Area Coordinator

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Area Coordinator (AC) is a twelve month, live-in staff member in the Residence Life Office at Davidson College.  As a member of the Division of Student Life, the AC will join a competent, committed team who cares deeply about students and actively works to promote a welcoming, socially just environment for all people.  The AC serves as a front-line responder in campus emergency situations, is often required to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends, and works closely with a diverse student population.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. STAFF SUPERVISION – recruit, select, train, supervise, evaluate and facilitate professional development for 15-22 student staff members.
   1. Partner with student staff to develop individualized and intentional action plans for personal, professional, and communal growth, as well as leadership development.
   2. Meet bi-weekly with each student staff member to assess hall environments, student concerns and behaviors, hall trends, and programmatic offerings.
   3. Meet weekly with area staff to assess overall health of community, encourage collaboration between student staff members, provide ongoing job training, and build area residential teams.
   4. Provide goal setting, mid-year evaluation, and year-end evaluation for each staff member.
   5. Offer monthly professional development opportunities for student staff members.
   6. Collaborate with area staff to create a residential learning plan to meet the specific needs of that area. 
   7. Assist student staff in responding to student issues, including roommate conflicts and physical, emotional, identity, or psychological concerns.
   8. Directly oversee the student staff duty process.  Advise or assist staff in responding to concerning incidents or potential policy violations in and around the residence halls. 
2. AREA MANAGEMENT – manage daily operations for specific residence halls and/or apartment buildings.
   1. Serve as the primary lead on the maintenance and upkeep for residence halls and/or apartments in area.
   2. Assist with housing operations such as room condition reports, key management, and room changes.
   3. Respond to facility concerns in an ongoing way in collaboration with the RLO Coordinator for Facilities, Building Services, and Physical Plant
   4. Perform monthly facility inspections on each residential facility.
   5. Oversee student staff as they conduct health and safety inspections for every student room in area each semester.
   6. Manage residence hall opening and closing at the beginning and end of each semester.
   7. Serve as the Area Coordinator On-call on a rotational basis, advising student staff members, responding to serious incidents on campus, and going to the hospital to support students as needed.
   8. Adjudicate violations of Residence Life policies within area of supervision. Meet with residents to discuss behaviors, adjudicate or refer as appropriate, and follow-up as needed.  Document through the Maxient Conduct system. 
3. GENERAL PROCESSES – participate in overall management of residence life office through leadership in departmental and divisional processes.
   1. Assist with the development, planning, and implementation of a comprehensive student staff-training program, including the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and monthly in-service gatherings.
   2. Participate in the recruitment and selection processes for student and professional staff.
   3. Assist with most aspects of the housing assignment process – including lottery and room selection and first-year roommate pairing and hall placement.
   4. Attend and participate in weekly Residence Life staff meetings, monthly Student Life meetings, annual retreats, and other gatherings as needed.
4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – collaborate with institutional partners and resources for the continued development and support of students, staff, faculty, and others
   1. Oversee and establish a positive living environment within unique residential communities and the College. 
   2. Assist with the development and implementation of the RLO residential learning experience within residential communities
   3. Support student population via program attendance, mentoring, advising.
   4. Participate in divisional committees, selection processes, training, and development opportunities
   5. Serve as sources of information about College and its resources to students, staff, faculty, families, and others.
5. RESIDENTIAL FOCUS AREA – each Area Coordinator is responsible for programming and community building for the community they oversee.
   1. Work with Associate Director on departmental ef