Cal Poly Humboldt invites passionate individuals to join their team as a full-time Residence Life Coordinator in Arcata, CA. This unique live-in position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including housing and meals, and the chance to live where you work. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, they are seeking candidates dedicated to fostering a vibrant, inclusive community and advocating for social justice within their residence halls. Your role will involve day-to-day management of learning communities, overseeing student leaders, and contributing to their mission of equal opportunity. Thrive in a socially just, team-oriented, and academically centered environment, and make a meaningful impact while enjoying all campus amenities!

Another Source's client, Cal Poly Humboldt, is recruiting a Residence Life Coordinator to join their Housing and Residence Life Team.

Live where you work! This is a professional, full-time, live-in position in Residence Life.

Designated a polytechnic in 2022, Cal Poly Humboldt provides hands-on, impactful educational opportunities that lead to meaningful, measurable outcomes for the individual, for the state, and the world.

Cal Poly Humboldt is a Hispanic-Serving Institution that strives to foster an inclusive and equitable community to support our students of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality committed to working in a multicultural and multiracial community that reflects the diversity of the state.

Finding a better future is a task for the bold and open, the down-to-earth and visionary. Cal Poly Humboldt strives to cultivate these qualities in leaders, innovators, and scholars in every field.

About the Role:

As the Residence Life Coordinator, you will be responsible for student, community, and social justice advocacy within the residence halls; comprehensive oversight of 4-12 student leaders, including one Student Assistant, and oversight for learning communities in the Housing & Residence Life areas. This position is responsible for the coordination of housing initiatives that foster curricular and co-curricular engagement for students living on campus. Involvement with professional associations, university committees, events, and functions is strongly encouraged and supported.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $55-58K annually

This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre-tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 14 paid holidays per year.

Additional benefits information can be found athttps://hraps.humboldt.edu/employee-benefits

Key Responsibilities:

Student Staff Supervision and Community Development - 40%

Hire and train Resident Advisors (RA), and Student Assistants (SA).
• Plan and organize on-going staff training.
• Create and oversee duty schedule.
• Monitor job performance through weekly meetings. Conduct bi-annual student staff evaluations.
• Implement Housing community development model in your area including program tracking and assessment.
• Maintain budgets for staff and area councils.
• Maintain a strong and visible community presence in respective areas.
• Support the mission and goals of Residence Life.
• Collaborate with campus partners to provide educational and community development programming in the halls.

Community Action Conference (Student Behavior Management) - 20%

• Review and explain Housing and University policy.
• Review Incident Reports. Hold Community Action Conference to determine responsibility in an incident and issue a finding. Complete documentation regarding Community Action Conference findings (letters, database, etc.)
• Mediate high-level roommate conflicts

Professional Staff Team Member - 10%

• Attend regular Residence Life Team meetings and Department meetings.
• Develop, implement, and participate in professional development training.
• Represent the Housing & Residence Life by serving on department and university wide committees.
• Serve as a positive role model and mentor for new team members.

Advise Student Groups - 5%

• Advise area council and attend council meetings.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to volunteer student staff.
• Meet regularly with the president and/or executive board of the council.

Resident Advocate - 5%

• Facilitate problem solving meetings amongst residents.
• Act as a resource and provide referrals as needed.
• Provide academic advising and assistance.

Duty and Crisis Response - 5%

• Respond to emergencies and other crises serving as the initial point of contact for emergency personnel.
• Serve on call duty rotation providing regular updates regarding incidents that occur while serving on duty.

Oversee Facilities - 5%

• Work with custodial, grounds, and maintenance staff to ensure a safe and clean-living area.
• Follow-up on building damage issues as appropriate.

Administrative - 5%

• Complete weekly and annual reports including all necessary budgetary paperwork.
• Assist with the professional staff hiring process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas or in a related field; experience should give evidence of competence and indicate the potential for further growth. A master's degree in a job-related field may be substituted for one year of the professional experience.
• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in one of the behavioral sciences, public or business administration or a job-related field. Additional specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities listed above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Student Affairs Administration, College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, Sociology, Social Work or other related field.
• Experience working with on-campus housing and advising special interest groups (non-traditional, cultural, LGBTQQIA, etc.)
• Ability to speak Spanish.

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.

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