Student Worker - Resident Assistant

Make a difference at one of Florida’s premier institutions for education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Florida Polytechnic University, ranked the No. 1 public college in the region by U.S. News and World Report, offers a unique working environment that encourages faculty and staff to be part of a culture that prizes collaboration, innovation, and the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure our students and University succeed. Florida Poly offers a small campus academic environment where students form connections with their faculty and peers as they pursue high-value degrees in engineering and applied sciences.

The University is equipped with cutting-edge facilities and equipment and two award-winning, architecturally distinct academic buildings. Its evolving curriculum, designed to meet the needs of industry and provide a life-long educational foundation for students, has helped the institution grow in prominence since its opening in 2014. Florida Poly’s deliberately small classes, affordability, and outstanding graduate outcomes have helped it earn recognitions such as being named a top value school, in the top 25 nationally for affordability, and in the top five best universities in the South for tech students. Accredited by ABET and SACSCOC, Florida Poly is educating some of the brightest minds in Florida and attracting standout talent from across the nation.

  

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Student Worker - Resident Assistant

   

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

  

The Resident Assistant (RA) is a part-time (average of 20 hours/week), student staff member of the Office of Housing and Residential Life at Florida Polytechnic University. The RA is selected and trained to be a vital resource to residential students, and to be sensitive to the academic, emotional, and social challenges facing college students, particularly those involved with the normal adjustments to residence hall living. The RA plays an important role in assisting residents with a seamless transition into the University community and works to provide opportunities for residents to get involved while living on-campus. The RA lives in a designated residence hall room and works with approximately 40-60 residents (number of residents varies on residence hall occupancy per semester). The RA position contains structured time such as office hours and on-call responsibilities but is a very flexible time commitment based on the RA’s class schedule and community needs, with many RA responsibilities occurring during the evening and weekends.

    

JOB DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Community Development

• Identify both individual and community needs.
• Promote resident self-responsibility and respect for individual rights.
• Coordinate engaging and educational programming, activities, and events for the community.
• Use creative methods to make programming, activities, and events appealing and relevant to residents. Develop learning outcomes to help facilitate an educational strategy (Intentional Interactions, Educational and Community Builder programs, Community-Wide events, University-Wide events, campus partner programs, floor programs, etc.) to meet the needs of each individual resident and/or community.
• Complete assessment (planning and post-program/event forms) to ensure learning outcomes and community needs are met.
• Hold semesterly floor meetings as instructed by the Residential Life Coordinator and/or Housing and Residential Life designee.

Resource for Students

• Trained to be sensitive to the academic, emotional, and social challenges facing college students, particularly those involved with the normal adjustments to residence hall living.
• Disseminate information to students regarding on and off campus resources to assist residents’ academic, emotional, and social needs.
• Resolve roommate conflicts, when necessary, in collaboration with the Residential Life Coordinator and/or Housing and Residential Life designee.

Academic and Student Success

• Model positive academic behaviors and keep academics as a priority.
• Create a floor/residential community conducive to academic success and studying (i.e., enforce quiet/courtesy hours, provide residents academic resource, etc.).
• Engage in academic success interventions and intentional one-on-one conversations (i.e., Intentional Interactions) with residents consistent with office requirements and learning outcomes.
• Understand and know University academic support services/resources and refer residents when necessary.
• Identify and offer assistance to residents with academic needs.
• Pr