Interim Residential Coordinator

The Office of Residence Life at St. Lawrence University invites applications for a 1-year Interim Residential Coordinator (RC) to join our Student Life team. The Residence Life program at St. Lawrence includes a residential component to one of the nation’s oldest living-learning programs for first-year students where faculty and Student Life efforts are integrated in meaningful ways. As a residential campus, the living-learning experience is a foundational component to a St. Lawrence education and approximately 99% of our students live in university housing. The institution also offers upper-class students a variety of housing options, including theme cottages, townhouses, and traditional residence halls.

Residential Coordinators are responsible for implementing a comprehensive residential program within a selected area of campus and working with members of a collaborative Student Life team. Each RC at St. Lawrence University will oversee First-Year residences and collaborate closely with faculty within our First-Year Program (FYP) and supervise and support vibrant co-curricular initiatives in upperclass residential communities. The University is preparing to launch the SLU Thrives initiative in Fall 2025 – an innovative approach realigning the residential and co-curricular student experience to focus on student well-being – and the Residential Coordinator position will play an integral role in this transformational experience.

The Interim Residential Coordinator position is an 11-month, live-in professional staff role appointed for 1 academic year that reports directly to the Director of Residence Life. Remuneration includes a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with qualifications and experience, and an on-campus apartment. This position also includes a campus meal plan while classes are in session. The anticipated start date for this position is August 15, 2025.

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing supervision, guidance, and mentorship to a staff of approximately 16 Community Assistants (CAs) within a residential area of 3-4 buildings.
• Support CAs within the areas of community building, programming, and developing professional skills around administrative tasks, such as participating in campus rounds, meeting deadlines, and incident report writing.
• Provide holistic support to residents through development of residential education initiatives, managing facilities management issues, and promoting community values and standards.
• Responsible for understanding and upholding student handbook policies and promoting a residential experience that fosters a sense of belonging, identity, and deep community connections.
• Serve as a partner with the Community Standards office; assist in identifying and shaping community trends and engaging with community standards processes with students for violations of university policy.
• Support paraprofessional staff development by assisting with the planning and implementation of CA training at the beginning of each semester.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities Operations and Safety & Security to create a safe and healthy residential environment conducive to holistic learning.
• Actively participate in departmental tasks, such as student leader selection, housing selection, residence hall openings and closings, and other Residence Life programmatic initiatives.
• Serving as advisor to one of the three CA Programming Councils, and support CAs in their efforts to provide residential programming in the areas of Diversity & Inclusion, Wellness, and Social Engagement.
• Review and analyze CA Weekly reports to monitor residential community trends, facilities issues, and identify at-risk students of concern.
• Actively contribute to weekly ResEd Team meetings and work closely with CAs and campus partners to identify, support, and track at-risk students of concern.
• Advise and support First-Year or Sophomore Class Council by assisting class officers with budget management, recruitment, and programming implementation.
• Serve on weekly on-call rotation, and work with on-campus partners to appropriately respond to facilities, medical, and behavioral crises and emergencies.
• Engage in various university committees, collaborate with campus partners on campus initiatives, and other projects and duties as assigned.
• Ability to work occasionally nights and weekends.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. A Master’s degree and prior experience in higher education as a professional staff member, social work, or as a student paraprofessional undergraduate employee is strongly preferred. Demonstrate a theoretical understanding of student development and an appreciation for working in an inclusive, multicultural environment at a private liberal arts college. Candidates must also possess initiative, personal integrity, excellent interpersonal communication skills, and a collaborative spirit. Willingness and excitement to embrace community building and student support through student development models based on concepts of self-authorship. Comfortable with using and/or learning new technologies, software platforms, and A/V equipment. Willingness to work evenings and weekends as student programming needs and major events require.

About St. Lawrence University: Located at 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY, St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,000 students from more than 40 states and 40 nations. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global. The University is committed to and seeks diversity among its faculty, staff and students. Such a commitment ensures an atmosphere that is diverse and complex in ways that are intellectually and socially enriching for the entire campus community. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups, as well as from individuals with experience teaching or working in a multicultural environment, are encouraged. St. Lawrence University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit http://www.stlawu.edu.