Coordinator of Residence & Student Experience

Job Title:

Coordinator of Residence Life & Student Experience

Reports to
:
Director of Housing & Residence Life and Director of Student Engagement

Position Description

• This is a full-time, salary exempt, and required live-in role
• The Coordinator of Residence Life & Student Experience position is anticipated to primarily support Housing and Residence Life (75%), with additional responsibilities in Student Engagement (25%). Overall duties will include programming and supervising of onsite Resident Advisors, operational duties, and on-call rotations; as well as advising the Dragon Activities Board, communications, and New Student Orientation support.

Responsibilities of CRL (75%)

• Residential Advisor (RA) programming & supervision
  • Primary supervision of 10 to 15 RA staff
  • Oversee weekly RA reports, event proposals and purchase approvals, budget management
  • Hold monthly or bi-weekly 1:1’s with each RA staff member
  • Event management on Campus Groups
  • Assist in the execution of annual RA training and monthly training sessions with the AD and Director of Residence Life
  • Serve as the primary individual responsible for executing residential experience through residential programming, community-wide events, and other departmental initiatives.
• Operational Duties
  • Assist in the opening and closing of housing units at semester and academic year closing
  • Assist in ensuring that maintenance and facility needs are resolved
  • Oversee the implementation and distribution of a monthly housing newsletter for residents across the complexes in the program
  • Attend weekly Residence Life meetings with the full professional team.
  • Provide support for academic year and summer operations within Housing & Residence Life.
• Serve on call rotation – In rotation with two or more staff members to provide support to students after hours.

Responsibilities of Student Engagement (25%)

• Advise the Dragon Activities Board (DAB)
  • Attend weekly meetings
  • Supervise DAB Leaders (student role)
  • Manage DAB budget, purchase requests, etc.
  • Support at DAB evening events, when necessary
  • Support at large-scale weekend and evening events, when necessary
    • LAN Party (fall/spring), Halloween Carnival, Digi Formal, etc.
• Communications (support)
  • DPTP, Calendars, Teams posts, etc.
• New Student Orientation (support)
  • Serve on the NSO Steering Committee and support the Director of Engagement with New Student Orientation planning and execution

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Required
• Master’s degree considered an asset –or- graduate study preferred but not required

Salary and Benefits:

• Housing (Monthly rent and utilities totaling about $32,000/year)
• Salary of $57, and benefits.

Equal opportunity is a priority of Digi Pen Institute of Technology, as the institution is committed to fostering a positive learning environment for all. The Institute's intent is to hire the most qualified individuals for faculty and staff, attracting candidates from diverse backgrounds of race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, veteran status, nationality, culture, religion, and physical abilities.

We are committed to broadening our candidate pool to include more diverse individuals and ensuring fairness in hiring by avoiding bias and determining criteria to judge all candidates prior to posting each new position.