Area Coordinator

Loyola University

12d•$53,040 - $66,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Area Coordinator (AC) is a full-time, live-in professional staff member reporting directly to the Associate Director of Residence Life and Housing. This role is responsible for the direct supervision of student staff, including their training and development. The AC will supervise a Senior Resident Assistant, Resident Assistants, and Desk Attendants, with the number of employees varying based on community assignments. Additionally, the AC will oversee 300-600 residents across individual or multiple residence halls.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Minimum of 1 year experience in student affairs or as Resident Advisor is required.
Minimum of one year of professional experience in student affairs or greater than one year as a Resident Advisor (or equivalent).
Some experience with responding to and providing support to students in crisis.
Strong written and verbal communication, organization, problem-solving skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with others.
Ability to motivate others and build cohesive teams.
Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of constituents.
Ability to support the University's goals for institutional diversity, as well as the goals and values of a Catholic, Jesuit education.
Ability to work autonomously and interdependently as needed.
Must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment.
Successful candidates will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience may be substituted for education requirements.
Education may be substituted for experience requirements.

Responsibilities

Build a culture of personal responsibility within their residential community.
Ensure a high level of care, student development, and customer service.
Establish rapport with residents through daily interactions and consistent presence and role modeling.
Assist students with academic, social, spiritual, and personal needs.
Mediate conflicts and resolve issues as they arise.
Act as a resource by maintaining knowledge of and referring students to campus resources.
Participate in the selection, training, and mentorship of student staff for student success.
Maintain knowledge of and educate students on university policies and what it means to be a good neighbor.
Investigate incident reports and take appropriate actions, including working with the Office of Student Conduct.
Support housing operations processes, hall openings and closings, and report facilities/hall concerns under the direction of the housing operations team.
Actively respond to student emergency contacts/family calls and outreach.
Provide budget management for staff development, team building, and the execution of educational hall programming.
Actively participate in the after-hours on-call rotation.
Complete accurate and timely administrative reports and paperwork.
Support committee work.
Supervise area staff including SRA, RAs, DAs through regularly scheduled staff meetings, one-on-one meetings, and additional/ongoing training for hall staff, as needed.
Provide leadership during times of crisis and emergencies.
Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.
Attend and participate in required training for the role.