Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Residence Life Coordinator Job Opening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - The Residence Life Coordinator is a full-time, live-in, professional staff member and reports to the Associate Director of Student Life at Harrisburg Univeristy. Together, they form the professional staff team for the office of Housing and Residence Life, and are members of the larger Student Services team, headed by the Director of Student Services. The position includes community building and administrative management responsibility of the whole Harrisburg University residential community, with around 150-250 residents, student staff supervision, training and development, programming, and enforcing University and Housing policies. The Residence Life Coordinator should also demonstrate a commitment to multiculturalism and social justice.
This position will have a compensation which includes base salary. Housing and utility expenses are covered.
Position Responsibilities:
Facilitates the development of a community and educational environment that encourages inclusive and positive relationships among residents.
Assists the Associate Director of Student Life in overseeing the day-to-day operation of the residential community including staff supervision, programming, counseling, discipline, facilities and administrative tasks.
Supervises, trains, evaluates and selects Resident Assistants and possible other student staff.
Counsels, advises and assists residents concerning personal, interpersonal, and facilities concerns.
Provides academic support through guiding students to resources.
Serve on-call as the primary professional responder to the campus; notify appropriate officials when support is necessitated
Administrative tasks including, occupancy planning, filing work orders, use of multiple software platforms (Jenzabar, Advocate, and others) and various clerical tasks.
Serves as a student-conduct hearing officer, including: facilitation of meetings, decide responsibility, issue and follow up on sanctions, and maintain records.
Enforces and promotes Harrisburg University Student Housing policies, protocols, regulations, and PMI regulations.
Provides emergency response management and support by serving in campus professional staff on-call duty.
Assists on departmental committees and assigned projects.
Performs room safety inspections.
Be receptive and open to other duties as reasonably assigned by the University.
Qualifications:
Minimum bachelor degree in college student personnel or other related field
And/or
At least 1 (one) year on-campus residence life experience
Other company related mindsets
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About Harrisburg University:
Harrisburg University offers an applied science and technology education for students who want a degree and a dedicated pathway to a career. Its focus is to educate career-minded individuals in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM careers), giving them the tools to succeed, while helping to shape their communities, locally and beyond. Our goal is to help stimulate economic growth in our region by establishing a STEM educated workforce ? a necessary resource in today's economy.
Mission:
The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is an independent educational institution offering innovative academic and research programs in science and technology that respond to local and global needs. The institution fosters a diverse community of learners, provides access and support to students who want to pursue a career in science and technology, and supports business creation and economic development.
Harrisburg University: At a Glance:
Only science and technology-focused comprehensive university between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Private, non-sectarian, not-for-profit, urban, teaching university
Located in the city of Harrisburg in the county of Dauphin
Incorporated in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: December 12, 2001
Chartered by Pennsylvania Department of Education: January 20, 2005
Inaugural class arrived August 29, 2005
Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, June 22, 2009
200 full- and part-time employees
Signature 16-story, $73 million, state-of-the-art Academic Center
Student Population:
The University's total student enrollment for undergraduate and graduate degree seeking students is 4,400 as of May 1, 2017.
Undergraduate Student Body is 49% female, and 53% minority
98% demonstrate financial need
Ranked in top 20 of US News & World Report?s ethnic diversity category for Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
HU places 92% of its graduates in family-sustaining careers in their fields of study within six months of graduation.
HU undergraduate student average debt upon graduation is $7,000 less than the national average student education debt.
Academics:
Full-time faculty with Ph.D. or Terminal Degree: 100%
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees awarded in Analytics, Biotechnology and Biosciences, Computer and Information Sciences, Interactive Media, Management & eBusiness, Geospatial Technologies, and Integrative Sciences
Master of Science Degrees awarded in Analytics, Information Systems Engineering & Management, Learning Technologies, Computer Information Sciences, Project Management & Healthcare Informatics.
PhD awarded in Data Analytics ? first student cohort will begin in Fall 2017.
Trimester system
Institutional Leadership:
Governance of the University includes a 30-member, independent, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees led by the Executive Committee. The Board of Trustees delegates authority for day-to-day operations to senior management.
Notes of Distinction:
First private non-profit science and technology-focused institution chartered in the Commonwealth since Carnegie Mellon University
Educational framework is competency-based, applied, and experiential
Offers Central Pennsylvania?s only master?s degrees in IT Project Management, or Learning Technologies
The University is a Project Management Institute® registered education provider
Home to the Center for Advanced Entertainment and Learning Technologies, The Consumer Insights Research Lab, The Government Technology Institute, The Geospatial Technology Center, and The Food Science and Technology Center.
Co-PI on NSF-funded ADVANCE grant focused on the recruitment, retention, and development of women academics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines
Institutional Affiliations & Partnerships:
American Council on Education (ACE)
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP)
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP)
Consortium agreements with Penn State and St. Francis University
Articulation agreements with Harrisburg Area Community College, Community College of Baltimore County & Lehigh Carbon Community College
About Harrisburg:
HU?s location in dynamic downtown Harrisburg connects people to a diverse and exciting community that is a wonderful place to call home. In 2010 Money Magazine rated Harrisburg as one of the nation?s top ?Up and Coming Cities? and the area was ranked 12th in the ?Best Places to Live? category in 2009 by Kiplinger?s Personal Finance. In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Harrisburg as 5th among America?s most livable cities; and the area as #2 among America?s best places to raise a family. The Capital Region is home to over 600,000 residents, making it the 52nd largest statistical metropolitan area in the nation.
Harrisburg is also home to the Capitol of the Commonwealth of PA, and downtown Harrisburg is the center for commerce regionally with a thriving, bustling downtown community of which Harrisburg University takes its home in the center. Strawberry Square, a downtown shopping center connected to our campus and new building, is the student center. The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts provides auditorium space and numerous cultural events. Restaurant Row and City Island provide countless dining, shopping, sporting and socializing events. We have worked with a local developer to renovate to buildings downtown Harrisburg that now serve as dormitory space. The scenic nature areas along the nearby Susquehanna River offer a relaxing escape from classes and are the site for local concerts, art festivals, and shows. It is also possible to tour Harrisburg?s many historic museums, workout at the local fitness clubs, visit the theatres or take in a minor league baseball game.
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Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and resume.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Associate
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