Area Coordinator

George Fox Universitys Residence Life Department is seeking a compassionate leader to join their team as an Area Coordinator and function as part of a team responsible for the overall strategic coordination of student success and universitywide retention efforts.

About the Job:

The Area Coordinator (AC) position is a livein 10 month position in our Residence Life Department. Under the supervision and guidance of the Director of Residence Life ACs play a critical role within the residential community as mentors advisors and cocurricular educators for Resident Assistants (RAs) Assistant Area Coordinators (AACs) and residents helping to deliver our Be Known Promise to all students at George Fox.

Residence Lifes departmental mission is fostering shalom in a culture of chaos. As a Christcentered community Residence Life at George Fox is committed to a culture of civility respect and inclusivity amidst the everincreasing chaos surrounding our students. As a department we value diversity in our student leaders. It is imperative that the Area Coordinator recognizes and appreciates the multitude of people and perspectives that exist in our work including racially/ethnically marginalized students dominant culture students firstgeneration students and international students. The AC functions as part of a team responsible for the overall strategic coordination of student success and universitywide retention efforts through fulfillment of this mission.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Affirming the centrality and applicability of your Christian faith through behavior and expression of values and ideals which are the embodiment of that faith as well as the mission goals and Christian foundation of George Fox University.
• Demonstrating support for the philosophy of Student Life the programs of Residence Life and the Community Accountability expectations as outlined in the Student Handbook along with a willingness to become involved with RAs residents and their developmental processing as a cocurricular educator at George Fox University.
• Providing experiences training and information to RAs which will promote their identity leadership and faith development as well as interpersonal competencies.
• Reviewing RAs progress toward goals; provide support guidance and redefinition of those goals.
• Meeting with RAs individually and as a team each week to disseminate information provide training experiences foster personal and professional growth and develop a sense of team cohesiveness and vision.
• Supporting RA staff in their oncall responsibilities including developing the RA oncall rotation schedule.
• Serving as a resource and support to students in a designated residential area.
  • Developing and maintaining a residential environment that helps create a sense of belonging and equitable participation of all groups while modeling ways to acknowledge and critically address issues of oppression privilege and power.
  • Actively confronting and addressing issues of intolerance or bias that may arise within the community.
  • Developing area programming to achieve student success and retention.
  • Assisting the residents in resolving conflict with others through providing guidance on how to resolve conflicts peacefully and respectfully and referring conflicts to appropriate staff members as needed.
  • Initiating and following appropriate institutional crises intervention responses and processes in a timely manner.
• Serving as an essential member of the Residence Life team.
  • Attending and participating in weekly Residence Life orientations training sessions and meetings as convened by the Director of Residence Life.
  • Responding to violations of lifestyle standards community policies and other aspects of being a member of the George Fox community.
  • Reporting Title IX incidents to immediate supervisor in a timely manner.
  • Partnering with other members of the Residence Life Team to facilitate and develop training in August and January for Residence Life.
• Completing applicable administrative responsibilities.
  • Overseeing the checkin/checkout procedures for a specific residential area.
  • Overseeing the budget including area programming and staff training and development.
  • Coordinating room changes and room assignments with the Housing Office.
  • Conducting routine inspections of the residential area under their care and promptly reporting any damages and/or vandalism using the work order system; promptly reporting all maintenance needs via work order system.
  • Participating in the Residence Life staff recruitment hiring and Residence Life program evaluations; complete evaluations reports and forms as requested by the Director of Residence Life.
  • Observing all University policies related to conduct and confidentiality i.e. Code of Ethics FERPA.
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others including employees students and the public in a spirit of teamwork respect and customer service.
• By actions words and lifestyle be a Christian role model to students whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrating awareness respect and appreciation for diversity of culture background race sex political views expressions of faith etc. and works well with a variety of people.
• Other duties as assigned.
• *See the full job description attached for more information!

A day in the life of this position:

The Area Coordinator will include much variety! A typical day could include hosting one on one meetings with RAs attending Pro staff meetings conducting general admin responsibilities (planning staff meetings or developing events) walking the residence halls and/or responding to needs as they arise.

Were looking for candidates who have:

• A Bachelors Degree.
• 23 years of progressive leadership experience working with college students.
• Competence in relational interactive and conflict mediation skills.
• Competence in administrative and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated consciousness of diversity equity and inclusion issues and commitment to addressing issues of oppression privilege and power.
• Demonstrated engagement in faith development.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer visa sponsorship; therefore only applicants who do not require sponsorship for employment visas now or at any point in the future should apply.
• A commitment to the Universitys Theology of Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
• A desire to work with a diverse community of students and employees who represent various cultures backgrounds abilities ethnicities political views and expressions of Christian faith.
• A personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a church. In addition employees agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Being a part of our community means a commitment to faith and to a lifestyle that is consistent with the universitys mission as described in the Statement of Faith and Community Lifestyle Statement on our website.

As a Christcentered community George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of Gods design for human communities. In seeking to become a more inclusive community we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented in our community.

**This position is subject to close at any time regardless of the date on the posting.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The university is an equalopportunity employer. Every employee has the right to work in surroundings free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is our policy to make decisions about applicants and employees without regard to sex age race color marital status national origin disability veteran status or any other status to the extent prohibited by applicable local state or federal law. This prohibition applies not only to the recruiting and hiring process but to all facets of the employment relationship including promotion pay training classification performance reviews discipline and termination.

George Fox is owned by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church and its mission is distinctly Christian. Employees are required to agree with and abide by the universitys faith statement and its statement of community responsibilities. Within the context of this agreement and commitment employment opportunities are otherwise available to all persons on the basis of their experience and skills.

In the recruiting process the university may make special effort to solicit applicants from underrepresented groups. This is done as an affirmative step to increase the representation of these populations in the universitys workforce to better match their availability in the labor market. Hiring decisions are based on the applicants qualifications as they relate to the needs of the position.