Residence Coordinator, Residence

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• Generous Retirement Contributions
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  The State contributes 14.94% of your gross salary, and you contribute 3.68%, totaling 18.62% toward your retirement plan.
• Exceptional Health & Prescription Coverage
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  Enjoy access to medical, dental, and vision insurance with competitive employer contributions, that include 4 deductible options to suit your needs.
• Paid Time Off
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  Benefit from ample vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and paid winter closure.
• Tuition Waiver
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  Employees and eligible dependents can take advantage of tuition waivers, supporting continuous education and professional growth.
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
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  Stay healthy with wellness initiatives, counseling services, and mental health resources.

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, we are committed to creating a supportive and enriching workplace. To learn more about what we offer, please refer to UW’s Benefits Summary.

Residence Coordinator, Residence Life

This is a live-in position that coordinates the operational, personnel, and program functions for designated areas within Residence Life. Focuses on supervision & staff development, community building, advising & leadership, and crisis response & conflict resolution.

This position involves on-call status.

This position has been deemed essential as addressed in the University of Wyoming’s Employee Handbook. Employees in essential positions may be required to work during emergency closures and winter closure based on the nature of their job duties and the reasons for the closure.

• Provide exceptional leadership and coordinate daily operations for residential community.
• Train, supervise, mentor, and evaluate team of Resident Assistants.
• Organize work schedules of student-staff and oversee front customer service desk operations.
• Coordinate the implementation and evaluation of academic, social, and developmental programming utilizing Residential Curriculum.
• Address personal/interpersonal conflict & student behavioral issues.
• Adjudicate student conduct meetings.
• Serve in on-call rotation responding to incidents & emergency situations on-campus.
• Follow emergency protocols and train student staff in safety procedures.
• Confer with and refer students to appropriate University, community, or state resources, as necessary.
• Ensure proper levels of custodial, grounds and facility maintenance; provide mail and referral services.
• Support the department and university with retention and recruitment efforts.
• Support and enforce University policies and regulations and provide interpretation to students.
• Actively promote the University of Wyoming and the department.

• Assist Housing & Dining with student concerns, marketing, outreach, etc.
• Perform other duties as needed to support Residence Life goals and initiatives

• Analysis/Problem Identification
• Conflict Management
• Influence
• Sensitivity
• Service Orientation
• Work Prioritization & Management
• Work Standards

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience:

At least 2 years work-related experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:
None

• Master's degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education, or other related field
• Knowledge of student development principles, practices, and procedures
• Experience supervising, training, and evaluating student staff
• Experience with crisis management and serving on-call for residential communities
• Ability to work well under pressure with multiple and challenging deadlines

Complete the online application. The department additionally requests candidates upload the following document(s) for a complete application:

• Cover letter
• Resume or C.V.
• Contact information for four work-related references (references will only be contacted if you are selected as a finalist for the position).

Due to a current system limitation, you may only be prompted to upload your resume/CV and a Cover Letter. to ensure your application is complete, we recommend you put all of your application materials into one file with your cover letter. However, if you're experiencing any issues in doing so, please send any additional application materials to recruit, and a recruiter will manually add them to your application packet.

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