residence hall opening, prior to the start of each semester and in-service sessions during the semester are required of all Resident Advisors. Resident Advisors are required to return to campus for pre-semester training two weeks prior to the start of classes for the fall semester and one week prior to the start of classes for the spring semester.

Resident Advisors are responsible for semester-ending closing procedures through the weekend following the last day of semester final examinations.

• Builds positive and meaningful relationships with the students in and around their assigned residential community, typically one or more residence hall floors.
• Plans and facilitates activities in the residence hall and/or campus community that encourages social interaction and relationship building among members of the residential community.
• Plans and facilitates activities in and around the residence hall community that allow students to develop knowledge and skills that will help them be successful as members of the MSU community and beyond.
• Develops a sense of community in the residence halls through the creation of unique and creative bulletin boards, door decorations, community communication, and other themes that allow the residential community to represent itself as a unified group.
• Develops a sense of community that is inclusive for students from different backgrounds and social identities
• Serves as role models for other MSU students, especially those in and around their residential community, by observing ethical standards consistent with Morehead State University and Office of Student Housing’s mission and values.
• Educates students regarding university policies and procedures and, when necessary, address and respond to actions that are in conflict with such policies to re-enforce standards and expectations for MSU students…