Residence Life Educator

Messiah University • Mechanicsburg, PA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Residence Life Educator (RLE) is a live-in, professional educator whose primary responsibility is to deliver a student-development focused curriculum and co-curriculum that supports the University’s mission while achieving undergraduate learning outcomes. The RLE educates to impact student’s intellectual, spiritual and personal development by teaching foundations for learning, leadership competencies, self-awareness, faith development and social responsibility. The RLE actively promotes a safe living-learning environment. They are also responsible for the recruitment, selection, teaching, supervision, assessment of learning and evaluation of 9 - 12 undergraduate student staff members, administration of up to 385 residents in residential spaces, and serving as an active member of the Residence Life team. This is a full time, 10 month position. Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

Requirements

• Live-in professional educator role.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.
• Ability to articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter as a person of faith and in profession.
• Ability to speak to how one will contribute to the advancement of the university's vision for diversity and inclusive excellence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a student-development focused curriculum and co-curriculum.
• Educate to impact student’s intellectual, spiritual and personal development.
• Teach foundations for learning, leadership competencies, self-awareness, faith development and social responsibility.
• Actively promote a safe living-learning environment.
• Recruit, select, teach, supervise, assess learning, and evaluate 9 - 12 undergraduate student staff members.
• Administer up to 385 residents in residential spaces.
• Serve as an active member of the Residence Life team.
• Contribute to the advancement of the university's vision for diversity and inclusive excellence through teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed