Area Coordinator

St. Olaf College•Northfield, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Coordinator is responsible for supporting the community development model through programming, events, and social connections. This role also supports residential education initiatives such as Community Councils/the Residence Hall Association, Residential Learning Communities, and community programming. The Area Coordinator will establish a working relationship with the facilities team, manage the residential area budget, and coordinate various processes including room inventories, room changes, health and safety inspections, work orders, damage billing, and opening/closing of residence halls. This position also maintains and updates the housing and occupancy management database, and supports marketing, communications, and public outreach initiatives. Additionally, the Area Coordinator establishes contact with students, addresses their needs and concerns, serves in an all-campus on-call rotation, documents concerns and incidents, and acts as a hearing officer for cases and appeals. This role is also expected to be front-facing within residence halls and at campus events, serve on task forces, participate in new student recruitment and orientation events, engage in data analysis, and support diversity and inclusion efforts. The position requires completion of required training and performance management cycles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Maintain a valid driver’s license
Meet St. Olaf College driver authorization with a satisfactory driving record
2+ years residence life live-in experience
1+year programming experience
Must live on-campus in the apartment provided.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in student personnel or related field
1+ year of professional/graduate live-in experience

Responsibilities

Recruit, select, train, and directly supervise student staff, including expectation setting, leadership development, performance evaluation, improvement plans, performance documentation, and discipline.
Support the community development model through programming, events, and social connections.
Support residential education initiatives such as Community Councils/the Residence Hall Association, Residential Learning Communities, and community programming.
Create a working relationship and establish a routine meeting structure with the facilities team (i.e. maintenance, trades and custodial services).
Manage residential area budget for programmatic and developmental initiatives.
Coordinate processes, including but not limited to: room inventories, room changes, health and safety inspections, work orders, damage billing, and opening and closing of the residence halls.
Maintain and update the housing and occupancy management database.
Support marketing, communications and public outreach initiatives.
Establish and maintain contact with students and address student needs and concerns.
Serve in an all-campus on-call rotation.
Clearly document concerns and incidents via appropriate campus reporting procedures.
Serve as a hearing officer, adjudicate cases, and hear appeals as assigned.
Be front facing within the residence halls and at campus events.
Serve on task forces and initiatives to support a diverse and creative residential experience.
Participate in new student recruitment and yield and orientation events.
Participate in benchmark data initiatives.
Engage in foundation levels of qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community.
Complete and meet deadlines for required training and performance management cycle.
Perform other duties as assigned.