Graduate Assistant - Office of Residential Life 2025-2026
Graduate Assistant - Office of Residential Life 2025-2026
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Job Summary/Basic Function
The Residential LifeGraduate Assistant (GA) is a paraprofessional livein position reporting to the Director of Residential Life. The Residential Life GA participates as a member of the Residential Life staff creates opportunities for student development through excellent programming and individual student interactions and demonstrates a strong student focus with evening and weekend commitments. This position is responsible for the organization and leadership of student development activities supervision of RA and desk staff adjudicating conduct and management of administrative operations of assigned residential areas.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Advising and Supervising
- Co Supervises Resident Assistants within assigned area
Supports student programming efforts and assists with program advisement implementation and coverage - Program Development Implementation and Assessment
- Develops and coordinates programs and promotions for Residential Life
- Supports student programming for all of Student Life
- Assist with the content management of ResLife Cinema
- Manages the daily operations of a residence hall including student conduct for that specific area
- Assist with selecting training supervising mentoring and evaluating Resident Assistants
- Participate in oncall responsibilities crisis intervention and conflict resolution
- Assist in contacting/requesting emergency transportation of residential students to health care facilities
- Responsible for enforcing University policies and procedures
- Coordinate in conjunction with your supervisor room changes and placement
- Articulate student interests/needs and facilitate the development of a healthy living environment
- Oversee development implementation and assessment of community programming
- Assist with campuswide programs through collaboration with Student Engagement
- Maintain communications and interactions with residence hall students staff and faculty
- Contributes to the achievement of enrollment goals by designing programs that contribute to the recruitment and retention of students and by assisting other departments with enrollmentrelated initiatives
- Attends Student Life meetings trainings retreats and planning sessions as deemed necessary
- Maintains a high profile at student programs and athletic events
- Partners with other Student Life staff as indicated and seeks out opportunities to work with others
- Performs other duties as assigned
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop supervision skills through supporting residential assistants.
- Develop crisis management skills through serving in an oncall capacity and responding to emergency situations.
- Practice interpersonal skills by working with residential students with roommate suitemate or peer mediations.
- Develop communication skills through use of department social media and responding to student or family inquiries.
Compensation:
- Stipend for the academic year:$6000
- Tuition award for the academic year:12credits
- Additional Awards: Meal Plan C. Shared 2 BR Apartment
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree
- Acceptance into one of the following graduate programs at Maryville University:
- Data Science Actuarial Science Music Therapy Physical Therapy SpeechLanguage Pathology Education MBA
- Strong commitment to ethnic and cultural diversity
- Exemplary skills in program development and implementation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- High level of competency in the use of technology to accomplish the above goals
- Work some evenings and weekends
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background screening.
Maryville University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of age disability gender genetic information marital status national origin race/color religion sex sexual orientation veteran status or any other status protected by law. This extends to all aspects of the employment relationship including recruiting hiring training onthejob treatment promotion layoff and termination.
Employment Type
Student
