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Student Programs Coordinator (Residential Education)

University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Jun 2026

About the role

The Coordinator of Residential Education (CRE) has overall responsibility for leading residential communities by creating safe and learning-focused environments within the residence halls. The position requires leadership in areas of staff supervision development and training, facilitation of residential curriculum, community engagement, advising, academic support, learning communities, student conduct, on-call and crisis response, and facility management. CREs support residential students through individual and group interactions to achieve Student Success persistence and retention goals and initiatives within the community. Note: This is a full-time, 12 month, live-in position.

Specific duties include:

Leadership of student staff

  • Select, train, supervise, and evaluate Graduate Hall Directors, Resident Assistant and Student Assistant Staff 

  • Facilitate weekly staff meetings, disseminate information 

  • Conduct quality individual one-on-one meetings coaching and developing staff

  • Coordinate ongoing training and development of student staff team 

 

Coordinate Residential Education Initiatives for designated residential community

  • Implement residential curriculum

  • Achieve student learning outcomes in the residential community related to strategies for personal management, multicultural competence, identification of resources and development of techniques to achieve personal wellness that support academic success, effective communication and conflict management, creation of post-graduation plans and goals.

  • Coordinate Academic Initiatives that aid in residential student academic success

  • Coordinate LLCs and RCPs

  • Create and implement Student Success programmatic initiatives

  • Facilitate Care Management for individual students

  • Conduct assessment of initiatives

 

Housing Operations and Department Administrative Duties 

  • Assist with resident assignments, room changes and room consolidation processes, manage roommate agreement process

  • Perform damage assessments, assess student billing, health and safety room inspections

  • Utilize housing database

  • Work all check-ins, and check-outs

  • Monitor physical condition of residence halls, Room Condition Inventory Forms, follow up on work orders submitted, provide regular reports and updates

  • Work collaboratively with Facilities and Custodial staff

  • Assist with HRE office support, assist with front desk supervision, department emails and phones as needed

  • Participate in department marketing initiatives, calling campaigns, and assist with HRE social media accounts

 

Advising

  • Serve as Advisor or Co-Advisor to Hall Council, RHA, and/or NRHH

  • Attend organizational meetings

  • Support on-going leadership development of the students

  • Supporting program initiatives and possible conference attendance

 

Participate in residence hall on-call duty rotation

  • Respond to after hours, weekend and holiday incidents

  • Serve as essential personnel

  • Serve on department hurricane response and evacuation team

 

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree, with at least one year of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Higher Education Administration or related field from an accredited university/college.

Previous experience with a residential curriculum and LLCs.

Experience supervising student staff .

Work experience in a Housing and Residential Education department at a college or university.

 

SB1310: The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.

A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of

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