Residence Life KE Housing Graduate Intern

Calvin University • Grand Rapids, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Residence Life KE Housing Graduate Intern oversees KE housing operations during summer, Christmas, and spring breaks. The KE Apartments remain open year-round, while dorms close during Christmas and spring breaks. Students may choose to stay in KE during those breaks. Summer apartment residents may include current Calvin students, graduating seniors, outside groups, scholars, and families visiting Grand Rapids.

The role includes creating and publicizing break-housing information and application processes; recruiting, training, and supervising break resident assistants in collaboration with the KE Area Coordinator; communicating with students and monitoring host-apartment placements; and overseeing break check-outs. The intern also coordinates with Campus Safety, Financial Services, and Facilities on card access and safety, billing, and apartment readiness. Additional work includes assisting Housing Staff with summer and early-fall resident housing, apartment turnover, check-out procedures, and communications with KE students before semesters begin.

This is a 12-month, part-time, live-in position beginning December 1. The university provides a year-round, one-bedroom, one-bathroom townhouse-style apartment near the edge of campus at no charge, covers utilities, provides internet (but not cable), and provides a campus meal plan. The expected employment term is one to three years through annual contracts, with renewals dependent on university needs and satisfactory performance.

Candidates are expected to support Calvin’s Christian liberal arts educational mission and demonstrate commitment to the Christian faith and the integration of faith, learning, and student development. They should also demonstrate awareness and commitment to building relationships and communicating positively across dimensions of diversity, including race, gender, physical limitations, class, and religious perspectives.

Requirements

• Commitment to Calvin’s educational mission as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
• Commitment to the Christian faith and to integrating faith, learning, and student development.
• Demonstrated awareness and commitment to establishing relationships and positive communication across dimensions of diversity, including race, gender, physical limitations, class, and religious perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Create, advertise, and publicize break-housing information and application processes for summer, Christmas, and spring breaks.
• Collaborate with the KE Area Coordinator to recruit, train, and supervise break resident assistants.
• Communicate break-housing details to students and monitor student placements in host apartments.
• Oversee check-out procedures during breaks.
• Coordinate with Campus Safety on card access and safety, Financial Services on billing, and Facilities on apartment readiness for early-fall arrivals.
• Assist Housing Staff with housing for summer apartment residents and early-fall residents, apartment turnover, checkout procedures, and communications with KE students before semester starts.
• Work 120 hours spread across 12 months on housing break logistics.

Benefits

• University-owned one-bedroom, one-bathroom townhouse-style apartment provided free of charge year-round.
• Utilities covered by Calvin.
• Internet provided; cable is not provided.
• Campus meal plan provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed