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(Seasonal Summer) Residence Hall and Student Life Coordinator, Summer Immersion Program

Employer
Wake Forest University
Location
Winston Salem, NC
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Job Description Summary

Wake Forest University's Summer Immersion Program is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Seasonal Summer Residence Hall Coordinator. This position is in tergal to ensuring the success and well-being of high school students who reside on our campus during the summer program. The Residence Hall + Student Life Coordinators will play a vital role in creating a positive and harmonious campus culture, ensuring safety and security within the dormitories, organizing engaging evening activities, workshops, and events, as well as supervising a team of Residential Program Ambassadors comprised of Wake Forest undergraduate students. This position requires living in Wake Forest University residence halls with high school students and residential program staff Sunday night through Thursday night. This is a residential position that requires flexible weekend hours on check-in/check-out days and during the weekends of program operation. 40 hours per week is typical, including weekend shifts. Flexibility is essential in this position.


Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit their resume, a cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position and contact information for three professional references.

** This is a seasonal full-time hourly position.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Your summer includes:

  • Making a difference through investing in the lives of motivated high school students.
  • Working on the campus of a nationally known institution.
  • Adding a unique experience to your resume.
  • Joining a team of dedicated staff who are passionate about supporting and mentoring high school students.
  • Competitive compensation with most meals, provided while in session, and private room in residence hall included.

Responsibilities:

1. Residential Life Leadership:

  • Create and maintain a positive and inclusive campus culture for high school students residing in university dormitories.
  • Develop and implement a system for addressing student concerns, ensuring they have a safe, comfortable, and welcoming living environment.
  • Oversee check-in and check-out procedures for students, including room assignments and inventory checks.
  • Conduct regular dormitory inspections to ensure cleanliness and safety standards are met.

2. Safety and Security:

  • Collaborate with campus security and appropriate university personnel to maintain a safe and secure residential environment.
  • Respond to and address any emergency situations or concerns related to the residence halls.
  • Enforce program rules and guidelines and provide guidance and support to students in making responsible decisions.

3. Evening Activities and Workshops:

  • Plan, coordinate, and execute engaging evening activities, workshops, and events to enhance students' summer experience.
  • Encourage and facilitate student participation in various activities, fostering a sense of community and camaraderie.
  • Assess the impact and success of evening programs and adjust as needed.

4. Supervision and Training:

  • Supervise and mentor a team of Residential Program Ambassadors, comprised of Wake Forest undergraduate students.
  • Provide guidance, support, and ongoing training to the Ambassadors to ensure they effectively assist with program logistics and create a positive community atmosphere.

5. Administrative Duties:

  • Maintain accurate records, including incident reports, student check-in/check-out records, and program evaluations.
  • Collaborate with program leadership to address any programmatic or operational challenges.
  • Assist with other duties as needed to support the overall success of the Summer Immersion Program.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Education, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field, or a background in teaching middle or high school students.
  • Ability to manage a large group of high school students in a residence hall setting and exercise needed authority in all behavioral scenarios.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership and organizational abilities.
  • An enthusiastic, creative, and solution-oriented mindset.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • A commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive community.

Hours:

  • May 2025 - Thursdays from 2:00 - 5:00 pm (Flexible based upon availability)
  • Mandatory RLC Move-In and Residence Hall Prep: May 27, 2025, from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Mandatory Staff Training ○ May 28 - 30, 2025, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • June/July 2025 ○ Sundays - 2:00 - 6:00 pm, 8:00 – 11:00 pm ○ Monday - Thursday - 4:00 - 11:00 pm ○ Friday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Accountabilities:

  • Responsible for their own work.


Physical Requirements:

  • May involve frequent walking, standing for extended periods; occasional bending, climbing stairs: lifting moderate weights (up to 20-50 pounds); communicating with others to exchange information; repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers; ability to quickly respond to emergencies.

Environmental Conditions:

  • No environmental conditions

Disclaimer:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee’s supervisor.

To help provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in employment for individuals with disabilities.

Additional Job Description

Time Type Requirement

Part timeNote to Applicant:This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

Organization

Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation.  WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.  The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty.  It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.

Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.​

The University is comprised of:  the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus.  Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.  Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.

Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Since its founding, the university has adopted the motto “pro humanitate,” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. Wake Forest has a strong commitment to holistic, eight-dimensional well-being for students, faculty and staff as evidenced in the Thrive initiative.

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, NC, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.  Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant and thriving arts scene.

Winston-Salem residents enjoy close proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and breweries for dining with friends and family.  Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).

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