Suites@201 Community Development Assistant Period Activity Pay Hire

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Position Title:

Suites@201 Community Development Assistant Period Activity Pay Hire

Job Category:

Student Hourly

Job Profile:

Student Help

Job Summary:

Compensation 

 

Period Activity Pay Hire 

 

• Room Benefits: All Halls except for Suites@201: Receive a double room waiver contingent upon 2025-2026 budget approval. Suites@201: Individuals are assigned to a four-person suite; each person is assigned to a single-occupant bedroom within the suite. A waiver is granted to the single-occupancy bedroom within the suite. Full waiver of each semester’s fees for a meal plan, as specified by the Department of Housing and Residence Life. 

• Stipend: A stipend of $650 per semester for your first and second semester of service as a CDA. The stipend increases to $700 per semester after the second semester of service as a CDA. The value of this option is $1,300 your first and second semester of service as a CDA and increases to $1,400 after the second semester as a CDA. 

 

Hours 

 

Student can work a maximum of 20 hours per week total during the academic semesters. 

 

Job Description 

• General Function and Scope of Responsibility 

• The position of a Community Development Assistant is a part-time student employment opportunity at the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point in the Department of Housing and Residence Life. A Community Development Assistant (CDA) is a student staff member who lives within the residence hall they are employed in. CDAs promote hall staff success through creativity, design, and collaboration in the residence halls ranging from 250-325 residents. They are responsible for attending training, designing and creating materials for hall staff, having educational conversations, partnering with hall professional staff to promote student development, and completing other administrative tasks. This position is part-time employment in conjunction with the employee’s full-time academic schedule. The accumulated duties of this position require the employee to work twenty (20) hours per week during each academic semester. 

 

• Duties and Responsibilities 

Community Development  

• Collaborate with hall staff in developing materials, strategies, and supporting social and hall programs, as specified by the Residence Hall Director (RHD)  

• Attend hall activities and events as specified by the Residence Hall Director (RHD)  

• Collaborate with hall staff in creating materials for community development efforts with things such as bulletin boards within the common spaces of the residence hall that are not Resident Assistant (RA) floor specific boards.    

• Facilitate educational conversations with residents around the Department of Housing and Residence Life community standards and policies 

• Assist hall staff model a wellness lifestyle and teach students about the community development model through creative efforts such as bulletin boards, programs, etc. 

• Encourage student ideas and student involvement throughout the residence hall 

 

Administration 

• Maintain open and frequent communication with the RHD about programming plans and resident concerns 

• Complete necessary administrative tasks for hall staff programs (SPIN logistics, marketing, etc.) 

• Complete five (5) office hours a week for administrative desk responsibilities 

• Attend all weekly meetings scheduled by the RHD (one-on-ones, staff meetings, etc.) 

• Conduct monthly Health and Safety checks of residence hall rooms and report any issues/concerns to RHD 

 

Student Leader Supervision and Development