Graduate Assistant of Residential Life
Graduate Assistant of Residential Life
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Job Description
All fulltime university staff are eligible for VCUs robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave granted up front generous tuition benefit retirement planning and savings options taxdeferred annuity and cash match programs employee discounts wellbeing resources abundant opportunities for career development and advancement and more. Learn more about VCUs benefits here.
Summary
The GA position at VCU focuses on developing administering and supporting a comprehensive residence life program through the education and management of residential students. GAs are expected to uphold RLH values: Collaboration Inclusion & Diversity Resident Centered Learning and Excellence. GAs enhance each residents experience through promoting academic success for residents assisting in the management of student leaders implementing educational training and programming and developing positive community leadership.
Responsibilities
GAs must participate in the RLH evaluation process including a formal evaluation during the spring semester. Evaluations are based on these responsibilities which set forth specific standards for continuation in the GA position and determine whether an GA is considered to return for another year.
Collaboration
- Communicate clearly with students supervisor and campus partners through written verbal and nonverbal interactions
- Know and effectively utilize available resources including RLH staff campus partners and community resources
- Serve as a knowledgeable University and community resource and refer residents as appropriate
- Contribute to the success of the department by addressing individual and group needs
- Be available approachable and accessible to students and staff
Inclusion & Diversity
- Expand personal knowledge about people with differing values perspectives experiences and identities
- Address inappropriate insensitive or intolerant behavior with sensitivity to the potentially conflicting needs of the individuals involved in a manner that deescalates tension and conflict
- Promote civility and inclusiveness within the community by treating all individuals with fairness equity and respect
- Support Multicultural Affairs initiatives related to diversity equity and inclusion
- Facilitate conversations among diverse residents to support their learning and development
Resident Centered
- Establish oneself as a leader by developing and maintaining relationships with individual residents through supporting student leaders and students of concern
- Advise student leaders on the coordination and implementation of programs/activities that promote relationship building throughout the floor building and campus community
- Support student leaders through regular meetings and staff development exercises
- Address community needs through the planning implementation attendance and evaluation of a variety of programmatic initiatives
- Respond to all questions inquiries and conflict/crisis situations efficiently and effectively
Learning
- Prepare for actively engage in and assist with inperson and virtual training sessions area meetings staff meetings oneonone meetings Residential Life and Housing meetings and other developmental activities
- Promote academic success outside of the classroom through the support of academic initiatives and programs
- Understand educate and reinforce the VCU Student Code of Conduct and RLH policies and follow up with residents after incidents have occurred
- Understand and follow the protocols set forth in the Gold Book and think critically about how to effectively handle a variety of situations
- Support residents development of skills related to civility interpersonal dialogue and responsible behaviors
Excellence
- Treat students guests and staff with courtesy and respect
- Be punctual and reliable in responding to all administrative and functional components of the role including but not limited to duty shifts (if applicable) meetings reports checking email/voicemail addressing facility concerns and following up on matters of student safety/security.
- Oversee complete management (i.e. planning implementing budgeting assessing etc. of assigned initiatives
- Manage multiple competing priorities including academic personal and positionrelated demands
Demonstrate a positive attitude and commitment toward RLH through initiative motivation flexibility teamwork and recognizing and supporting others - Complete other duties as assigned by my direct supervisor and the Residential Life Leadership Team.
In addition to the general responsibilities unique responsibilities to each of the GA positions are also listed below.
Graduate Assistant of Residential Life for Leadership Programs
The Graduate Assistant for Leadership Programs is a liveoff graduate student position supervised by the Assistant Director of Residential Life for Leadership Programs. Key contributions to the department include providing significant administrative support to the Assistant Director; recruitment selection and training of student leaders for the Residence Hall Association National Residence Hall Honorary and RAM CAMP a leadership program for firstyear residents; and other projects associated with campus leadership programs. Time commitments include holding office hours evening and weekend time with students at various leadership programs and meetings and supporting other departmental initiatives.
Graduate Assistant of Residential Life for Community & Connection
The Graduate Assistant of Residential Life for Community & Connection is a graduate student liveoff position supervised by the Assistant Director of Residential Life for Community & Connection. Key contributions to the department include providing significant administrative support to the Assistant Director; creating and assessing student staff diversity and inclusion training; scheduling programming in the residence halls; and planning implementing and assessing DEI initiatives led by Residential Life and Housing. Time commitments are generally limited to office hours and administrative tasks but could extend into afterhours work such as programming advising facilitating training opportunities or supporting departmental initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
Academic
During the GA term the GA must be a fulltime degreeseeking graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. The GA must remain in good academic standing as defined by the University and the academic program in which they are enrolled. The GA must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0.
University Experience
The GA must act in accordance with all federal state and local laws and remain in good conduct standing (not currently on disciplinary probation deferred suspension or banned from any residential facility) as governed by University and Housing policies. GAs serving in the Assistant Hall Director (AHD) position are required to live in an oncampus apartment provided by RLH.
Typical Education and Experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
A GA must demonstrate proficient knowledge of VCU and Residential Life & Housing policies. A GA must also be able to communicate well in group and oneonone situations establish oneself as a leader through positive rapports with diverse populations and employ critical thinking skills to solve problems. At the time of application the GA must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
35211N Student Advisor SS 1 82821
Justin Tarbell
Employment Type
Student
