Summer 2026 Student Housing Operations Assistant (HOA)

Job Title: Housing Operations Assistant (HOA) (WS)

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

Department Name: Office of Residence Life

Unit Number (5 digits): 15141

Length of Position: Mid-April, Summer 1, Summer 2, Intersession, and up until the day before the first day of class.

Mandatory Training: The specific dates will be provided upon receiving the job offer. 

• Mental Health First Aid Training (held late April on a weekend)
• Summer Training (Held in May before the Summer Session begins)

Supervisor: Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life & Student Conduct/Designee

Wage Range: $11.75-12.75/hour 

Description/Purpose of the Position: This position provides business and administrative support for the Residence Life Team. The position acts as a representative for Residence Life. The individual will be responsible for organizing receipts, bills, and financial information. Housing Operations Assistants must be adaptable, efficient, and effective in their communication as well as work with limited supervision or within a project-based team performance environment. 

Summer Hours/week: 

• If academic class is taken
  • Minimum 12 - Maximum 20 
• If no academic class is taken
  • Minimum 12 - Maximum 40
• If the summer positions require student leaders to perform their role in the spring or fall semester, the hours above are negotiated. 

1. Compensation/Benefits
   1. Housing
      1. Double-occupancy room with a roommate of the staff member’s choosing.
         1. If a roommate is not chosen, this bed will be added to the vacancy list. 
         2. Total housing cost for the Summer 1, Summer 2, and Intersession is waived.
   2. Wage
      1. Any administrative hours worked outside of the on-call rotation will be paid at an hourly rate

• Any administrative hours worked outside of the on-call rotation will be paid at an hourly rate
• Disclaimer: Work award is not capped during the summer term. If employment ends before the agreed-upon date, payment for housing will be retroactively removed at a weekly prorated amount.

1. Transferable Skills:
   1. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills 
   2. Ability to work both independently with little supervision and as part of a team
   3. High levels of motivation and willingness to learn
   4. Ability to pay close attention to details
   5. Excellent time management skill
2. Responsibilities for this Position: 
   1. Receive, sort, and distribute physical mail and documents
   2. Receive phone calls and direct them to the appropriate resources; manage call lists and make outgoing phone calls.
   3. Support data entry and assist with creating and maintaining department files, records, and storage systems (physical and electronic). 
   4. Assist with housing records, damage bills, etc. 
   5. Schedule meetings as requested.  
   6. Attend all training, in-services, and development meetings requested by the Residence Life Office.
   7. Identify and explain key financial working mechanisms of each residence hall and community. 
   8. Attend/participate in staff meetings, one-on-one meetings with the supervisor, and evaluation process. 
   9. Manage office email accounts.
   10. Support opening and closing of the office 
   11. Other duties assigned. 
3. Duties, Meetings and Time Commitments
   1. Average hours per week:
      1. HOA can expect a weekly average of up to 12 hours.
   2. Duty Rotation
      1. HOA shall serve between 7pm-7am on weeknights, and 24 hours per day on weekends. The duty phone must be held at all times during these periods to respond to resident issues and concerns.