Residence Life Coordinator

Department

Compensation

General Description/Primary Purpose

The Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) is a full-time 12-month live-in professional responsible for creating a safe welcoming and educational residential experience for UNF students living on campus. RLCs provide leadership in community development student engagement crisis response and staff supervision while supporting residents success through the departments Residential Curriculum learning goals: Adulting & Life Skills Campus & Community Connections Healthy Relationships and Academic & Career Exploration.

RLCs oversee a residential area of betweenstudents and supervise 1020 Resident Assistants (RAs) and in some cases a graduate Assistant Residence Life Coordinator (ARLC). The RLC position requires evening weekend and holiday commitments as well as participation in an on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities:

Community & Student Engagement

The RLC serves as the primary educator for their promoting a learning environment with a sense of community the RLC is expected to:

• Foster learning-centered communities through intentional interactions programs and other educational strategies aligned with the Residential Curriculum.

• Build meaningful relationships with residents and staff serving as an accessible and visible presence in their assigned community.

• Support residents and staff in crisis situations and connect them with appropriate campus and community resources.

• Collaborate with internal department members and campus partners (e.g. Housing and Residence Life functional areas UPD Dean of Students Office of Title IX and Civil Rights Academic Affairs etc.) to enhance student support and success.

• Create an environment that promotes a sense of belonging for all UNF students.

• Evaluate student learning engagement and community outcomes to inform future initiatives.

• From May to August Coordinators are expected to provide oversight to conferences camps summer school continued committee work and/or departmental summer projects.

Supervision

The RLC is responsible for the supervision of staff in their assigned area. The RLC is expected to:

• Recruit train supervise and evaluate student staff.

• Provide consistent 1:1 supervision and team meetings focused on performance daily operations staff growth and accountability.

• Align supervision and community leadership practices consistently enforcing University and Housing and Residence Life policies.

Crisis Response & Conduct

The RLC position has a significant responsibility for upholding and enforcing the safety and security of residential communities. The RLC is expected to:

• Serve as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) and Mandatory Reporter/Responsible Employee under federal guidelines.

• Assist during campus emergencies and severe weather events. If residents are moved to shelters on or off-campus RLCs may be asked to assist at these shelters.

• Serve in the professional staff on-call rotation responding to emergencies and student concerns.

• Adjudicate residential conduct cases processing incident reports following the provided protocol.

• Keep appropriate Senior/Professional staff informed of conduct issues.

• Be a Tier 2 respondent for designated campus emergencies and the event of a declared campus emergency the position incumbent will make every effort to return to campus when directed.

• Provide clear instructions and directions in emergency situations where rapid and clear communication is essential.

Administrative Duties

The RLC is responsible for maintaining efficient and effective residence hall(s). The RLC is expected to:

• Oversee day-to-day operations of assigned communities (resident check-ins Curriculum proposals conduct cases room change requests etc.).

• Utilize departmental systems (e.g. email Maxient eRezLife StarRez Microsoft Teams etc.) for documentation communication administrative work and assessment.

• Complete reports forms and budget reconciliations accurately and on time.

• Coordinate the purchase pick up and delivery of supplies for community development activities.

• Access to and maintenance of confidential student academic and disciplinary records.

• Regularly review and administer forms as needed in various electronic platforms.

• Serve on assigned departmental committee(s) and taskforce(s); may be assigned to serve as Chair of a committee or taskforce.

• May serve on a variety of University of North Florida committees representing the interests of the department and the division.

• Can engage in professional development through conferences training and involvement in state regional and national organizations.

Facility Management

The RLC is responsible for supporting the management of their areas facilities. The RLC is expected to:

• Be responsive to students facility concerns and follow up to see that concerns are addressed in a timely manner.

• Partner with Facilities and Maintenance staff to ensure safe clean and functional living environments.

• Identify potential safety hazards such as obstructed stairwells missing smoke detectors and fire extinguishers loose railings cracked sidewalks and landings and to be able to monitor adherence to rules and policies as published in The Residence Handbook.

• Initiate and support special projects such as recycling efforts health and safety inspections fire safety/evacuation drills etc.

Required Qualifications

Statement(s) of Understanding

This position requires a background conjunction with the Universitys policy this position may also require a credit check.

The holder of this position is designated as a Responsible Employee pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct sexual violence and child sexual abuse by or against any student employee contractor or visitor to the Universitys Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator

Equal Opportunity

The University of North Florida (UNF) is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our building this environment we strive to attract students faculty and staff from a variety of cultures backgrounds and life experiences. The University of North Florida does not commit or permit discrimination or harassment on the basis of genetic information race color religion age sex disability marital status national origin or veteran status in any educational employment social recreational program or activity that it addition UNF will not commit or permit retaliation against an individual who reports discrimination or harassment or an individual who cooperates in an investigation of an alleged violation of university regulation.

Carnegie

UNF is a Carnegie Community Engaged Institution. This designation celebrates the Universitys collaboration with community partners from the local to the global level. It reflects UNFs mission to contribute to the public good and prepare educated engaged citizens.