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Area Coordinator for Womens Housing

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Jun 2025

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Job Details

Job Location Hattiesburg - Hattiesburg, MS

Description

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Residence Life, the Area Coordinator for Women’s Housing position is a full time, live-in position. The Area Coordinator for Women’s Housing is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the residence life program; serves as the first responder to emergency and non-emergency situations that arise within the department; and maintains a positive living/learning atmosphere through educational and social programming in the residence halls.

Duties and Responsibilities

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Duties and responsibilities listed are essential job functions and exclude functions which are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

  • Assist the university in implementing the statement of purpose
  • Assist the university in implementing the institutional and financial plan
  • Reflect Christian integrity and values to all university constituents
  • Exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance
  • Assist the Director of Residence Life in supervising, hiring, training, and evaluating the Resident Director and Resident Assistant staff; helps plan and provide for the continual training and development of staff
  • Conducts regular meetings with staff and as needed with residential students
  • Serves as the first responder to all campus residential emergency and non-emergency incidents; acts as the on-call housing duty phone supervisor on a rotational basis and during University break periods; supervises the RD duty rotation teams
  • Assists with the day-to-day operations of residence halls with oversight of a specific campus area and duty team supervision; conducts hall inspections for safety purposes; report facility repair issues and coordinate facility maintenance efforts with The Director of Residence Life and occasionally other service providers (Caldwell and Gregory, Filter Masters, Coca-Cola, furniture vendors, etc.)
  • Address policy violations as necessary within the halls; supports and enforces university policies
  • Assist the Director of Residence Life in conducting student hearings addressing all minor violations of campus policies and procedures, roommate conflicts, and other student adjustment issues
  • Assist the Director of Residence Life in implementing the departmental and student outcomes set forth in the department’s institutional effectiveness model: co-create experiences that engages residents in a developmentally appropriate manner to meet the learning outcomes of the department; guide RD/RA team in development of a well-balanced programs and events that promote a living-learning environment; assess needs of residential students, halls, and staff and help identify creative ways of meeting those needs; help identify ways to continually improve processes, efficiency, and best utilization of technology and systems
  • Submits various reports and forms on a regular, periodic, or emergency basis; maintains accurate rosters of residents.
  • Perform basic office logistics and administrative support for day-to-day operations of the Residence Life and Housing Office.
  • Transports students as needed via the university van
  • Assist with project management for events such as hall opening and closing, open house recruitment functions, Super Saturday event, Mandatory Hall Meetings, Fire Safety Drills, collaborative events with other campus departments, Summer Housing, Summer Camps, Guest Housing, Awareness Campaigns, etc.
  • All other duties as assigned or needed to fulfill the vision of the Department and the University’s mission

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Ability to use common office productivity software, including Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written fo

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William Carey University

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