POSITION DESCRIPTION

Area Coordinator(s)

Office of Residential Education
Division of Student Affairs

 SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for supporting the departmental mission through the supervision of 8-10 paraprofessional staff members and the administration of a residence area of approximately 400 students. Special emphasis is placed upon the role of the Area Coordinator as an educator, promoting a meaningful integration of academic and residential life. The Area Coordinator for Residential Education is a 12-month live-in position reporting directly to the Director of Residential Education.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Select train, evaluate and develop 8-10 resident assistants.
  • Oversee a specific area housing a range of 400 – 500 undergraduate students.
  • Act as liaison with the faculty, deans, community, and appropriate college offices through attendance at college community functions and committees.
  • Participate in campus-wide programming efforts by professional and student staff.
  • Coordinate openings and closings, maintain occupancy records, building inventories, facilitate room changes, and manage damage billing for the area.
  • Serve as a judicial hearing officer for students referred for policy violations.
  • Respond to students and parents with issues and concerns.
  • Serve as a mediator for roommate conflicts.
  • Participate in an on-call duty rotation.
  • Actively participate in recruitment, selection, training, recognition and formal evaluation of paraprofessional staff.
  • Collaborate with other offices to engage students in campus programming initiatives.
  • Participate in a collateral assignment with an office outside the office of residential education for up to ten hours per week.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

This successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, College Student Personnel, Counseling or a related field and one to three years residence life experience preferred; or a bachelor’s degree and experience in residence hall administration required. Energy and enthusiasm for working in a collaborative, vibrant and creative environment is a must. Sense of humor and flexibility with the goings on of the day to day of a residential campus will be beneficial.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Residential Education

OTHER INFORMATION:

This is a full-time 12-month, live-in, benefits-eligible administrative position. Compensation includes salary, a furnished apartment, local phone, cable, and meals during the academic year and full administrative benefits package. Professional development funds are available. This position description is not all-inclusive, as other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned. Review of resumes will begin immediately. Start date is July 1, 2008.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Candidates who wish to be considered for this position should send a detailed cover letter, resume and names with contact information for three references to:

Office of Human Resources
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
337 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
email: ferran@hws.edu
EOE



Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men that fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions.  The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.  With an enrollment of approximately 2,000, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program.  Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.