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Coordinator for Residence Life

Employer
Bates College
Location
Maine, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Apr 11, 2023


Title: Coordinator for Residence Life

Position Purpose:

The Coordinator for Residence Life supports a campus community based on racial and social justice and the development of structures responsive to student needs. This hands-on position provides direct support for an increasingly diverse Bates College community utilizing excellent customer service skills. Serving as a member of the on-call residence life team, this position offers the opportunity to build relationships and support students holistically. Supporting students in accountability practices, policy enforcement, and connection to necessary support services, the coordinator will be deeply embedded in the campus community. The coordinator will also work closely with members of the student residence life staff as supervisor of a residential area of campus, making paraprofessional relationship building an essential focus of this position. Fostering the development of student staff through engaged and affirming mentorship and supporting residents in responding to the developmental opportunities of the college environment will be areas of focus in addition to supervising traditional programming and other residential community-building initiatives. Additional to their residence life responsibilities, the Coordinator for Residence Life will specialize in learning about, supporting, and advancing the residence life program. Working closely with team members on projects such as student staff hiring, training, and support, the coordinator will collaborate to ensure staff are well prepared throughout their time on staff. Recognizing that student residence life staff members are an essential part of the student affairs team, relationships developed with student leaders through this work will be an important foundation of this role. The Coordinator for Residence Life will also assist with program assessments, community needs assessments, residential interventions, and other initiatives in collaboration with members of the student and professional residence life teams.

Job Duties:

Residence Life Program Support
  • Provide leadership, supervision, and development support to a small student staff team to foster personal development, professional growth, and leadership experiences
  • Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Residence Life in organizing and implementing the Residence Coordinator and Junior Advisor hiring process including forming committees, application intake, and scheduling
  • Support the Assistant Director of Residence Life in planning and implementing Residence Life student staff training and ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Implement initiatives designed by or in collaboration with the Assistant Director and Associate Dean to foster a social justice and racial justice lens development for student staff
  • Utilize individual contacts in meetings with staff to appropriately identify and address student concerns
  • Communicate with student staff team to develop clear outcomes associated with programming
  • Serve as a Green Dot Bystander Intervention instructor/facilitator
  • Participate in team projects that enhance the quality and efficiency of the Office of Residence Life and Health Education
  • Collaborate with the Office of Intercultural Education on student events
  • Assist with office-wide programs and processes including staff hiring, housing selection processes, and office projects, as needed.
Departmental Responsibilities
  • Incorporate the tenants of equity, inclusion, access, and educational justice in all areas of work.
  • Assist departmental colleagues to develop and implement programming opportunities in support of health education, community building, and housing-related initiatives
  • Provide leadership, supervision, and development opportunities to a small student staff team to foster personal development, professional growth, and leadership
  • Implement initiatives designed by or in collaboration with Assistant Director and Associate Dean to foster a social justice and racial justice lens development for student staff
  • Utilize individual contacts in meetings with staff to appropriately identify and address student concerns
  • Mediate student conflicts within residential environments utilizing student development theory
  • Converse with student staff to develop clear outcomes associated with programming • Serve as a Green Dot Bystander Intervention instructor/facilitator
  • Collaborate with the Office of Intercultural Education on student events
Live-in/on Responsibilities - Community Development & Residential Conflict Intervention
  • Maintain a high level of visibility within the residential community to build relationships with students by conducting rounds when on duty and attending programs and other engagement opportunities
  • Considering community health, equity, fairness, and de-escalation techniques - identify, intervene, and document residential conflicts/issues either when completing rounds or when being dispatched by Campus Safety
  • Collaborate with student staff and campus partners to build strong residential communities that celebrate differences and support all students in their academic and personal success at Bates.
  • Empower students to learn conflict management skills when living in community together through both responsive and proactive opportunities
  • Serve as a first-tier responder in a two-tiered on-call duty rotation
  • Coordinate incident and behavioral response, including those that are highly complex in nature; e.g., sexual misconduct, alcohol and drug-related behavior, mental health concerns, bias incidents, health and safety concerns, and community conflict.
  • Complete appropriate, accurate, and consistent documentation of policy violations and residential conflicts in accordance with departmental risk management practices
  • Perform on-call responsibilities for the residential system on a regularly scheduled rotation during the year, including all college break periods and holidays - this means be accessible by department issued cell phone 24 hours per day and remain within the required radius of campus during periods of on-call responsibility.
  • Live in a designated on-campus apartment
Minimum Qualifications:

Education
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Master’s degree preferred
Experience
  • 1-2 years of experience in residence life or higher education (including professional or undergraduate experience in residence life, student government, student activities, student or outdoor leadership positions, other campus offices, etc.)
  • Demonstrated success in supporting students from underrepresented groups, including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, first-generation-to-college students, LGBTQIAP2+ identified individuals, and low-income students
  • Experience working in collaborative and dynamic office environments with frequently shifting tasks and priorities
  • Experience in supporting success of peer to peer educational models including implementation of assessment practices
  • Experience supporting young adults and their families in the transition to a residential college environment.
  • Training and experience in facilitating mediation, conflict resolution, or other restorative justice processes.
Skills and Knowledge
  • Excellent judgment and awareness for interpersonal dynamics
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as students, families, staff, faculty, and co-workers.
  • Excellent communication (written, verbal & listening) skills.
  • Ability to effectively engage with diverse personalities and manage difficult situations.
  • Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Strong organizational, tracking, and assessment skills including proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress [website], Google docs, email, and calendaring.)
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt and explore multiple avenues to a solution
  • Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, 24 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

Advertised: Apr 11 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
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