Summer Resident Assistant

Texas Wesleyan University•Fort Worth, TX

56d•Onsite

About The Position

Residence Life is looking for students to be in the residence halls during the summer months to be able to support and be a resource to students living on-campus. You will also gain experience by assisting with various camps and facilities operations.

Requirements

Must have and maintain both a cumulative and semester GPA of 2.5.
Must be a current, full-time Texas Wesleyan University student
Outstanding interpersonal and community building skills.
Strong customer service skills.
Effective team member participation and leadership.
Ability to resolve conflicts while being fair and consistent with students especially in discipline matters.
Ability to adhere to University and departmental policies and procedures.
Ability to be discrete in handling confidential matters, while complying with privacy (FERPA) regulations.
Ability to demonstrate a cooperative attitude while working with a student population.
Possession of organizational skills.
Ability to discern student needs and respond in a caring manner.
Ability to maintain composure in challenging situations or emergencies.
Ability to encourage others and participate in the community.
Knowledge and ability to complete given tasks and assignments thoroughly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
Ability to ask questions to help solve issues, problems, and or conflicts.
Ability to Interpret and disseminate information and directives.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write standard correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to current and prospective students and University employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work with a rotating schedule consisting of weekends, late nights, and holidays.
Ability to complete all physical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

Attend regular one-on-one meetings with supervisor.
Attend weekly staff meeting.
Facilitate regular interactions and programming to support summer residents.
Participate in on-call rotation.
Assist with room and common space cleaning.
Assist with camp and conference operations.
Assist with occupancy and key management.
Manage Residence Life social media accounts.
Conduct room inspections prior to end of summer.
1 year living on-campus is needed for this position.
Due to the constant changes to the working environment in this position, additional duties may be added or retracted from the current job description at the time the need arises. The student will be informed upon changes.