Area Coordinator

Area Coordinator

The Area Coordinator (AC) is a full time live-in professional staff member reporting directly to the Associate Director Residence Life and Housing and responsible for direct supervision of student staff, including their training and development. The AC will supervise a Senior Resident Assistant, Resident Assistants, and Desk Attendants (the number of employees ranges based on community assignments). In addition, the AC will oversee 300 - 600 residents across individual or multiple residence halls.

Essential Functions Leadership, Development, and Support: Build a culture of personal responsibility within their residential community. Ensure a high level of care, student development and customer service. Establish rapport with residents through daily interactions and consistent presence and role modeling. Assist students with academic, social, spiritual, and personal needs Mediate conflicts and resolve issues as they arise. Act as a resource, by maintaining knowledge and referring students to campus resources Participate in the selection, training, and mentorship of student staff for student success. Maintain knowledge of and educate students, of university policies and what it means to be a good neighbor. Investigate incident reports and take appropriate actions, which includes working with the Office of Student Conduct. Department Operations: Under the direction of the housing operations team, support housing operations processes, hall openings and closings, and report facilities/hall concerns. Actively respond to student emergency contact(s) / family calls and outreach. Provide budget management for staff development, team building, and the execution of educational hall programming. Actively participate in the after-hours on-call rotation. Complete accurate and timely administrative reports and paperwork. Support committee work Supervise area staff including SRA, RAs, DAs through regularly scheduled staff meetings, one-on-one meetings, and additional/ongoing training for hall staff, as needed. Provide leadership during times of crisis and emergencies: ACs are Essential Staff when the campus is experiencing a crisis or other emergency that may require an in-person response. Non essential: Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Physical/Environmental Demands Specific physical requirements or environmental exposures.Physical/Environmental Example Area coordinators serve on call and may have to respond to all areas of campus. They may have to use stairs, elevators or ramps to access buildings. While on call, they need to be able to respond to campus issues in approximately 20-30 minutes. Position lives on campus, in either a dorm, apartment, town-home, or house.

Education Required Bachelor's degree Required Certifications/Licensures Work Experience 1 - 3 years Describe Required Experience Minimum of 1 year experience in student affairs or as Resident Advisor is required.Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Experience requires a minimum of one year of professional experience in student affairs or greater than one year as a Resident Advisor (or equivalent). Some experience with responding to and providing support to students in crisis. Strong written and verbal communication, organization, problem-solving skills, ability to work collaboratively with others, and the ability to motivate others and build cohesive teams. Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of constituents. Ability to support the University's goals for institutional diversity, as well as the goals and values of a Catholic, Jesuit education. Ability to work autonomously and interdependently as needed.

Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Note: Experience and/or education may be substituted for requirements.

Employment Eligibility

All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment at Loyola University Maryland, as required by law (e.g., Form I-9). Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the job description or job advertisement, Loyola University Maryland does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

Loyola University Maryland, located in the vibrant city of Baltimore, is a prestigious, selective, comprehensive university with a strong residential liberal-arts-based undergraduate program and professional graduate programs at the master's and doctoral levels. Founded in 1852, Loyola is a Catholic University and one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Deeply committed to the Ignatian principles upon which it was founded, Loyola focuses on the care and education of the whole person — mind, body, and spirit — and its mission centers on preparing its students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.

The Wall Street Journal ranked Loyola No. 19 overall in the nation in its 2026 "Best Colleges" list. Loyola was also ranked No. 51 for impact on graduate salaries and No. 81 in the nation for student experience. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola among the top 10 universities in the North Region for the past decade. Princeton Review named it one of the nation's top institutions for undergraduate higher education and one of the best Mid-Atlantic colleges for 2026. Loyola is one of 75 colleges and universities included on a list of the "new" dream schools in Jeffrey Selingo's book, Dream School, Finding the College That's Right for You. The list of "new" dream schools highlights institutions with strong outcomes, accessible admissions, and dynamic student experiences. Loyola was also listed among the "best value" private colleges in Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

Loyola University Maryland is proud to be recognized among the nation's top institutions. From national rankings to regional accolades, our commitment to academic excellence, student success, and Jesuit values continues to earn praise from respected organizations and publications.

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Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.