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Area Coordinator/Residence Life

Huntington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 May 2026

💰 $58,393/yr($44,918/yr – $58,393/yr)

About the role

Position Information

Position Title Area Coordinator/Residence Life Banner Position Number 001285 E-Class NC - Nonclassified - .53 or > Department Housing Auxiliary - MU5400 Job Description

Marshall University’s Department of Housing and Residence Life seeks outgoing, energetic, and skilled applicants for a full-time, 12 month live-in professional responsible for a residential living community at Marshall University. The communities house between 250-850 students, a team of Resident Advisors ranging from 6 to 28 and has the potential to supervise an Assistant Area Coordinator

General Responsibilities
Supervision and Staff Development

Supervise Resident Advisors and an Assistant Area Coordinator and conducts individual meetings, bi-annual evaluations, etc.
Contribute and encourage the development of positive working relationships with all residence life staff.
Attend and organize weekly staff meetings with building staff and/or departmental staff
Assist with selecting, training, development and in-service activities for the paraprofessional staff.
Assist with coordination of fall & spring training as well as ongoing personal and professional staff development opportunities.

Coordinate one of the following over the summer months

Summer Area Coordinator
Summer Conferences
Damage Billing Appeals

Coordinate one of the three following collaterals

Student Staff Training

Coordinate schedule completions and distribution, confirmation of speakers, food orders, theme, t-shirts development and distribution, evening activities
Oversees speaker(s) and room reservation, training meals and food purchases, material requests for Staff training
Oversees supplemental training of fall sessions that won’t fit into spring training for new staff

Student Staff Selection

Coordinate advertisement, interview schedule, interview questions, application creation, communication with applicants, training staff on interviewing, pre interview application assessment (conduct and grade check)
Creates marketing strategies and theme for each selection process.
Update letters pertinent to student staff selection in E Rez Life and Roompact
Create post analytics regarding applicant scores to guide hiring
Set up selection meetings for hiring

Student Leadership

Mentor and be available to student leaders through RHA and NRHH
Coordinate Student Leadership campus wide fundraiser
Serve as senior advisor to Residence Hall Association executive board
Serve as senior advisor to National Residence Hall Honorary chapter
Oversee participation and organizing of student leadership conferences
Plan and facilitate the annual Housing and Residence Life Banquet

Student and Community Development

Create and promote a caring atmosphere conducive to student learning, academic success, and to the personal development of residence hall students.
Promote an atmosphere that emphasizes Marshall’s values (academic achievement, personal freedom & integrity, dignity and respect for the individual, diversity and inclusiveness, sustainability, and service).
Work with Assistant Area Coordinators to assess effectiveness of hall traditions & learning outcomes.
Encourage behavior that demonstrates professionalism, role modeling, and positive communication.
Maintain a high level of residence hall visibility and interaction
Implement and manage residential curriculum and learning outcomes in community.
Develop and maintain a positive and mutually supportive working relationship with all campus offices.
Facilitate and implement academic initiatives such as collaboration with faculty, promoting study groups and tutoring, working with relevant MU Marshall University academic offices.
Advise and counsel individual students, making referrals when needed.
Assist in the management of student behavior through conduct sanctioning and student advising.
Hear, adjudicate, and mediate student housing conduct process.
Facilitate roommate mediation process within your assigned community.
Assist with university and housing recruitment, orientation, and retention efforts.