Residence Life Coordinator

gsu; Georgia; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia State University, through University Housing, seeks a dynamic Resident Life Coordinator to lead live-in housing operations and develop a thriving student community in residence halls.

The role emphasizes staff supervision, program development, training, and on-call coverage to support a diverse campus housing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of housing experience or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.
• Ability to supervise and train employees.
• Ability to analyze and resolve conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Acts as live-in manager for University Housing and oversees daily facility operations.
• Develops and administers a student community development program.
• Hires, trains, and supervises staff and student employees.
• Coordinates programming addressing learners’ needs in the community.
• Supports academic initiatives and first‑year programming in residence halls.
• Provides training for student staff within the department.
• Maintains on-call rotation and responds to incidents.
• Contributes to recruitment and training of staff across levels.
• Acts as hall government advisor as needed.
• Addresses maintenance and safety issues with relevant staff.

Skills

Budget management

Interpersonal skills

Diversity & inclusion

Staff supervision

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree and 2 years housing experience

Master’s degree

Job description

Resident Life Coordinator

University Housing

Georgia State University

University Housing is seeking (1) dynamic Coordinator, Resident Life to support the daily operations of University Housing.

WHAT MAKES University Housing A GREAT PLACE?

• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serves as the professional, live-in manager for University Housing and supervises the daily operations of
• the facility.
• Develops and administers a comprehensive student community development program.
• Hires, trains, and supervises full‑time staff and student employees within University Housing.
• Coordinates programming efforts to address specific learning needs of the community.
• Assists in the development and implementation of academic initiatives and/or first year experience
• programming in residence halls.
• Develops, implements, and supports training efforts for student staff within the community and
• department.
• Works a daily on‑call rotation or 24 hour on‑call in assigned area.
• Participates in the recruitment, selection, and training of professional, graduate, and undergraduate
• staff within the department.
• Serves as primary or co‑advisor to the hall government.
• Discusses the maintenance, custodial and security issues with the appropriate staff.
• Fosters a supportive and challenging multi‑cultural environment.
• Prepares timely, thorough and accurate reports as required.
• Serves on committees, task forces, and other professional development activities.
• Participates in all community opening, closing, and transition‑related activities.
• Provides programmatic and administrative oversight for the activities.
• Serves as a hearing officer for students involved in housing policy violations.
• Oversees the services for summer school residents, conference guests, and/or summer programs.
• Selects and supervises summer staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of budget management issues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to supervise and train employees including organizing, prioritizing and scheduling work
• assignments.
• Ability to analyze and resolve conflict situations.

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and two years of housing experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Master’s degree