Lead Resident Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

General Statement of Duties: The Lead Resident Assistant (LRA) at North Central Missouri

College is a student who lives in the residence halls at Pirate Plaza and serves as the primary

resource for their respective building while also serving in a co-leadership role over the other

Resident Assistant (RA) staff that reside in Selby and Ellsworth halls. Like all Resident

Assistants, the Lead Resident Assistants provide a resource for the campus housing community

and helping students connect with each other and NCMC. The objectives of the RA position

include building a positive community on their floor and within the hall, assisting residents with

both personal and academic concerns, knowledge of and upholding College policy, and serving

as a resource and/or liaison for the College.

Supervision Received: The LRA is directly accountable to the Residence Hall Coordinator and

indirectly to the Director of Residence Life.

Responsibilities:

I. Community Building and Peer Relationships

1. Become personally acquainted with each resident on his/her floor and build a rapport

that will foster open communication

2. Implement and encourage the development and maintenance of a community spirit on

his/her floor, including social, educational, recreational, and floor and hall council

activities.

3. Assist new students in their adaptation to College life, with the intent of preparing them

for future College/University residence halls after they have completed their two years

at North Central Missouri College.

4. Become a positive role model for residents.

5. Implement and support the use of community standards on your floor and in the hall.

II. Peer Assistance:

1. Develop the capacity to listen and understand, and to be flexible and open minded in

responding to student needs and concerns.

2. Encourage and assist individuals in finding their own solutions

3. Refer freely to departmental, campus and community resources.

4. Develop trust and maintain confidentiality in the peer assistant role.

5. Maintain familiarity with the locations and operations of departmental, campus and

community offices and organizations (e.g. Career Services, Student Support Services,

Academic Resource Center Office of Resident Life Director, etc.) and make referrals

when appropriate.

III. Residence Hall Programming:

1. Utilize events and activities that already exist on campus and in the Trenton community

that meet the needs and interests of students.

2. Coordinate events for the purpose of promoting interpersonal interaction and

community development.

3. Offer educational, or needs-based, programs to meet the dynamic needs of our

residence hall communities, whether a specific, targeted group, or the entire

population.

4. Report all programs and community builders as directed by your RHC.

IV. Administrative Duties:

1. Assist the Resident Coordinators in developing the duty schedules, mentoring and

evaluating RAs.

2. Assume duty responsibility according to the formal and/or informal hall schedule and

remain on call/duty as required.

3. Assist in opening and closing of the hall, preparation of rosters, damage inventories,

cooperation with Campus Dining staff, and other duties as assigned.

4. Each LRA will be expected to be on duty 1 night each week of the semester, participate

in the weekend duty rotation. Duty nights will be scheduled during training before each

semester begins with the Resident Hall Coordinator.

V. Health and Safety:

1. Become familiar with fire safety equipment, and coordinate the fire drill program on the

floor.

2. Be available and report all safety hazards and maintenance concerns.

3. Assist the Residence Hall Coordinator as assigned in emergencies.

VI. Residence Hall Regulations:

1. Provide continuous interaction and example which encourages students to act with

reason, to assume responsibility for their actions, and to be consistently considerate of

the rights and freedoms of others.

2. Know and adhere to the rules and regulations pertaining to student behavior and

residence hall organizations and communicate them to residents.

3. Develop consistent methods of enforcing rules and regulations, and assist students in

developing methods of self-enforcement.

4. Take appropriate action to protect the health, safety, and rights of residents.

VII. Staff Training and Communication:

1. Provide the Residence Hall Coordinator assistance in facilitation of the training program.

2. Provide the Residence Hall Coordinator with accurate and timely information

concerning the environment of the floor via weekly reflections, 1:1 meetings, and staff

meetings. Be prepared to take a leadership role in staff meetings and trainings.

3. Attend and participate in all training and staff meetings.

4. Develop and promote a positive working relationship with all residence hall staff,

including RAs, RCs, Secretaries, Custodial/Maintenance and Campus Dining employees.

5. Each RA is expected to send a daily duty report at the end of each night, when on duty,

to both RC’s and the Director of Resident Life.

OTHER:

1. Employment is normally for the academic year; however, continued employment is subject to

satisfactory performance. Individual evaluations of the Resident Assistant will be made during

each semester by the Residence Hall Coordinator. This evaluation will be shared with the

Resident Assistant.

2. Resident Assistants receive remuneration of $700 per semester and will be guaranteed a single

room at Pirate Plaza.

3. Circumstances may arise that necessitate the transfer of Resident Assistants within the College

Residence Hall system. Responsibility for transfer rests with the Office of Residence Life.

4. Resident Hall staff have key card access and access to sub-master keys; misuse of this access or

loss/misplacement of keys may be considered cause for termination of employment.

5. LRAs and RAs are recognized by the College as strong role models for all Residence Hall

students. In conjunction with this recognition, it is expected that all RA staff will present a

positive attitude and example with regard to responsible behavior and responsible alcohol use.

6. Other related duties as assigned. Each Residence Hall Coordinator and staff may discover

particular needs within their hall, which are not addressed in this Job Description. The Office of

Residence Life encourages this individuality and creativity in job performance.

7. North Central Missouri College and the Student Services division reserve the right to make

decisions to terminate employment due to incidents that are not addressed in this Job

Description, including but not limited to conduct that is detrimental or unbecoming as an

employee of North Central Missouri College. These may include, but not be limited to

incidences with alcohol/drugs when away from the college and Trenton community.

Minimum Qualifications and Additional Requirements:

1. It is preferred that the LRA have experience in the RA position prior to being promoted

to the LRA position.

2. You must be enrolled as a student at North Central Missouri College to be considered

for this position.

3. You must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher at the time of

application and at the conclusion of the semester in which you are applying. A

cumulative grade point average of 2.5 must be maintained during the period of

employment. Incoming freshman must have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 to be considered

for employment.

4. You must be available for employment for two semesters upon initial hire.

5. You must not be on any College probation (academic or social). During the period of

employment RAs must not be in violation of any College policies or procedures.

6. All employment positions within the department of Residence Life are interrelated.

Consequently, disciplinary action you receive while employed in one Residence Life

position may impact your employment status in another Residence Life position, up to

and including discharge.

7. You are expected to place the position as one of your highest priorities. Employment

and extracurricular involvement outside of the position must have the approval of your

Resident Hall Coordinator. Employment must also be approved by the Director of

Residence Life. You may work no more than 13 hours per week. To work in excess of 13

hours per week requires specific approval in advance by the Resident Hall Coordinator

and Director of Resident Life for the time-period involved.