Residence Life Coordinator

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Prince George, VA

1d•$40,000 - $45,000•Onsite

About The Position

Richard Bland College (RBC) is a two-year, residential, liberal arts transfer institution that focuses on preparing students for transfer to highly ranked colleges and universities. The College is a hidden gem located outside the Tri-Cities region—and its rural setting featuring 750+ acres of wetlands, bucolic forest, and the state’s oldest and largest pecan grove. RBC is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Residence Life Coordinator (RLC). Reporting to the Director of Student Life, the RLC is a live-in professional staff member responsible for fostering a residential environment that supports student academic success, personal development, and meaningful community engagement. The RLC is expected to work evenings and weekends and participate in the college’s 24-hour on-call rotation. Guided by the department’s core values—safety and security; learning and education; inclusive and welcoming communities; discovery of self; and engagement and connection—the RLC develops and implements engagement initiatives that advance the department’s mission and vision. The RLC provides leadership within the residential community by advising student leaders and supervising student staff, including Resident Assistants and Desk Assistants. As a member of the area staff, the RLC collaborates to create a comprehensive living and learning environment within assigned residence hall or apartment communities. Additionally, RLCs serve as emergency response personnel, both while on call and during other crisis or emergency situations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or Related Field
Proficient in critical applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Canva and other applications
Experience with event planning
Knowledge of best practices around crisis management, response, and reporting
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with a diverse population of faculty, staff and students utilizing a high level of interpersonal skills, and customer service principles

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

The RLC utilizes the department’s core values of safety and security, learning and education, inclusive and welcoming communities, discovery of self, and engagement & connections to develop engagement plans that further the mission and vision of the department. The RLC leads the community of student learners, advises student leaders, and supervises student staff (Resident Assistants and Desk Assistants). The RLC also serves as a member of the area staff which is responsible for developing a comprehensive living and learning environment for a residence hall/apartment community area. RLCs serve as emergency response personnel both in an on-call capacity and when other crisis or emergency incidents occur.
Facilitate student success by mentoring and guiding staff to build meaningful relationships with resident students, coworkers, and supervisors.
Embody the department’s residential engagement model through multiple avenues that include but are not limited to in hall opportunities, large scale events, student interactions, community walks, co-curricular involvement, and educational programming.
Utilize a restorative approach to work with students who experience peer and community conflict.
Create assessment tools to measure learning objectives and goals as it relates to engagement plan and efforts.
Oversee housing occupancy and building management by facilitating building openings and closings, building access, room change requests, and key inventory.
Participate in the campus 24-hour on-call rotation for student support and crisis management.
Support late night programming hosted by the Office of Residence Life & Housing and the Office of Student Engagement.
Must be present during individual assigned events.
Other duties as assigned.