Area Coordinator

USI Department of History; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 32,400 - 39,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver for employees

Vacation and sick time

Holiday pay

On-campus Recreation, Fitness & Welln.

University Health Center access

Dental Hygiene Clinic access

Job summary

The University of Southern Indiana is seeking an Area Coordinator to oversee housing for 350–600 students in apartments or residence halls, ensuring a safe, learner‑centered environment. The role emphasizes frequent student interaction, proper records, and guiding student staff in academic and personal growth.

Responsibilities include supervising resident assistants, leading staff committees, crisis response, on‑call coverage, and collaborating across campus; requires strong communication,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One year of related experience required.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, writing, and time-management skills required.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and effectively as a team member.
• Experience with computers, internet, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and email software.
• Strong customer-service skills, written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must possess a high level of integrity.
• Must be flexible and adaptable.
• Must be able to work with the student population.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record per USI's Vehicle Safety Policy.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of resident assistants (7‑15), including weekly meetings with staff and maintaining files.
• Lead staff committees overseeing recruitment, training, development, recognition, wellness, and assessment.
• Assist students experiencing emotional, academic, physical, and interpersonal difficulties, and refer them to other professionals.
• Serve as 24‑hour on‑call contact for housing emergencies; perform weeknight and weekend duties.
• Participate in housing events, student affairs and university workshops, and other processes as assigned.
• Work proactively with other offices across campus.
• Advocate and empower individuals through role modeling and advising.
• Support educational programming and initiatives; encourage skill development.
• Establish continuous personal contact with students to address needs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Time management

Independence

Team player

Customer service

Confidentiality

Integrity

On-campus living requirement

Education

Bachelor's degree

1 year related experience

Job description

Title: Area Coordinator

Division: Student Affairs

Department: Housing & Residence Life Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $36,000/Annual Salary

EEO Job Group: 2 C9

Position Summary

The Area Coordinator has overall responsibility in the apartments (housing 350–600 students) or residence hall complexes (housing 350–450 students) for creating a safe, secure, and learner‑centered environment. The role requires frequent and meaningful interactions with students in a variety of settings while maintaining good records. Area Coordinators serve as educators overseeing the development of students and student staff in the areas of academic growth, personal growth, skill building, and productive citizenship.

Duties/Responsibilities

Collaboration

• Direct supervision of resident assistants (7‑15), including weekly meetings with professional staff and student staff individually and collectively; maintain appropriate files and tracking to assess learning and development.
• Lead, participate, assess, and share results of staff committees overseeing recruitment/selection, training, development, recognition, wellness, and assessment.
• Assist students experiencing emotional, academic, physical, and interpersonal difficulties, and refer them to other professionals when appropriate; assist in crises.
• Serve as 24‑hour on‑call contact for housing emergencies; perform weeknight and weekend duties during the semester, communicate with leadership, document interactions, and maintain office hours.
• Participate in Housing and Residence Life events, student affairs and university workshops, opening, closing, and other processes and duties as assigned.
• Work proactively with other offices across campus.

Student Engagement

• Advocate and empower individuals through role modeling, advising/supervising, and assisting students in exploring personal identity as a citizen in a global society.
• Support and promote educational programming and initiatives, sponsored departmentally and university wide; show initiative to develop individual skills.
• Establish continuous personal contact with students to address needs and concerns by remaining visible, approachable, and active in the area.

Innovation

• Maintain general operation of an area (2 residence halls or 9–13 small apartment buildings), including budget management, assessment, occupancy management, and communication with related offices and personnel including housekeeping, housing, and supervisor.
• Encourage the leadership development of students; facilitate a residential education action plan with student staff to support the specific needs of residents.
• Share in the implementation of campus‑wide programming by Housing and Residence Life, primarily Eagle’s Night Out, a weekend programming series.

Integrity

• Understand, support, and enforce campus code of conduct in a developmentally appropriate context; facilitate educational conduct meetings and assign appropriate sanctions. Support resident assistants in enforcement of policy and conduct.
• Timely in‑person and written follow‑up on Care Team concerns to support student wellbeing and retention.
• Respond to concerns and issues of students, parents/guardians, staff, faculty and others in a manner that provides exceptional service, accurate information, and fosters relationship‑building.

Learning

• Develop intentional student interactions and programming focused on the curricular experience, including implementing a residential curriculum that seeks to create a meaningful residential experience; assess curriculum, ongoing development of lesson plans, and mentor students living on campus.
• Provide support to Theme Living Communities (TLC), themed communities and academic initiatives as outlined by the department.
• Serve on various committees.
• Participate in webinars and departmental and university‑wide professional development.
• Provide basic crisis management interventions with students while educating and referring students to campus resources available to enhance their collegiate experience; act as an educator to student staff to manage low‑level referral situations.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• One year of related experience required.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, writing, and time‑management skills required.
• Self‑starter with ability to work independently and effectively as a team member.
• Experience with computers, internet, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and e‑mail software.
• Strong customer‑service skills, written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must possess a high level of integrity.
• Must be flexible and adaptable.
• Must be able to work with the student population.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record per USI's Vehicle Safety Policy (link).
• Must be able to live on campus.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Master’s degree strongly preferred.

Functional Requirements

• Independent physical access to all campus housing (residence halls and apartments, including those under construction and renovation) to observe and assess; required for staff oversight, job evaluation, training/orientation events, and meetings with managers, committees, and vendors.
• Frequent physical movement during events to oversee activities, make presentations, and interact with attendees.
• Extended sedentary periods alternate with highly active periods to complete responsibilities.
• Effective problem solving and a sustained high level of accuracy while meeting deadlines and achieving critical outcomes, even under demanding conditions such as multiple priorities and short‑notice deadlines.
• Consistently professional demeanor at all times, even in difficult, negative, or frustrating situations such as handling complaints.
• Diplomatic and interpersonal communication skills when mediating conflicts between competing interests, some of whom may exhibit strong emotions.
• Ability to use computer systems to set up functions, enter data, retrieve and process information, and create documents.
• Ability to retrieve information from written documents and computer‑generated reports.

Regular Work Hours/Travel Requirements

• Standard office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., though some evening and weekend hours are required.
• Routine on‑call periods requiring staying on campus, including holidays and university closings.
• Area Coordinators must live on campus to remain active with and available to the USI community.
• Area Coordinators may leave Evansville up to two weekends a month in coordination with department policies and practices.
• Emergency response may be required to area hospitals during on‑call rotation.
• Occasional travel may be required to regional, state, or national conferences.

About USI

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful 1,400‑acre campus in Evansville, IN. Benefits for this position include:

• Affordable medical, dental, vision, life, and short‑term and long‑term disability insurance plans.
• Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 11% of annual salary.
• Full tuition fee waiver for employees and 75% waiver for spouses and dependent children.
• Vacation and sick time.
• Holiday pay.
• Free access to Recreation, Fitness & Wellness Center.
• Access to on‑campus University Health Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic.

EEO Statement

USI is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.