Departmental Assistant (Residential Educator)

UMass Boston; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Residential Educators to support students in their learning community. This role involves living on campus and providing essential support, guidance, and crisis response to students. Ideal candidates are recent graduates eager to gain experience in student life and community building. This temporary position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the academic and social development of students while fostering a vibrant campus environment. If you are committed to student success and enjoy working with youth, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Recent college graduate with experience as a residential advisor.
• Passion for developing student success and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and support to students in a residential setting.
• Conduct academic programming and offer career guidance.

Skills

Student support

Community building

Crisis response

Policy enforcement

Academic guidance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

About UMass Amherst - Mount Ida Campus

The flagship of the Commonwealth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university that seeks to expand educational access, fuel innovation and creativity, and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863, UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1,450-acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity. The institution advances a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valued—and thrives, and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges, and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing success by striving for the highest level of excellence as we seek breakthrough solutions to mounting environmental, social, economic, and technological challenges in our world.

Job Summary

Residential Educators live within the learning community providing education and support to students, who, in addition to their academic program, are also learning how to live, socialize and access resources on a college campus. In addition, educators provide residential on-duty support, crisis response and policy enforcement. During the summer session, Residential Educators will also work with other programs such as pre-college offerings etc. and will work directly with student staff.

The ideal candidate for the role will be a recent college graduate with experience as a residential advisor and a passion for learning and working with youth. This is not meant to be a permanent position but rather an opportunity for recent graduates to gain experience in a program of this type in the Boston Area. Each year new Residential Educators are chosen to hold this position based on their alignment with their career goals and undergraduate experience and a relationship and/or commitment to the Student Life program goals and principles.

Essential Functions

• Student support and community building.
• Academic educational programming.
• Career and academic guidance.
• Residential on-duty responsibilities.
• Crisis response and policy enforcement.

Other Functions

• Program mentoring.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Ability to live on the Mount Ida Campus.
• Valid MA Driver's License.
• Ability to pass background check.
• Passion for developing student success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Resident Assistant or other work within Student Life.
• Familiarity with the Mount Ida Campus.
• UMass Amherst Graduate.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Typical Office Environment.

Work Schedule

• 20 – 40 hrs/week; Varying schedule based on residential needs, requires evenings and weekends.
• This is a temporary, non-benefited position.

Salary Information

• $18/hour.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete online application and provide contact information for (3) three professional references.