Residence Education Coordinator

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of recent and equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years recent experience working in a university residence or student life context.
• Experience coordinating or planning student programming, events, and initiatives.
• Experience working with student leaders or councils, including advising and leadership development.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring student-staff or peer leaders.
• Experience in creating and maintaining inclusive and supportive student communities.
• Experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of living-learning communities or themed floors.
• Experience in promoting student engagement and involvement in co-curricular activities.
• Experience in crisis management or conflict resolution within a student environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with diverse student populations and academic partners.
• Organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to design, plan, exercise creativity, and execute educational and social programs that align with student development goals.
• Knowledge of student development theory and best practices in residential education.
• Strong understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in a higher education setting.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve departmental goals.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills with the ability to mentor and guide student-staff and student leaders.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills, comfortable working in an unpredictable environment.
• Assets (Nonessential):
• Knowledge of StarRez and/or other residence management systems is an asset
• To be successful in this role you will be:
• Communicator
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Responsible
• Team player
• Closing Date: 09/24/2026, 11:59PM ET Employee Group: USW Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing Schedule: Full-Time Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 09 -- $67,916. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,855. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. Job Category: Student Services Recruiter: Katelynd Salmon
• Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
• Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.

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