The Residence Life Coordinator ( RLC ) is a full-time staff member of University Housing who is responsible for the quality of living in a designated residence hall(s) at the University of South Carolina.

 Requirements

• Master's degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling or related field
• Prior residence hall experience preferred
• Teaching experience preferred
• Strong written and verbal skills are essential
• Training/teaching abilities in a work setting
• Prior experience assisting students in connecting their curricular experiences with aligned learning outcomes
• Exceptional skills in interpersonal relationships and a sincere concern for others
• Ability to organize and work with student groups, both formal and informal
• Managerial skills, including the ability to organize and supervise staff
• Ability to work with faculty, parents and other staff
• Able to pass required criminal background check

Responsibilities

• Regular contact with the assistant director for the area assigned
• RLCs report directly to an area assistant director, but are accountable to multiple colleagues for the effective day-to-day operation of residence halls and departmental operations
• Annual review as designated by Human Resources and state guidelines
• Because of the high student to staff ratio and the wide scope of responsibilities encompassed in this position, the employee must exercise a great deal of independent performance and discretionary judgment

Academic Enhancement

• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of residential learning communities
• Facilitate working partnerships with campus partners
• Coordinate Community Education Teams (CETs) involving students, a variety of departmental staff, faculty and academic staff to plan, implement and assess learning experiences for residents
• Provide leadership and direction for area staff
• Understand the Common Courses program and provide guidance for its integration with other educational efforts
• Advise individual residents
• Maintain continual awareness of resident concerns through regular student contact
• Promote and ensure student staff resident mentors (RMs) develop personal one-on-one relationships with residents
• Support, interpret, implement and enforce university and departmental policies and procedures
• Assist in the judicial process and work with appropriate departments

Community Enhancement

• Create and implement inclusive, supportive communities that foster and enhance students' learning, development and academic success
• Promote diverse and appropriate developmental activities
• Provide leadership and direction for hall staff
• Promote study group formation and similar strategies
• Advise hall government, floor governments and student groups to develop and maintain effective community governance and to foster leadership opportunities
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) by promoting resident participation in sponsored activities
• Advise Community Education Teams and community leadership
• Be visible on floors, talking informally with residents about academic, personal or community success, issues or concerns

Administrative and Building/Area Management

• Coordinate the thorough, timely and accurate completion of reports and other administrative tasks per departmental standard operating procedures
• Support area and departmental staff in monitoring and administering resident occupancy, desk operations and general office procedures
• Maintain regular office hours
• Serve as an advocate for quality management of residence halls by reporting maintenance issues
• Assist with the design and implementation of residence hall, area and departmental assessment initiatives
• Maintain effective desk operations through the recruitment, selection, training, supervision and evaluation of desk staff
• Coordinate and conduct health and safety inspections
• Facilitate the opening and closing of the residence hall
• Be accountable for the management of hall government budget and learning community budget
• Coordinate summer conference and summer school activities and services in assigned area
• Coordinate break housing services for assigned area
• Support the Marketing and Communications office, Residential Learning Initiatives office, Admissions office, Visitor Center and academic units in recruitment initiatives
• Serve on the professional staff duty rotation

Supervision

• Responsible for the recruitment, selection and evaluation process for resident mentors (RMs)
• Facilitate and participate in departmental training programs and provide on-going training of RMs and Conference Assistants (CAs)
• Instruct a one-hour resident mentor course
• Supervise RMs in the performance of their responsibilities through regular contact, conducting weekly staff integration in CETs and through on-going evaluations
• Supervise office assistants and desk assistants (DAs)
• Supervise break housing (Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Break) staff
• Supervise summer RMs/CAs in completing duties related to summer conference programs

 

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