Area Coordinator

Area Coordinators (AC) are live-on professional staff members with administrative responsibility a residential area. This responsibility includes informal counseling and co-curricular education of residential students, supervision of a staff of resident assistants, and a partnership with facilities services Area Coordinators have academic interests and experience that include residential education, leadership development, a commitment to diversity, civic and social engagement, and an understanding of the needs of students transitioning to college, especially first-year students. Alfred University values colleagues who will be educators outside of the classroom, who demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a commitment to academic success. Area Coordinators will work collaboratively with and beyond the Office of Residential Communities, ACs help residents foster leadership skills, develop critical reasoning skills, and practice ethical decision-making. Area Coordinators will assist with the development and be actively involved in the success of the assigned Living Learning Committees in their area. This position requires flexibility of work hours, including some evening and weekend work. As live-on professionals, ACs are considered "essential University personnel," and must have skills in crisis management, each AC participates in a night and weekend duty schedule, requiring periodic overnight monitoring of the AC on Duty phone, the ability to respond to emergency situations, and other related residential duties.

Salary: $46,288.99-$48,954.26

Essential Functions

Staff Selection, Supervision and Development:

• Supervise, select, mentor, train, and evaluate an undergraduate Resident Assistant staff
• Develop an on-going staff development plan, which will include, but is not limited to conducting weekly staff meetings, holding bi-weekly one-on-one supervision meetings with your RAs, and providing staff members with timely feedback and information regarding expectations and performance.
• Assist with recruitment, selection, training, mentoring and evaluation of graduate residence directors and RAs
• Meeting regularly with the hall staff, both individually and as a team

Living Learning Communities:

• With a focus on student retention and success, assist the Associate Director of Residential Learning Communities with the creation and overseeing of the residential learning community's education plan and evaluate the education plan through assessment.
• Direct and if need build LLC programming for assigned residence hall.
• Develop and maintain collaborations with university and external stakeholders to develop a meaningful experience for LLC participants

Administration of Residential Learning Area:

• Administer two to four residential halls/houses by supervising all aspects of hall/house.
• Assist with tracking residential students and assist with housing assignments and room changes
• Maintain office hours in residential hall/house
• Assist with supporting the central staff, room selections and summer operations
• Address residential hall/house damages and assist with damage billing
• Maintain up to date files
• Follow up with students regarding safety concerns, health and wellness checks, and work orders
• Address quality of life issues with residential students
• Participate/host mandatory training for members of the Residential Communities team
• Assist with furniture and key inventories
• Ensure correct student occupancy by conducting the residential census at the start of each semester.
• Manage health and safety inspections, fire drills, and life safety inspections for residential area(s) and follow up as needed.

Building Positive Connections:

• Know all residents within their assigned areas individually by being available and accessible
• Support and participate in RA and learning communities' programs and activities
• Maintain the safety and security of the residential halls/houses
• Proactively address roommate issues and work to resolve roommate conflicts
• Provide college life orientation for residential students, creating a positive environment to support students' academic success
• Create and sustain connections with faculty, staff, and students
• Participate in emergency preparedness and emergency response
• Support RA community development activities
• Hold meaningful conversations with residents
• Serve as an educator to your staff and students

Student Conduct and Conflict Resolutions:

• Serve as a conduct hearing officer to hold students accountable for negative actions
• Assign student conduct sanctions that hold students accountable and that are educationally based.
• Develop educationally based sanctions for students to align with goals of institution
• Supervise the development and implementation of residential community standards
• Be knowledgeable of the University Policies and Guidelines, Residential Community Standards, and the Student Code of Conduct.
• Educate students about and enforce the University Policies and Guidelines, Residential Community Standards, and the Student Code of Conduct.
• Serve as a Campus Security Authority with regard to Clery Act reporting.
• Assumes responsibility for the understanding and adherence to all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances
• Assist students in resolving disputes and facilitate roommate mediations.

Student Experience and University Initiatives:

• Serve as a member of university and divisional committees as requested
• Attend and actively participate in campus activities and programs
• Actively participate in Student Experience professional staff development programs
• Participate in annual safety training and comply with safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Must maintain awareness of best practices, current trends, and issues in student affairs
• Flexibility in work hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Perform additional duties and assist with special projects as assigned.
• Attend and participate in departmental and Student Experience meetings

Crisis Response and Resource Provider:

• Provide on-call emergency services by serving on the duty rotation
• Serve as a resource person for needed referrals
• Conduct one-on-one student wellness checks and follow-ups.
• Work cooperatively with university personnel, particularly the Public Safety Department, in emergency response and crisis management.
• Have a thorough knowledge of and ability to execute institutional emergency procedures.

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

• Display and professional attitude and model professional behavior and attire
• Establish and maintain relationships with other University offices
• Be familiar and utilize various software systems to support student record keeping
• Attend regional or national workshops/conferences for continued development, training, and networking.
• Participate in a yearly performance review.
• Provide quality customer service address student and parent issues in a timely manner.
• Be actively involved in professional organizations.
• Supports and assists in creating intersections for faculty, staff and students that will assist in transforming people's lives.
• Supports and assists in creating an evolving culture of mentoring and rich engagement opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.
• Maintains a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and a high degree of cultural competence and respect for a wide range of identities and experiences, therefore welcoming and supporting all faculty, staff and students and expanding access to the AU experience.
• Maintains a safe working environment within and around their facilities and associated equipment and supplies including, but not limited to, obtaining Safety Data Sheet (SOS) information pertaining to any hazards associated with their work environment.
• Participates in a_ll required assigned training, including safety training and will comply with safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Contributes to the overall success of the University by performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Formal Education:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred, in Student Affairs, Counseling, Education or a related field.

• Experience:

• Progressive experience in a residential community, including at least one year of RD experience.

• Essential Functions:

• With or without reasonable accommodations the incumbent must be able to read and write and speak the English language at a college level, be capable of performing sometimes complex mathematical calculations, statistical calculations and other higher mathematical operations, must be able to communicate with all levels of the institution in written and spoken form. The individual must be able to work independently and be proactive. The ability to maintain regular and prompt attendance is essential to the successful performance of this position. Other essential functions may be required.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Personal Protective Equipment must be worn when required. A respiratory function test and the ability to use respirators may be required. Stairs and uneven surfaces may be present; artificial lifts, etc., may or may not be available. The position may require the incumbent to walk outdoors in all types of weather to other buildings or offices located on the campus. The Campus is in an area that contains numerous hills and slopes and may not always be fully accessible for mobility-impaired individuals.

About Alfred University:

Lighting the way for students since 1836. "We've always been a place for makers, especially those who make the future. Our commitment to independent thinking, creativity, academic rigor, and community have made us a unique kind of leader since 1836."

Alfred University (AU) was founded on principles of social justice in 1836 by liberal, independent thinkers who placed high value on education for all citizens. The University has retained and built upon the strong values of its founders, developing as an institution of national and international renown that is responsive to the needs of contemporary society while remaining consistent with the spirit of its origins. Alfred University is the second oldest coeducational college in the United States as well as one of the earliest nineteenth-century colleges to have enrolled African American and Native American students. It has a long-standing history of educating socially conscious students who make a difference in their professions and their communities.

Over the course of the twentieth century, Alfred University evolved into a complex institution offering a full range of programs in the liberal arts and sciences, art and design, engineering, business, education, counseling, and school psychology to its nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students that live, learn, and play on a 232-acre campus located in an idyllic, creative valley in Western New York.

Alfred University actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.