Area Coordinator

John Carroll University; University Heights (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apartment

Meal plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

The Area Coordinator at John Carroll University is a full-time, 12-month live-on professional staff member in the Office of Residence Life. The role leads a residential community of about 550 students across 1-2 halls, supervising 8-15 RAs and advising student leadership initiatives.

Responsibilities include ensuring activities align with university mission, handling student conduct within restorative justice, and supporting safety through on-call duties and collaboration with campus partners.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in residence life or housing.
• Strong oral and written communication and critical thinking skills.
• Interest in John Carroll’s mission to inspire excel in learning, leadership, and service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a residential community of approximately 550 students.
• Supervise, develop, and evaluate 8-15 RAs, including 1-2 Senior RAs.
• Oversee programming initiatives within the residential area.
• Hear student conduct cases and educate within restorative justice processes.
• Serve in the on-call duty rotation and support after-hours processes.

Skills

Residence life experience

Student development

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in College Student Personnel Administration

Higher Education related degree

Job description

The Area Coordinator

The Area Coordinator is a full-time, 12-month, live-on professional staff member in the Office of Residence Life. The Area Coordinator reports to the Associate Director of Residence Life and shares in the responsibility for all facets of the Residence Life program. The Area Coordinator leads a residential community and has responsibility for supporting Residence Life initiatives (such as Living-Learning Communities, RA Training and Development, or Marketing).

Duties and Responsibilities

Community Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a residential community of approximately 550 students living in 1-2 residence halls.
• Focus on residential student engagement and relationship development.
• Supervise, develop, and evaluate 8-15 RAs, including 1-2 Senior RAs.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of all programming initiatives within the residential area.
• Hear student conduct cases and educate students within the restorative justice process.
• Collaborate with campus partners to intervene with and support students of concern and students at-risk.
• Mediate elevated conflicts among residents.
• Reestablish and advise the area-wide student leadership organization grounded in divisional goals.
• Advise the redeveloped area student leadership organization.
• Serve in the on-call duty rotation and support after-hours processes that ensure student safety.
• Manage budget lines for community building, programming, and staff development.

Departmental Responsibilities

• Support housing operations functions, including hall opening and closing, occupancy management, access control, follow-up on facilities and housekeeping concerns, and consistent oversight of residence hall facility needs.
• Assume responsibility for summer projects and assignments, which may include summer housing, summer camps, and conferences support.
• Assist with planning and executing RA recruitment, selection, and training processes.
• Assist with planning and executing office, divisional, and institutional commitments as assigned.
• Perform occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Previous residence life or housing experience.
• Thorough knowledge of student development, student leadership and community development theories.
• Strong oral and written communication and critical thinking skills.
• Interest in understanding and supporting John Carroll’s mission to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in College Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education, or related field.
• Previous experience working with living-learning communities, student staff training, and/or departmental marketing.

Normal Work Location, Hours and Conditions

University core business hours are generally 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. However this position will require work to be performed outside of normal business hours based on department operations. Availability to work some nights and weekends when needed in order to ensure a quality student experience is an expectation for this position.

Physical Requirements

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other office locations and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Hours

Hours Full Time

FLSA

Starting salary will be $39,000 – $43,000, commensurate with qualifications.

• an apartment and a University meal plan
• health and dental insurance options
• paid vacation
• personal, sick, and mission time
• holidays
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• life insurance
• tuition remission benefits for you, your spouse, and children

About John Carroll University

John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve. The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs. The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.

The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1. John Carroll University is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for more than 30 consecutive years.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and value all individuals and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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1 John Carroll Boulevard, University Heights, Ohio, 44118