Liaison I - Campus Life

Kilgore College • Kilgore, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Campus Life Liaison is a professional member of the Office of Campus Life staff within the Student Services Division. The Campus Life Liaison is responsible for all administrative, educational, and supervisory tasks of assigned residence hall(s), student activities, resident safety and security, and student success. While reporting directly to the Director of Campus Life, the Campus Life Liaison also has significant interaction and responsibility with all functional areas of housing and student life operations. The Campus Life Liaison supervises Resident Assistants in the residence communities. Campus Life Liaison participate in the development of educational, social and personal growth programs, group advising, promoting the safety and welfare of all residents, and individual counseling. This is a live-in, twelve-month position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an Associate’s Degree with residence life or similar experience.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to effectively work and interact respectfully within a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities are required.
• The incumbent will also be required to live in the residence hall 12 months per year.

Nice To Haves

• Student affairs experience.
• Previous graduate or professional work experience in residence life.

Responsibilities

• Promotes, organizes, and coordinates student related activities, functions, and campus special events
• Promotes, organizes, schedules, and supervises student intramural/recreational programs
• Promotes and supports campus clubs and organizations; maintaining contact with all clubs and organizations, including advisors.
• Coordinates, prepares, and disseminates publications related to student activities including an up-to date calendar of activities and events.
• Coordinates campus volunteer programs in which student organizations sponsor and/or participate.
• Directs, promotes and oversees residence life programming for assigned hall.
• Trains, supervises and evaluates residence hall staff.
• Interprets and explains college and departmental policies and procedures related to residence life to students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Supervises the facility’s resident council.
• Responsible for the overall operation of residence halls and its contents (furniture, computers, TV’s, etc.)
• Coordinates summer camp programs.
• Collects and maintains data regarding the general operation of residence halls and residence life programs.
• Develops, maintains and enforces departmental policies and procedures. Issues citations as needed.
• Oversees the move in and move out function of their residence facility.
• Provides basic maintenance on small projects.
• Monitor the food quality and service of the campus dining services; provide feedback to the Director.
• Keeps records related to health and safety inspections, intentional conversations, parent contact, and incident reports.
• Serve in campus life on-call rotations.
• Builds trust and positive relationships with their student residents to foster their academic and personal growth.
• Actively listen to students and identify processes that creates pathways to their success.
• Engage students in educational planning activities to help guide them to achieve their educational goals.
• Empower students to identify and effectively communicate with faculty/staff and student services and become connected to campus resources.
• Performs health, safety, and maintenance checks on their assigned residence hall on a regular basis.
• Ensures the operation and maintenance of proper safety program in the residence hall.
• Follows all safety and security policies and procedures consistently.
• Ensures that the correct entry control processes are followed consistently.
• Document all safety/security incidents accurately and timely.
• Assist and diffuse potential volatile situations.
• Ensuring the environment remains safe and secure by monitoring through all available resources.

Benefits

• 36-hour work week for a healthy work life balance
• generous paid leave time
• Health, life, and income protection insurance are provided.
• An excellent retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System
• Full Time employees have free use of the college’s recreational/fitness facilities.
• Full Time employees are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) after 10 years of service.
• Tuition scholarships are for the employee and dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree