Residence Life Coordinator

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston is seeking a Department Administrator for Student Housing & Res Life to manage administrative processes such as room assignments, room changes, contracts, student files, key control and work orders.

You will lead administrative staff and student assistants, plan programs for student staff, respond to emergencies, enforce university policies, counsel students, and coordinate with other departments to offer leadership opportunities while maintaining regular office hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Minimum 1 year of directly job-related experience; 3 years preferred.
• Education in lieu of experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative processes for the facility: room assignments, changes, contracts, files, key control, and work orders.
• Select, train, supervise, and evaluate administrative staff and student assistants.
• Plan and evaluate programs and educational/community initiatives for student staff.
• Be on-call for emergencies and manage duty rotation for campus student population.
• Enforce Residential Life & Housing and university policies and procedures.
• Counsel students on conduct, safety, sanitation, or behavior improvement.
• Develop student leadership through training and mentoring of hall/floor councils.
• Maintain daily office hours and high visibility at department/university events.
• Coordinate with other departments to provide student leadership and educational opportunities.

Skills

Administrative experience

Staff supervision

Customer service

Program planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department: Student Housing & Res Life Salary:$50,000

Description

• Manages the administrative processes for the facility, which includes room assignments and room changes, contract releases, student files, key control and work orders.
• Selects, trains, supervises and evaluates administrative staff and student assistants.
• Plans and evaluates programs and educational and community building initiatives for the student staff.
• Responsible for on-call emergencies and duty rotation for the campus student population.
• Enforces Residential Life & Housing and university policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
• Counsels students concerning conduct, safety, sanitation or behavior improvement.
• Provides student leadership development for hall and floor council members through training and mentoring.
• Maintains daily office hours; ensures high visibility with students and staff at department and university functions.
• Serves as liaison with other departments to coordinate student leadership and educational opportunities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience. Preferred: Three (3) years of experience.

Additional Job Posting Information

• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.