Area Coordinator

Job Description:

The McDaniel College Office of Residence Life Area Coordinator (AC) is a 12 -month live-in position reporting to the Director of Residence Life. The AC is responsible for student development within a diverse and inclusive residential community which includes supervision of student staff, social and educational programming, enforcement of college policy, student conduct adjudication, student conflict resolution and management, and area housing operations. The AC is also responsible for coordinating and implementing special programs and projects specifically designed to meet the needs of first-year and returning students living in traditional halls, campus-owned apartments and houses.

Specific Responsibilities

Provide direction for a diverse and inclusive environment supportive of the mission and goals of the college.

• Facilitate co-curricular educational and social opportunities for students residing on campus to develop and promote community with student staff.
• Initiate area-specific projects or programs designed to develop community and cohesion among residential students.
• Proactively communicate with students to foster an understanding of rights and responsibilities of individuals in the community, particularly the encouragement of self -regulation within the residence halls.
• Assist in the resolution of roommate conflicts and community disputes.
• Advise students with personal and emotional conflicts and act as a referral agent for other resources on campus.
• Educate students regarding their shared responsibility for maintaining a living environment that supports individual and community health and hygiene.

Communicate, interpret and enforce college rules and regulations necessary for maintaining high standards of individual and community behavior.

• Participate in on-call duty rotation.
• Respond to crisis and emergency situations.
• Enforce and regulate the college's student conduct system within a residential hall area.
• Compose notification letters, conduct administrative hearings, gather relevant information pertinent to a case, decide responsibility of policy violations and make judgments regarding sanctions appropriate to policy violations and inappropriate behavior for which an individual is found responsible.
• Monitor completion of judicial sanctions and follow up with students as needed.
• Promote respect for living units and common area space by monitoring damage and vandalism reports, initiating prevention and awareness programs and holding individuals or the community accountable through damage billing and judicial process.
• Coordinate with the Department of Campus Safety responses to safety and security concerns, particularly with respect to fire safety equipment and security devices.

Provide supervision and leadership to resident assistants (RA).

• Supervise and develop RA staff in a residence hall area.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings, hold regularly scheduled individual meetings with staff members, and evaluate staff members once a semester.
• Provide on-going feedback to RAs regarding their performance and confront inappropriate staff behavior.
• Oversee social and educational programs, administrative tasks (room condition reports, safety inspections, etc.), nightly duty coverage and other RA responsibilities.
• Provide staff with opportunities for growth and development.
• Act as a liaison between student leaders and Residence Life.
• Manage area programming budget to support RA programming efforts.

Coordinate and administer area housing operations including, but not limited to, room changes, work orders, room and common damage billing, break period safety inspections, lock changes, key assignments, facility cleanliness and room inspections.

• Serve as a liaison with Physical Plant and Campus Safety regarding maintenance and safety concerns in the residential facilities. Conduct periodic walkthroughs of residence facilities with Housekeeping and Physical Plant staff.
• Responsible for properly checking students in and out of a residence hall area.
• Coordinate room changes as deemed necessary.
• Responsible for periodic safety inspections of individual rooms and common areas of buildings.
• Report work orders to Physical Plant and follow-up on maintenance concerns with students and Physical Plant personnel.
• Assess individual and common damage and excessive cleaning bills. Communicate with students regarding any damage and excessive cleaning charges.
• Responsible for the accurate handling of security related items including keys and access to the residence halls.
• Inspect the cleanliness and hygiene levels in common areas and take corrective measures as needed, including but not limited to, the submission of work orders for custodial services.

Assist in the planning and implementation of department-wide and divisional functions and responsibilities.

• Participate in the selection and training of the Resident Assistant staff. Attend all staff training programs, present training workshops and assist in the implementation of group process interaction sessions.
• Assist with opening and closing of the residence halls at the beginning and end of each academic term including January Term.
• Assist in the administration of housing assignments for McDaniel Local.
• Be available to participate in other departmental responsibilities as requested including, but not limited to, Admissions events, summer orientation events and Board of Trustees meetings.
• Serve as a "mandatory reporter", otherwise known as a Campus Security Authority, to report any information about potential, active or previously occurring crime(s) on campus as defined through federal regulation to the Department of Campus Safety immediately upon learning about them.
• Support departmental, divisional and college-wide policies and decisions, especially when interacting with students. Work as a member of a team with other Campus Life staff both within the department and the division.
• Seek out and participate in opportunities for professional development.
• Assist the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Director of Residence Life and Dean of Students in other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Master's degree in an area related to higher education preferred; bachelor's degree is required.
• Prior Residence Life experience (1-2 years) at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• Ability to work effectively with students, administrators and faculty.
• Exemplary organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience with housing operations, responding to crises and emergencies and adjudicating disciplinary incidents preferred.
• Must be able to reside in campus housing to assist with crisis response as needed.
• Desire to engage with students living in traditional halls, campus-owned apartments and houses.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Physical Characteristics

• This position requires sitting for long periods of time, as well as some bending and stooping when working with files. This position does have some limited lifting involved but not more than 10 pounds at a time. Quite a bit of finger/hand dexterity is involved regarding typing and/or filing. The overall setting of the job is in an area conducive to a normal office environment with minimal exposure to adverse conditions.
• Work in conditions subject to noise, heat, cold, odors, dirt, outdoor temperatures, snow, steam, and emergency situations.
• Perform duties in all areas of college properties including areas that are non-handicap accessible.

Information Security Role: Data Custodian

• Maintain physical and system security and safeguards appropriate to the classification level of the data in their custody.
• Comply with applicable college computer security standards.
• Maintain Disaster Recovery plans and facilities appropriate to business needs and adequate to maintain or restart operations in the event systems or facilities are impaired, inaccessible or destroyed.
• Manage Data User access as prescribed and authorized by appropriate Data Stewards.
• Follow data handling and protection policies and procedures established by appropriate Data Stewards.
• Comply with all federal and state laws, regulations, and policies applicable to the institutional data in their custody.

Additional Information:

McDaniel College, in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, and employment of students, faculty, and staff in the operation of any of its educational programs and activities. McDaniel College will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on basis of any protected status including protective hairstyle, race, religion, color, ancestry or national origin, disability, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military status, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status, or any other actual or perceived legally protected characteristics.



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