Housing and Residence Life Coordinator

DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Women members of underrepresented groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Position will remain open until filled.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL/PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS
Community Support:
Contribute to the development of healthy inclusive residential living environments by
intentionally and regularly interacting with resident students.
Assess the individual needs of resident students and staff as well as the needs of the
community as a whole by interacting in both group and one-on-one settings concerning their
campus involvement engagement academics and future endeavors.
Serve as a student advocate and regularly solicit student feedback and communicate input to
student affairs departments.
Display and demonstrate high levels of empathy flexibility open-mindedness compassion and
approachability in working with students while being familiar with campus and community
resources in order to make referrals to additional campus and community resources where
appropriate.
Promote initiatives that meet the academic and developmental needs of residential students
within our residence hall communities and all other residential living units.
Provide on-call coverage responding appropriately and providing crisis intervention as well as
conflict mediation for campus throughout the calendar year.
Be responsible for knowing the published regulations/standards of the University and
appropriately confront and document alleged residential and University policy violations.
Assist student staff and resident students in the creation of standards for their community.

Administration and Operations:
Collaborate with other departments to support campus-wide initiatives and serve on various
University committees.
Lead one of the four department teams that develop training staff recruitment and selection
programming housing and office management.
Facilitate residence hall opening and closing during break periods outlined within the academic
and housing calendar.
Assist with budget management of activity funds for social educational community
development and other initiatives.

Student Supervision:
Supervise and intentionally support student staff by facilitating purposeful interactions and
assist in the coordination and development of educational sessions.
Support the residential experience by implementing programming efforts.
Guide student staff in assessing and intentionally meeting student needs in order to develop
inclusive welcoming and safe communities that promote our Universitys culture of care and
serving as an active bystander.
Support the recruitment selection and training of student staff members.
Communicate supervisory expectations and provide recognition and accountability structures
for staff members.
Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Active Listening Ability to actively attend to convey and understand the comments and
questions of others.
Adaptability Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Change Management - The ability of the individual to encourage others to seek opportunities
for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities.
Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others
strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
Communication Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Communication Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
Conflict Resolution Ability to effectively deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
Customer Oriented - A desire to serve both external and internal clients by focusing effort on
meeting the clients needs understanding their concerns and seeking to build trust.
Diversity Oriented - Commitment to valuing a variety of different experiences encouraging input and collaboration from campus stakeholders including being mindful of experiences related but not limited to: age gender race ethnicity religion socio-economic status LGBTQ and/or job type.
Interpersonal - Ability to develop and maintain relationships with others.
Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Relationship Building - Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport and cooperative relationship with customers and co-workers.
Team Builder - Ability to help ensure that team members are invested in team activities and decisions and that the team works together to achieve a goal.
Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.

Education: Bachelors Degree required. Masters degree in College
Student Personnel Higher Education Counseling or related field preferred.

Experience: Experience working in housing and residence life is preferred.
Communication/Language: Excellent written oral and interpersonal skills.

Math Ability: Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.

Computer Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Google Applications.

Certificates Licenses & Registrations: N/AOther Requirements:
Demonstrated experience with and sensitivity to individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds and a commitment to a diverse and inclusive community.
Strong interpersonal organizational and management skills ability to handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously and attention to detail. Experience administering systems programs and processes.
Ability to work in diverse team-oriented settings and collaborate with others.
Ability to function within a team environment and collaborate with others.
Ability to advise students individually and in groups.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive information.
Ease in working with all University constituents including faculty staff alumni students and their families.
Excellent verbal written technological and interpersonal communication skills and ability to think critically.
Willingness to work flexible hours and evenings as needed.
Understanding of and/or experience in a residential liberal arts college environment.

Physical Demands Lift/Carry
Stand O (Occasionally)
Walk O (Occasionally)
Sit F (Frequently)
Handling / Fingering O (Occasionally)
Reach Outward O (Occasionally)
Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)
Climb O (Occasionally)
Crawl O (Occasionally)
Squat or Kneel O (Occasionally)
Bend O (Occasionally)
Speak F (Frequently)
10 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)
21-50 lbs O (Occasionally)
51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
Push/Pull
12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)
26-40 lbs O (Occasionally)
41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs/day)

Other Physical Requirements
Vision (Near Distance Peripheral Depth Perception)
Hearing (Auditory perception or audition)

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Normal office environment.

We are proud to recognize the active participation of faculty and staff in adding to the heritage of building and supporting vibrant intellectual and creative lives for students and for ourselves. Principles of collaboration respect for each other diversity freedom of expression accountability and service guide the daily decisions and interactions across campus.

DePauw University in affirmation of its commitment to excellence endeavors to provide equal opportunity for all individuals in its hiring promotion compensation and admission procedures. Institutional decisions regarding hiring promotion compensation and admission will be based upon a persons qualifications and/or performance without regard to race color creed religion national origin sexual orientation disability age gender gender identity or gender expression except where religion gender or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification.

DePauw Universitys goals and commitments are best served if the institution reflects the diversity of our society; hence DePauw seeks diversity in all areas and levels of employment and abides by all local state and federal regulations concerning equal employment opportunities. The University admits hires and promotes individuals upon their qualities and merits.

Employee Benefits Overview

There are many benefits offered to DePauw Employees.

For full time benefits eligible employees these benefits include medical dental and vision insurance. Basic Life insurance Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University. Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their voluntary benefitsTuition Remission and Exchange as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits. Seethe Benefits Hub.

All employees may participate in the retirement savings plan as well as employee discounts and access to University resources.

At DePauw we recognize that our employees need to balance work and home. Please refer to University Policies forVacation TimePersonal Time(hourly)andSick Timepolicies in theEmployee Handbookfor more information on these and other benefits. When you need support theCigna Employee Assistancebenefit is available to all employees and their households.

ENJOY ACCESS TO THE AMAZING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS DEPAUW UNIVERSITY HAS TO OFFER SUCH AS:

• Welch Fitness Center and wellness classes
• Indoor Tennis and Track Center
• University Libraries
• Peeler art galleries
• Green Center for the Performing Arts events and programs
• Ubben lecture series
• Free athletic events
• Bookstore and Starbucks (Greencastle) discounts
• Employee discounted meal plan
• Free parking
• Nature park including walking and biking trails
• Personal duplicating and printing discounts

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