Student Worker- Community Assistant

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Assistant (CA) is an essential position within Ponderosa Village. This position provides leadership, training, and on-duty support to the Ponderosa Village property. Community Assistants help build a sense of community and belonging among its residents through property operations! The CA position focuses on fostering a positive community through programing and peer support, enforcing University and property policies for safety and security, and administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno

Responsibilities

• Connect with residents by being available and intentionally providing opportunities to interact with residents while on shift, and at events.
• Participate in the community as an active member, being visible and approachable, being knowledgeable about Ponderosa Village, campus and community resources, and demonstrating active listening skills to support residents
• Provide targeted residential community outreach
• Cultivate healthy relationships and apply an ethic of care with residents
• Support inclusive and equitable practices
• At times, the Community Assistants will be asked to help develop programming and/or community event expectations set forth by the Graduate Assistant and/or the Assistant Director for Residential Education
• CA’s will be required to host 1 event/program per semester
• Assist with light maintenance duties to help maintain a healthy community
• Communicate openly as a Residential Life team member in order to promote consistency, help solve mutual problems, and provide personal and professional support
• This position will have designated on-call hours. PV will provide a duty phone and the CA will be expected to respond promptly to phone calls or emails from supervisor and/or residents, respond to after-hour inquiries (i.e. lockouts, property walks, etc.), and keep supervisor informed of significant matters related to Ponderosa Village operations and/or pertaining to the residential community
• Report all emergencies and policy violations to supervisor or on-call professional staff through completing incident reports in a timely manner
• Maintain privacy of students, friends, and team members between self and supervisor using the supervisor’s standards, your best judgment, and FERPA guidelines
• CAs may be required to perform emergency response during evenings and weekends.
• Assists with varying levels of administrative work including documentation, responding to community questions, working within residential education, and more

Benefits

• This is a live-on position, and the compensation is a monthly stipend equivalent to the cost of monthly rent for a shared unit at Ponderosa. The selected candidate is required to live at Ponderosa, and their rent will be fully covered as part of their compensation.

What This Job Offers

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