Area Coordinator

Loyola University

1d•$53,040 - $66,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Area Coordinator (AC) is an full time live-in professional staff member reporting directly to the Director Residence Life and Housing and responsible for direct supervision of student staff, including their training and development. The AC will supervise a Senior Resident Assistant, Resident Assistants, and Desk Attendants (the number of employees ranges based on community assignments). In addition, the AC will oversee 300 - 600 residents across individual or multiple residence halls. Essential Worker: Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role and times outside of typical office hours.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree
Minimum of 1 year experience in student affairs or as Resident Advisor is required.
Experience requires a minimum of one year of professional experience in studnet 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, and the 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.
All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment at Loyola University Maryland, as required by law (e.g., Form I-9).

Responsibilities

Leadership, Development, and Support: 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 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, of university policies and what it means to be a good neighbor.
Investigate incident reports and take appropriate actions, which includes working with the Office of Student Integrity.
Department Operations: Under the direction of the housing operations team, support housing operations processes, hall openings and closings, and report facilities/hall concerns.
Actively respond to student emergency contact(s) / 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 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: ACs are Essential Staff when the campus is experiencing a crisis or other emergency that may require an in-person response.