Resident Assistant (RA)

Kansas City Kansas Community College • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

The Resident Assistant (RA) facilitates the social, academic, and personal adjustment of students to the residence hall and College. The RA develops a sense of community among residents as members of a floor, residents of a building, and active participants in the student housing system. The RA serves as a positive role model for residents and peer staff members. The RA enforces the policies and procedures of Student Housing and the College. The RA acts as a liaison between residents and College administration.

Requirements

• Demonstrates core practice skills such as active listening, open-ended questions, summarizing, and reframing.
• Creates a welcoming and trusting environment that engages students in a residential living environment.
• Demonstrated ability to foster agency among residents and encourage self-efficacy, self-determination, self-advocacy, and accountability.
• Demonstrates a capacity to manage academic, personal, and work responsibilities to serve as a role model for residents.
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to and ability to work with a variety of students, faculty, and staff.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to practices that promote healthy community dynamics.
• Detail-oriented.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Ability to manage several projects with multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• RAs must be enrolled in twelve (12) or more credit hours at KCKCC for the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters.
• RAs must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA) for returning students and a 2.5 or equivalent GPA for students new to college (high school GPA).
• RAs must have a student housing conduct record which demonstrates their ability to be a good role model for residential students.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a Resident Assistant or similar position.
• Experience living in a community living environment.

Responsibilities

• Attend and actively participate in Centennial Hall staff meetings and one-on-one meetings with the Coordinator and/or Director.
• Assist in the supervision of the residence hall by staffing scheduled on-call hours and promptly respond to all requests and emergencies.
• Attend and participate in staff training sessions before the beginning of each semester and throughout the year.
• Listen to residents’ personal and academic concerns and guide them to campus and community resources.
• Assist residents in their adjustment to roommate and community living.
• Under the direction of the Student Housing Director and Coordinator, design and implement events and activities for floor members that enhance residents’ social, educational, community, and personal development.
• Conduct periodic floor meetings for the purpose of planning events and/or activities, disseminating information, and explaining residence hall policies and procedures.
• Under the direction of the Student Housing Director and Coordinator, appropriately mediate minor resident, and roommate conflicts.
• Report all witnessed violations of Student Housing and College policies to the Student Housing Coordinator and Director and promptly respond to all emergencies.
• Under the direction of the Coordinator, assist in activities related to the opening and closing of the residence halls.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Student Housing Coordinator and/or Director.

Benefits

• Housing accommodation in the Student Housing, including all utilities and parking at an approximate value at $3,050 per semester
• Resident Assistants are also paid a stipend of $200 per pay period for a total of $400 a month.

What This Job Offers

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