Announcement Details Open Date 04/23/2026 Requisition Number PRN44833B Job Title Graduate Student Coord I Working Title Community Coordinator Career Progression Track D Track Level FLSA Code Professional Patient Sensitive Job Code? No Standard Hours per Week 40 Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Shift Day Work Schedule Summary Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Weekend and evening hours may be required VP Area President Department 00460 - Sunnyside Apartments Location Campus City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range $45,000 - $66,243 DOE Close Date 07/15/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Job Summary The University of Utah's Sunnyside Apartments (Family and Graduate Student Housing) is accepting applications for a Community Coordinator. This is a professional live-off position reporting to the Associate Director of Resident Life. The Community Coordinator will work with our graduate student or student family population to create a community where residents feel welcome, safe, and valued. This role manages administrative functions, oversees personnel, and implements programs to support the residential experience. Responsibilities Performs administrative tasks to support graduate students, students with families, and university staff living at Sunnyside apartments, including, but not limited to, managing assistance animals, coordinating fall move-in, managing community centers, overseeing programming, and managing roommate agreements and new move-in orientations. Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate Community Assistants (CA) and part-time student employees. Plan and implement student staff training, co-facilitate bi-monthly staff meetings, ongoing training, and functions. Assist with various resident concerns, including, but not limited to, policy education, conflict management for roommates and neighbors, fire alarm response, wellness checks, students of concern, etc. Work with the Graduate School for graduate student and Post Doc event planning and programming at Sunnyside Apartments. Serve on university committees and/or with campus organizations, as assigned. Participate in occupancy recruitment efforts. Plan, prepare, and execute at least one activity per month that focuses on families or single grads. Assist Associate Director with site-wide programming and oversee CA programming in assigned areas. Assist the Associate Director with weekly communications with residents. Participate in the after-hours on-call phone rotation. Manage budget for assigned area. Work with the Associate Director of Resident Life to conduct assessments for activities and student satisfaction. Other duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. Preferences Master's degree in College Student Development, Student Affairs, Higher Education, Counseling, or related field. Type Benefited Staff Special Instructions Summary Additional Information The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non‑Discrimination page. Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.eduhttps://publicsafety.utah.edu/safetyreport/ This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South. As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period. Posting Specific Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (). Do you have a related Bachelor's degree or equivalency? (2 years related work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education) Yes No Applicant Documents Required Documents Resume Cover Letter Optional Documents Historical Only - Do Not Use - See Document Description for More Information - Addendum to the University of Utah - Veteran Only * Historical Only - Do Not Use - See Description for More Information - Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) - Veteran Only
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