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Residence Life Coordinator

Employer
University of West Georgia
Location
Carrollton, Georgia
Salary
$16.15 minimum to $19.99 midpoint

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Administrative Jobs
Student Affairs, Residence Life
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

The Residence Life Coordinator (RLC), as an educator, works to provide direction for student learning and academic success by managing/co-managing a residence hall and coordinating the administrative, supervisory, programmatic efforts and adjudication of lower level conduct cases for an educational area encompassing one building housing between up to 350 students. As a live-in staff member of University Housing, the Residence Life Coordinator is responsible for the development of comfortable living and learning communities that foster academic success. This is achieved by assisting individuals with their personal needs and concerns, supervising student graduate and support staff, and advising student leadership groups. This position serves in an on call duty rotation with multiple other professional staff members serving as crisis response for more than 2,800 residential students.

This position is responsible for the oversight of our Village Community, comprised primarily of Fraternity/Sorority and other student organizational housing. This position will not be a traditional work schedule and will require nights and weekend work due to social events within the community.

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree and related student affairs experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in College Student Affairs or related field preferred; 2 or more years of related work experience; knowledge of student development theory; organization of human relation skills; knowledge in laws governing housing accommodations including, but not limited to, FERPA, ADA, Title IX, etc.; proficient in the use of data management applications applications; excellent written and oral expression abilities; strong deductive and inductive reasoning abilities; demonstrated technical literacy including database management skills, ability to diplomatically handle difficult or urgent matters in a confident and proficient manner; ability to foster and promote an integrated team approach; successful completion of background investigation prior to employmen. tAdolescent Psychological, Physical, and emotional development training preferred.

Organization

The University of West Georgia is a leading residential, doctoral comprehensive university that offers a broad undergraduate and graduate curriculum based on a liberal arts foundation. UWG enrolls more than 10,600 students, including an active international student population from more than 80 countries.university_of_west_georgia1.jpg

The university takes its mission of "Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment" seriously and is nationally recognized for the access to research opportunities and technology it provides to undergraduates. It has been named a Best Southeastern College by the Princeton Review for five years in a row and one of America's Best Value Colleges for 2007 and 2008.

university_of_west_georgia2.jpgUWG currently offers 109 programs of study, including 56 bachelor's and 40 master's and specialist degrees, two doctorates and 11 certificates, as well as Georgia's only Honors College. A third doctoral degree and a new master's degree have been approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The Ed.D. in Professional Counseling and Supervision will begin in the summer of 2009, and a Masters in Arts in Criminology will begin in Fall 2008. Gifted high-school-age students can earn high school and college credit through the Advanced Academy of Georgia, one of only 15 U.S. residential college-early-entrance programs.university_of_west_georgia3.jpg

The Graduate School has one of the highest percentages of students enrolled in graduate classes in the University System. Undergraduates have nationally acclaimed access to research opportunities, and instruction is enhanced by faculty member research that is supported by more than $2.2 million in grants.

Only 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia, UWG offers a complete college experience featuring residence hall living, intercollegiate athletics and more than 100 student organizations on a beautiful, wooded 375-acre campus.

 

 

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