Residence Hall Coordinator

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Iowa State University is seeking two Residence Hall Coordinators to support on-campus residential communities. These live-in positions play an essential role in creating engaging and supportive living environments where students can thrive academically socially and personally.

Residence Hall Coordinators serve as front-line student affairs professionals working directly with residents student staff and campus partners to support student success uphold community standards and ensure smooth day-to-day residence life operations. This role blends student support staff supervision crisis response and operational coordination within a dynamic residential setting.

What Youll Do

• Support student success and well-being by fostering a residential environment that promotes academic achievement personal development and community connection. Youll advise students as they navigate academic social and personal challenges.

• Administer the residential conduct process by addressing policy concerns hearing conduct cases and applying appropriate educational sanctions while ensuring fairness consistency and care.

• Supervise and develop student staff by hiring training evaluating and supporting undergraduate Resident Assistants (and Graduate Assistants when applicable). Youll provide ongoing feedback lead regular meetings and promote accountability and development.

• Collaborate with campus partners including academic departments Learning Communities and student support services to enhance student engagement and connect residents with appropriate resources.

• Coordinate residence life operations by overseeing opening closing break and transition periods and move-in and move-out processes to ensure smooth transitions for residents and staff.

• Manage administrative and operational responsibilities such as supervising desk operations reviewing schedules completing reports supporting occupancy processes and ensuring residence life procedures are followed consistently.

• Respond to emergencies and serve on a duty rotation by providing on-call leadership for student concerns facilities issues and crisis situations while remaining accessible during evenings and weekends as scheduled.

• Maintain strong working relationships with facilities and service teams including dining custodial maintenance and administrative services to support safe well-functioning residential environments.

• Contribute to departmental initiatives and summer operations by assisting with training development desk operations conferences and housing support as needed throughout the year.

• A successful candidate will demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

What Youll Get

• On-campus housing and a meal plan provided as part of this live-in position - partners and pets welcome!

• Insurance benefits beginning on your first day with timely enrollment.

• Retirement benefits with strong university contributions.

• Paid vacation sick leave and holiday pay.

• Tuition reimbursement available after one year of employment.

• Professional development opportunities to support continued growth.

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• Individual contributor position with developing professional and/or technical skills working under immediate to general supervision

• Grasps professional-level knowledge and concepts of field while working in a progressive learning mode

• Works on problems and issues of somewhat limited scope

• Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data for which answers are available or can be obtained

• Responds to inquiries and issues escalating to manager or higher level workers as appropriate

• May lead projects of limited scope and complexity

• May provide guidance to students

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Applications will be accepted for guaranteed consideration through February 3rd 2026.

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To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter

If you have questions regarding this application process please email or call or Toll Free: 1-.

Why Choose ISU
Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as:

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans

• Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans

• Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)

• Life insurance and long-term disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Various voluntary benefits and discounts

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellbeing program

• Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when where and how you do your work. For more information please speak with the Hiring Manager.

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