POSITION SUMMARY

The Area Coordinator is a full-time 12-month live-in professional responsible for supporting the daily management of a residential area and contributing to a safe welcoming and engaging living environment. The Department of Residence Life and Housing fosters community development through visible presence and relationship-building; creates opportunities for student leadership and involvement; provides individualized support to students navigating challenges; and helps shape meaningful engagement within the halls. This position supervises student staff supports building operations responds to student concerns and collaborates closely with campus partners to promote student wellbeing and success. This position participates in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation and requires evening weekend and holiday responsibilities as needed.

Additionally this role provides leadership and support to designated residential communities with unique identities themes populations or academic partnerships. This role ensures these communities have strong learning environments specialized programs and appropriate operational and student support structures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Student & Community Development

• Build positive welcoming and supportive residential communities through visibility relationship-building and intentional engagement.
• Hold 1:1 conversations with students to address concerns interpersonal conflicts and referrals to appropriate campus resources.
• Foster a welcoming residential environment that supports all residential students.
• Promote community standards positive peer interactions and opportunities for student leadership and involvement.
• Support community-based initiatives hall government student leadership groups and programs tied to student success.
• Incorporate a variety of engagement strategies into staff practices and community programming.

Crisis Response & Student Support

• Participate in the on-call rotation and respond to after-hours emergencies.
• Provide trauma-informed student-centered support and make referrals to academic wellness or success offices.
• Serve as a Campus Security Authority and mandated reporter under Clery and Title IX.
• Support response protocols in accordance with the Universitys Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).

Conduct & Accountability

• Serve as a hearing officer for low- to mid-level conduct cases.
• Support compliance with community standards and educational follow-up.

Operations & Facilities

• Assist with opening/closing processes occupancy management and room changes.
• Complete routine building checks health & safety inspections and work-order follow-up.
• Support front-desk operations and coordination with facilities partners.

Supervision & Staff Development

• Hire train supervise and evaluate Resident Assistants.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings and regular 1:1 supervision conversations.
• Provide coaching accountability and ongoing support for programming and duty responsibilities.

Collaboration & Administrative Responsibilities

• Partner with campus offices including Residence Life and Housing Counseling ZipAssist Conduct and academic support units.
• Support departmental assessment documentation and reporting expectations.
• Assist with summer operations including training onboarding and community development support.
• Provide support for New Student Orientation (NSO) and admissions activities as assigned.

Community Development & Student Support

• Foster a welcoming residential environment that supports students of varying backgrounds and lived experiences.
• Promote community standards positive peer interactions and student leadership development.
• Promote practices and programming that uphold equal opportunity respect for all individuals and compliance with applicable state and federal nondiscrimination laws

Specialized Housing

• Lead community development and support for specialized housing areas such as the Honors Community living-learning communities themed housing and first-year programs.
• Serve as liaison to faculty academic departments and campus partners supporting specialized communities.
• Develop programming aligned with community themes success outcomes or academic integration.
• Support Housing with placement occupancy processes and theme-development cycles.
• Provide student staff with guidance on specialized programming and community engagement approaches.
• Advocate for resources and support to meet the needs of specialized student populations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelors degree required.
• 1 year of experience required working in residence life student affairs or a related student-support role (graduate assistantships accepted).
• Demonstrated ability to support college students and engage in community-building practices.
• Strong administrative interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain documentation and utilize systems such as Maxient StarRez or other housing/case platforms.
• Ability to serve in an on-call rotation including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to live on campus.

Preferred

• Masters degree in Higher Education Student Affairs Counseling or related field strongly preferred.
• Two or more years of related experience.
• Experience supervising student staff.
• Experience with crisis response student support conduct or behavioral intervention.
• Experience developing and assessing student programs.
• Training in mediation conflict resolution or trauma-informed practices.
• Experience working with Honors living-learning communities themed housing or first year experience programs.
• Experience collaborating with academic or faculty partners.
• Familiarity with cohort-based programming and residential curriculum models.

Leadership Disposition

The successful Area Coordinator Specialized Housing will be:

• Student-centered and supportive demonstrating care for student wellbeing and success.
• Approachable and visible fostering trust and connection with students and staff.
• Clear and dependable in communication follow-through and daily responsibilities.
• Calm and steady in crisis able to assess situations and act with sound judgment.
• Flexible and solution-oriented adapting to evolving community and student needs.
• Organized and reliable managing multiple tasks priorities and documentation effectively.
• Collaborative working constructively with campus partners and contributing positively to team culture.
• Community-oriented promoting welcoming environments that support students.
  

Application Instructions: In order to be considered for this position please complete the online application and attach your resume.

Compensation: The compensation for this position is commensurate with experience.

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will beginon February 25 2026.

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Background Check Statement

The University of Akron is committed to providing a safe environment for all students and employees. The University endeavors to protect the health welfare and safety of all students employees and visitors on our campus. As such all offers of employment with The University of Akron are contingent upon verification of credentials and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. Some positions may require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our Non-Discrimination Statement for more information. Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veterans.

State of Residence Statement

It is the expectation of the University of Akron that allwork performed as an employee ofthe University will be performed in Ohio.