Community Development Coordinator (Term)

University of Toronto • Mississauga, ON

18d • Onsite

About The Position

About us:U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of humanpotential.Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Hours of Work: Regular office hours Monday to Friday on-site. Regular evening and weekend work to coordinate operations and support students living in a 24/7 residence environment. Participate in on-call rotation for emergencies. 

This Term role will go until April 30, 2027. 

Your opportunity:Student Housing and Residence Life (SHRL) is a growing department within Student Affairs at UTM and we are looking for a motivated, focused Student Housing and Residence Life team member to join Community Developmennt as one of our Community Development Coordinators. If you are interested in supporting holistic student development in residence, building strong partnerships, and workingcollaboratively to help improve the student experience every single day, this may be your next role.Reporting to the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the Community Development Coordinator (CDC) is a live-in position that works to create a positive living and learning environment for residents at UTM. In accordance with departmental policies and the academic mission of the University of Toronto, the CDC will supervise a staff team consisting of live-in student leaders (Dons, Community Assistant), to foster and promote a residence community that supports the academic success and personal growth of all residence students. This will be achieved through multi-modal program development and implementation, leadership development of residence students and staff, and the integration of university support services within the residence community. In consultation with the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the CDC will be responsible for the mentorship, leadership development and management of a team Residence Dons. They will collaborate with the Assistant Director creating the overall vision and strategy for staff recruitment, training and evaluation initiatives, and implement associated programs and tasks. Working collaboratively with the residence life management team, the CDC will develop, implement and assess a comprehensive residentially-based co-curricular program that specifically addresses the myriad issues faced by undergraduate and graduate students as they live and learn in the residence community.Hours of Work: Regular office hours Monday to Friday. Regular evening and weekend work to coordinate operations and support students living in a 24/7 residence environment. Participate in on-call rotation for emergencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years (combination of para-professional and professional experience is acceptable) living and/or working in a university residence setting.
• Experience in individual advising, conflict mediation, program development and community standards enforcement in a post-secondary residence community.
• Demonstrated experience dealing with emergency situations and crisis response.
• Comfortable working in an unpredictable and often stressful environment.
• Proven ability to deal with matters of extreme sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Experience supervising or supporting student staff teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office Suite is required.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Commitment to improving and enhancing the residence experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with eRezLife, StarRez, and VingCard would be an asset.
• Experience working with diverse student communities and international students is also a significant asset.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting applicable guidelines and protocols to determine policy violations
• Investigating community standard and housing policy breaches
• Directing the activitiesof casual staff
• Keeping well-informed on crisis intervention and emergency protocols
• Analyzing administrative processes and procedures and recommending changes for improvement
• Providing basic support and general referrals to individuals in distress

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level