Residence Life Coordinator
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Position: Residence Life Coordinator
Department: Residence and Student Life
Position Type: AUPAT 4 Full-time Permanent
Date Posted: August 2025
Application Deadline: September 5 2025 at 11:59pm
Competition #: 25-24-AU
Salary: To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $51236 - $60277 per annum. A furnished on-campus apartment parking and meal plan will be provided.
Benefits: Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan health and dental plan Telemedicine with Greenshield Health health spending account life insurance optional life insurance AD&D insurance long-term disability insurance employee and family assistance program tuition discount for employees and their dependents free gym facility membership 3 weeks vacation increasing with years of service university paid holidays including winter break closure.
Other: The incumbent will be required to live on campus within a university residence and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
What youll do
Responsibilities
This position is designated for applicants who self-identify as members of the Black and/or African Nova Scotian community.
Acadia University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment. We are seeking a Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) who will help create and promote an inclusive Residence Life program that supports academic success personal development and the overall health and wellness of students living in residence.
Residence Life Coordinators play a vital role in student development at Acadia. They foster a safe welcoming and supportive residence environment that values diversity equity and inclusion while ensuring opportunities for academic success and personal growth. RLCs also contribute to broader university recruitment and retention efforts.
This is a live-in position. The successful candidate will reside in a furnished on-campus apartment within residence and will participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. Parking and a meal plan are included.
What youll need
Qualifications
We encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of the Black and/or African Nova Scotian community and who bring both professional and lived experience that can contribute to student success and inclusive community building.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A minimum of a bachelors degree combined with relevant work experience.
- A commitment to diversity equity and inclusion with knowledge of and lived experience related to the needs of equity-deserving students particularly those of African descent Indigenous students and students of colour.
- Strong communication interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to address concerns and situations professionally and diplomatically.
- A demonstrated interest in the academic and personal growth of students knowledge of student development principles and an understanding of health wellness risk and risk reduction through education and programming.
- The ability to train and supervise staff teams primarily composed of young adults and experience supporting individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- A readiness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation including evenings weekends and holidays while students are in residence.
For further information or to request a detailed job description please contact Keilani Tupper at emailprotected.
A little bit about us
Acadia University
Acadia University located in Mikmaki the ancestral territory of the Mikmaq nation is one of Canadas leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 185 years Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadias faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged and your ideas are welcomed.
Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotias beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle outstanding recreational opportunities internationally acclaimed restaurants a healthy economy and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. Its a place that people love to live and those who do not live here love to visit.
To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice please visit our website at .
Are you interested
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TO APPLY: To apply please click the Apply Now button and upload your cover letter rsum and your cover letter be sure to include your understanding of intersectionality how this perspective informs Residence and Student Life programming and how your professional and personal experiences with diversity equity and inclusion make you a strong candidate for this role.
Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people African Nova Scotians persons with disabilities visible minorities women and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the aforementioned groups and who wish to have the application considered as such are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities including accommodation that takes into account an applicants accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process please contact emailprotected.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
