Returning Resident Assistant Application - For Current RAs To Complete

Lipscomb University•Nashville, TN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Resident Assistants (RAs) at Lipscomb University help provide residents with a safe environment that promotes academic excellence, spiritual development, and social growth. The role is a significant student leadership responsibility and involves serving as a positive example to peers. RAs support residents’ academic, spiritual, social, emotional, relational, and personal well-being; build community; communicate campus and hall information; and help residents understand community expectations and university policies. RAs work with Residence Hall Directors (RHDs) and fellow team members, assist with programming and hall operations, and complete administrative responsibilities. The position may be eligible for federal work study.

Requirements

Have a minimum 2.75 GPA upon application.
Not be on any type of official academic, behavior, Bible, or chapel probation.
Have been a Lipscomb University student for at least one semester.
Be able to devote up to 15 hours per week to the Resident Assistant job.
Have at least two free nights Monday through Friday, with no classes, club meetings, practices, or similar commitments.
Be available and on campus most weekends; RHDs will coordinate weekends off with RA staff.

Responsibilities

Be available and accessible to residents, spend adequate time in the hall, and interact regularly with the hall or floor community.
Assist residents with personal, spiritual, relational, social, emotional, and academic concerns; maintain confidentiality, inform the RHD when appropriate, and refer residents to suitable resources.
Learn all residents’ names and faces by the second week of school.
Work cooperatively and collaboratively with fellow RAs, RHDs, and other Residence Life team members, maintaining a positive and respectful working relationship with the RHD.
Treat Lipscomb University students, faculty, staff, and administration respectfully, and avoid participating in gossip about members of the community.
Complete work-related requests in a timely manner and attend to the RA role in a diligent and responsible manner.
Explain the RA role to residents, build rapport, and encourage residents to approach the RA with ideas and concerns.
Explain residents’ community roles and responsibilities, use the Community Contract, and enforce policies consistently and without bias or malice.
Keep residents informed about campus and hall activities.
Conduct hall or floor meetings when requested by the RHD.
Support and attend dorm-wide programming and support teammates’ programming.
Uphold university policies, including the Student Code of Conduct and Residence Life Housing Rules; educate residents about the Student Code of Conduct and serve as a role model.
Fulfill programming requirements established by the RHD and Director of Residence Life, and promote Lipscomb University and its faith-based mission.
Take rotating lobby duty shifts, remain at the lobby desk for the full shift, and arrive on time. Duty runs 8 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Notify the RHD about time away from campus and obtain clearance for vacation or travel plans before making reservations.
Attend weekly Monday-night meetings set by the RHD, arrive on time, and come prepared with needed materials.
Help close and reopen residence halls during breaks, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break.
Maintain paperwork and forms systematically, including room checks, room inventory sheets, programming logs, and maintenance forms; submit reports and logs promptly.
For freshmen halls, conduct resident checks at least three nights per week, checking every room multiple nights and logging checks immediately.
For upperclassmen halls, conduct resident checks once per week, checking every room and logging checks immediately.