Housing and Residence Life Coordinator

DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Women, members of underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Position will remain open until filled.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship at this time.

DePauw University is a private, residential, liberal arts campus of 1700 students. The Housing and Residence Life Coordinator will participate as a member of the Housing and Residence Life team, whose primary purpose is to implement the guiding principles of how students live at DePauw University. This position is responsible for supporting the mission of the University, the Division of Student Affairs and the goals of the department. The Housing and Residence Life Coordinator position is a full-time, live-in appointment responsible for providing departmental support and project facilitation in the areas of supervision, administration, and community support. The primary purpose of this position is to intentionally interact with students to assess and meet student needs in multiple residential living environments, participating in educational and leadership development of student staff, as well as supporting and collaborating with other departments within and outside of the Division of Student Affairs to provide comprehensive service to students. This position reports to the Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life and Associate Dean of Students/Director of Housing and Residence Life.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL/PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS

Community Support:

• Contribute to the development of healthy, inclusive residential living environments by

intentionally and regularly interacting with resident students.

• Assess the individual needs of resident students and staff as well as the needs of the

community as a whole by interacting in both group and one-on-one settings concerning their

campus involvement, engagement, academics, and future endeavors.

• Serve as a student advocate and regularly solicit student feedback and communicate input to

student affairs departments.

• Display and demonstrate high levels of empathy, flexibility, open-mindedness, compassion and

approachability in working with students while being familiar with campus and community

resources in order to make referrals to additional campus and community resources where

appropriate.

• Promote initiatives that meet the academic and developmental needs of residential students

within our residence hall communities, and all other residential living units.

• Provide on-call coverage, responding appropriately and providing crisis intervention as well as

conflict mediation for campus throughout the calendar year.

• Be responsible for knowing the published regulations/standards of the University and

appropriately confront and document alleged residential and University policy violations.

• Assist student staff and resident students in the creation of standards for their community.

Administration and Operations:

• Collaborate with other departments to support campus-wide initiatives and serve on various

University committees.

• Lead one of the four department teams that develop training, staff recruitment and selection,

programming, housing and office management.

• Facilitate residence hall opening and closing during break periods outlined within the academic

and housing calendar.

• Assist with budget management of activity funds for social, educational, community

development and other initiatives.

Student Supervision:

• Supervise and intentionally support student staff by facilitating purposeful interactions and

assist in the coordination and development of educational sessions.

• Support the residential experience by implementing programming efforts.
• Guide student staff in assessing and intentionally meeting student needs in order to develop

inclusive, welcoming and safe communities that promote our University's culture of care and

serving as an active bystander.

• Support the recruitment, selection and training of student staff members.
• Communicate supervisory expectations and provide recognition and accountability structures

for staff members.

Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and

questions of others.

• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Change Management - The ability of the individual to encourage others to seek opportunities

for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities.

• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others

strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to effectively deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Customer Oriented - A desire to serve both external and internal clients by focusing effort on

meeting the clients' needs, understanding their concerns, and seeking to build trust.

• Diversity Oriented - Commitment to valuing a variety of different experiences, encouraging

input and collaboration from campus stakeholders, including being mindful of experiences

related, but not limited to: age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status,

LGBTQ, and/or job type.

• Interpersonal - Ability to develop and maintain relationships with others.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of

performing a task.

• Relationship Building - Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport and cooperative

relationship with customers and co-workers.

• Team Builder - Ability to help ensure that team members are invested in team activities and

decisions, and that the team works together to achieve a goal.

• Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined

standard of work performance.

Education: Bachelor's Degree required. Master's degree in College

Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or related field preferred.

Experience: Experience working in housing and residence life is preferred.

Communication/Language: Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole

numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Computer Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Applications.

Other Requirements:

Demonstrated experience with and sensitivity to individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds

and a commitment to a diverse and inclusive community.

Strong interpersonal, organizational and management skills, ability to handle multiple

responsibilities simultaneously and attention to detail. Experience administering systems,

programs and processes.

Ability to work in diverse, team-oriented settings and collaborate with others.

Ability to function within a team environment and collaborate with others.

Ability to advise students, individually and in groups.

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive information.

Ease in working with all University constituents, including faculty, staff, alumni, students and

their families.

Excellent verbal, written, technological and interpersonal communication skills and ability to

think critically.

Willingness to work flexible hours and evenings as needed.

Understanding of and/or experience in a residential, liberal arts college environment.

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand O (Occasionally)

Walk O (Occasionally)

Sit F (Frequently)

Handling / Fingering O (Occasionally)

Reach Outward O (Occasionally)

Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)

Climb O (Occasionally)

Crawl O (Occasionally)

Squat or Kneel O (Occasionally)

Bend O (Occasionally)

Speak F (Frequently)

10 lbs or less O (Occasionally)

11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)

21-50 lbs O (Occasionally)

51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Push/Pull

12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)

13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)

26-40 lbs O (Occasionally)

41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Other Physical Requirements

Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth Perception)

Hearing (Auditory perception, or audition)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Normal office environment.

We are proud to recognize the active participation of faculty and staff in adding to the heritage of building and supporting vibrant, intellectual and creative lives for students and for ourselves. Principles of collaboration, respect for each other, diversity, freedom of expression, accountability and service guide the daily decisions and interactions across campus.

DePauw University, in affirmation of its commitment to excellence, endeavors to provide equal opportunity for all individuals in its hiring, promotion, compensation and admission procedures. Institutional decisions regarding hiring, promotion, compensation and admission will be based upon a person's qualifications and/or performance without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender, gender identity or gender expression, except where religion, gender, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification.

DePauw University's goals and commitments are best served if the institution reflects the diversity of our society; hence, DePauw seeks diversity in all areas and levels of employment and abides by all local, state, and federal regulations concerning equal employment opportunities. The University admits, hires and promotes individuals upon their qualities and merits.

Employee Benefits Overview

There are many benefits offered to DePauw Employees.

For full time benefits eligible employees these benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance. Basic Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University. Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their dependents. Additional voluntary benefits, Tuition Remission and Exchange, as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits. See the Benefits Hub.

All employees may participate in the retirement savings plan, as well as employee discounts and access to University resources.

At DePauw, we recognize that our employees need to balance work and home. Please refer to University Policies for Vacation Time, Personal Time (hourly) and Sick Time policies in the Employee Handbook for more information on these and other benefits. When you need support, the Cigna Employee Assistance benefit is available to all employees and their households.

ENJOY ACCESS TO THE AMAZING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS DEPAUW UNIVERSITY HAS TO OFFER, SUCH AS:

• Welch Fitness Center and wellness classes
• Indoor Tennis and Track Center
• University Libraries
• Peeler art galleries
• Green Center for the Performing Arts events and programs
• Ubben lecture series
• Free athletic events
• Bookstore and Starbucks (Greencastle) discounts
• Employee discounted meal plan
• Free parking
• Nature park, including walking and biking trails
• Personal duplicating and printing discounts

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