Resident Assistant (RA)

Concordia University, St. Paul

Job Location:

Saint Paul, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Resident Assistant

Essential Duties:

Creating a Safe Positive Environment
- Create a welcoming and engaging community environment
- Explain and enforce University policy; report and document violations.
- Serve in an on duty capacity within your hall as outlined in the 2026 - 2027 RA Agreement.
Community Development
- Bear Chats (1:1s) with residents each semester
- Active Programs
- Passive Programs
- All Campus Weekend Programs
- Bulletin board and passive informational materials created each semester incorporating information from our Residential Curriculum
- Completing door decorations each semester
- Host mandatory community gatherings each semester an opening gathering which outlines details for navigating living in the community for the semester and a closing gathering which outlines details for navigating break closures and end of year building closures.
Training and Development
- Attend Fall RA Training in August 2026 in person and hold all dates in their entirety.
- Attend Spring RA Training in January 2027 in person: you must be available to come back to campus up to four days prior to class starting and hold all training dates in their entirety.
- Arrive to campus before students come and stay on campus until after they have all left for both fall and spring semesters.
- Assist with Move-In Orientation Weekend and Admitted Student Day activities
- Attend RA hall meetings monthly departmental in-service meetings and 1:1 meetings with supervisors.
- Be present at and participate in fall and spring end of semester check outs.
- Be a positive role model by following University policy.
- Participate in emergency response (including training/education).
- Serve as a liaison between Residence Life and other departments. Actively refer students based on their needs.
- Participate in Residence Life educational and development meetings (as scheduled).
Administration
- Submit administrative paperwork including weekly reports and duty logs.
- Document situations of crisis complications and facilities issues using warning logs work orders and incident reports.
- Communicate actively with your supervisor and Residence Life.
- Complete all conditions reports from residents when moving in or out of a room (checking room documenting concerns getting signatures).
- Guide your residents in completing their Roommate Agreements when moving into or changing their room.
- Document the planning process and the evaluation of your community development areas.
- Conduct semesterly Fire Health & Safety checks as mandated by the Department of Residence Life

Position Requirements:

RAs must commit to a full academic year in the position.
RAs must be able to commit to varying time commitments throughout the academic year including but not limited to staff meetings training and development sessions duty and on-call team meetings and additional commitments as outlined by the Residence Life Hall Coordinator and or the Director(s) of Residence Life.
RAs are allowed to work an additional on or off campus job totaling no more than 20 hours a the supervisor before agreeing to more hours.
RAs must maintain a 2.75 GPA

Open Positions:

Luther Hall Wollaeger Hall RA
- This position is designed to mentor assist and advise first-year students in our two traditional residence halls.
Hyatt Village RA
- This position is designed to mentor assist and advise a combination of upperclassmen and first-year students in a suite-style residence hall.
Holst Hall RA
- This position is designed to mentor assist and advise upperclass students in our apartment style hall.

Position Compensation
RAs are not charged for room/housing. RAs do not receive hourly or work study payments for basic compensation. Meal plan charges are the responsibility of the RA. RAs may receive additional hourly compensation for approved hours for Holiday duty commitments (applicable during University recognized holidays/ closures) Residence Life sponsored events (outside the scope of programming/ curriculum requirements) collateral assignments and special projects. These opportunities will be communicated through Residence Life.

Application Process
Candidates can apply for the RA position through Paycor. You will be required to submit a completed application.
For help with your application preparation interview tips and more stop by the Career Development Office located in the tunnel of the Admin Building office number 124.

Once your application is submitted you will receive an email with information from Residence Life on next steps.

2026-2027 Hiring Timeline:

December 1st: RA Application Live
February 1st: RA Application Closes
February 2nd - February 13th: Interviews
February 20th: Offer Letters Sent Out

Please any questions regarding the 2026-2027 RA Application or Timeline.

To be eligible to be a CSP student employee one must:

Be enrolled and registered as a CSP student (PSEO students are not eligible).
Have a United States social security number.*
Haveproper identificationas determined by Form I-9.
Be in good standing with CSP academic requirements and student accounts.
Have declared a major at CSP.
For summer employment priority will be given to the student employees who are enrolled and registered in summer courses.

*International students who are on a F-1 Visa must obtain an United States social security number: For assistance obtaining a social security number please contact International Student Services at More information can be found here or on Employment Opportunity Statement:

It is the policy of CSP to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable equal opportunity directives and regulations of federal state and local governing bodies or agencies thereof specifically Minnesota Statute 363. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race color national origin gender disability age genetic information creed marital status status with regard to public assistance familial status membership or activity in a local commission or any other status protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all employment practices and terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to promotions transfers compensation terminations training and participation in CSP sponsored benefits or programs. CSP prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at

Resident AssistantEssential Duties:Creating a Safe Positive Environment Create a welcoming and engaging community environmentExplain and enforce University policy; report and document violations.Serve in an on duty capacity within your hall as outlined in the 2026 - 2027 RA Agreement. Community Deve...