Graduate Assistant- Residence Life Hall Director Fall 2025Spring 2026
Graduate Assistant- Residence Life Hall Director Fall 2025Spring 2026
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The University of West Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Disabled/Veteran employer. Any individual requiring special accommodation to apply is requested to advise UWF by contacting UWF Human Resources at(voice) or(TTY). EVerify is required for employment. All applications for employment at the University are subject to Florida public records law.
Please review job requirements carefully. Failure to submit all pieces of the application may result in disqualification. Applications are accepted on the University of West Florida career site: . For assistance contact UWF Human Resources ator .
Employment based visa sponsorship will NOT be considered for this position.
All positions within the Housing & Residence Life department begin with mandatory training in midJuly each year. This is a fulltime training which runs through early August. All assistantships require some scheduled night and weekend obligations per semester. These obligations can be associated with major department events including but not limited to: movein weekends and hall closing days. As with any livein position staff members are also responsible for handling crises as they occur within or outside of office hours. These assistantships will average 30 hours per week over the course of the academic year.
*Fulltime enrollment in any graduate program at the University of West Florida for the period of the assistantship is required (required enrollment: minimum of 6 graduate credit hours per semester)
*Must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA
*Must remain in good standing with the university department and graduate program
*Must be available to work 5 consecutive office hours between 9:00am and 5:00pm on weekdays in addition to some evenings weekends and to serve in an oncall rotation.
*Ability to effectively work with university students demonstrate a sense of job responsibility and maturity and show evidence of leadership skills
*Ability to organize tasks prioritize duties and effectively complete the many components of the job
*Ability to collaborate with a variety of campus partners including Student Affairs departments University Faculty members and fellow Housing & Residence Life staff members
*Have a solid understanding of ethical situations and the ability to think critically
*Ability to lead smallgroup training sessions/discussions engage in public speaking and design and conduct experiential learning programs
*A working knowledge of residential livinglearning philosophy
*Ability to interact with and support a diverse student population
*A comprehensive understanding or ability to learn various email database and electronic systems used for communication and community management
- 20 Community Development: *Cultivate a positive and engaging living environment that enables students to build relationships and to foster a sense of belonging *Maintain high visibility and availability including attending community events and regularly touring the community and interacting with residents *Know the residents in order to provide personal social academic and occupational support and referral *Utilize institutional data to assess and respond to student needs *Collaborate with student and professional staff to implement residential learning opportunities *Serve as the financial programmatic and leadership adviser to each areas Community Council involving regular individual & group meeting with student members *Provide support during UWFs open houses. (Essential)
- 20 Advising: *Potentially serve as the financial programmatic and leadership coadviser to both RHA and NRHH *Assist in the training and development of advisees & graduate staff community council advisors *Maintain high visibility and availability with staff and advisees as it is related to programming NRHH RHA and Community Council *Provide support feedback and guidance to advisees through regular oneonone meetings and attending weekly organizational meetings *Develop resources to assist organizational and leadership development as it related to NRHH RHA and Community Councils *Ensure organizations are following their constitutions and bylaws including maintaining any required regulations to be recognized by the state and region. *Potentially oversee the implementation and tracking of programs strategies and services that support the mission and purpose of NRHH & RHA. *Opportunities to travel to studentrelated conferences as an advisor (Essential)
- 20 Supervision: *Train supervise and evaluate a team of student staff members including Resident Assistants (RAs) and Student Desk Assistants (SDAs) *Host weekly staff meetings to communicate upcoming events discuss community concerns and facilitate professional development experiences related to the goals of the Housing & Residence Life department *Conduct regular oneonone 1:1 meetings with RAs *Ensure RAs are appropriately confronting and documenting behavioral issues and concerns *Provide regular formal and informal feedback regarding job performance to student staff including managing parts of the accountability process for student staff members *Ensure that RA duty procedures are followed as outlined in departmental guidelines *Oversee the implementation and tracking of programs and strategies that enable student learning & community development (Essential)
- 20 Student Conduct and Crisis Management: *Review all incident reports that take place in the community *Respond to residents in need and document follow up with situational concerns referring to other professionals when appropriate *Provide leadership during times of crisis in and adjacent to the community *Assist in emergency situations as needed *Implement UWF and HRL objectives policies rules and procedures *Participate in an oncall duty rotation for oncampus residents including holidays and University breaks (Essential)
- 10 Professional Development & Administration: *Report track and follow up on maintenance issues with appropriate staff *Help to facilitate student checkin checkout and room changes; assist with room condition and damage billing processes *Attend and participate in all scheduled Housing and Residence Life trainings and meetings which include but not limited to: Summer and Spring staff trainings Hall Staff Meetings OnGoing Trainings Graduate Staff Meeting Large Scale Programs etc. *Participate in departmental and divisional professional development activities *Participate in the recruitment selection and training of staff members for Housing and Residence Life *Serve on department and university committees as needed (Essential)
- 10 Overarching Staff Expectations: *Maintain the everyday running of a designated residence hall/apartment complex *Serve as an appropriate role model by following policies and procedures accepting and completing assigned responsibilities and encouraging participation in Housing and Residence Life activities *Practice ethical stewardship of university resources including managing each areas designated budget and any associated administrative tasks such as purchasing program supplies. *Demonstrate a commitment to diversity by promoting and attending campus & community multicultural events facilitating professional development with student staff presenting on diversity or implementing strategies. *Demonstrate a consistent willingness to work with individuals from a diverse variety of backgrounds and social identities. *Create and maintain positive professional relationships within the department and across the university *Perform all expected duties of the position and additional duties as assigned or related to community development by the RLC AD and/or other departmental staff *Provide assistance during campuswide and weather or emergency related situations (Essential)
This position requires a criminal background screen.
This position requires fingerprinting.
Required Experience:
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