Residence Life Coordinator II

Universities of Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Residence Life Staff are responsible for managing communities through staff supervision (professional and paraprofessional), advising, training, and serving on a rotating on-call 24 hour, 365-day crisis response. Residence Life Coordinators adjudicate low to high level conduct cases and respond to a variety of crisis situations. RLCs will have opportunities to increase professional skills through leading academic initiatives and student learning opportunities, high conduct caseloads, supervision, and campus involvement. Each RLC has the same core areas of their role, but will also get the opportunity to work with specialized residential communities within the halls based on specific building placement, such as work with Living Learning Communities, first-year students in high-rise towers, desk supervision and large-scale programming, upper-year students, and more based on your professional interests! This position is a fixed-renewable non-teaching academic staff appointment with a competitive salary and benefits package. Starting salary for this appointment is at least $44,460 as well as a partially furnished apartment, and designated parking space. The final salary offer is dependent upon the finalist’s experience and qualifications. Professional development fund support is also provided based on departmental budget availability in a given fiscal year. Amounts may vary by year. For more information about our mission, the Residence Life unit, our department, and UWM, please visit our staff recruitment website at http://bitly.com/uwmreslife. Join the UWM family and the Milwaukee community and grow professionally and personally in your career and life. We make learning accessible at every age, stage of life and location. At UWM, we all share the motivation to learn and to excel. We value unique perspectives and possess the talent and desire to nurture ideas that make a global impact. The comforts and connections of a major metropolitan city meet the resources and expertise of a world-class research institution at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. UWM University Housing is committed to enhancing community members’ cultural understanding, leadership skills, academic success, social connections, and social responsibility by creating safe, comfortable, and well-maintained living learning environments that inspire growth and development. For more information about our mission, our department, and UWM, please visit our website at uwm.edu/housing. The Department of University Housing is recruiting for two full-time, twelve (12) month, live-in professional Residence Life Coordinator (RLC). The University Housing department houses 4,300 residents in suite-style high-rise towers, residence halls, and apartments. The fast-paced, dynamic department serves a unique student population in an urban setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Previous live-in professional experience with a residence life or university housing department on a university or college campus

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree in College Student Development, Higher Education Administration or closely related field by the date of hire
Previous experience supervising student employees
Experience performing on-call crisis and duty response within a university residential setting
Adjudication of low-level student conduct and/or student behavior issues (e.g., noise complaints, roommate conflicts, alcohol, etc.)
Experience working with a diverse student population or shown participation in learning about a variety of student identities (race, sexuality, socioeconomic status, religion, first generation status, etc.)
Experience with educational programming or working with High Impact Practices, such as Living Learning Communities, First-year experiences, experiential learning, etc.
Evidence of the ability to work collaboratively through team leadership or committee involvement

Responsibilities

May supervise the day-to-day activities of students and/or professional staff and assist with the personnel management allocation plan including hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation
Serves as a main point of contact for resident support providing mediation and resolution of personal and facility issues
Plans, implements, and evaluates student programs and initiatives for residence life
Receives and responds to crisis and student conduct situations according to established policies and procedures