Resident Advisor

Spring Move-in - 2023
Interested in being a Resident Advisor (RA)?

This position is a part-time paraprofessional staff member of the Office of Residence Life who lives in an assigned residence hall. The Resident Advisor is directly supervised by the Residence Hall Director and Graduate Hall Director. RAs keep their supervisor informed of activities, problems and needs of the residents and the community. The RA gets to know residents and the larger residential community to build an engaged, safe and inclusive environment for academic success and personal growth. RAs help establish and maintain open lines of communication between residents of the hall and the Office of Residence Life. This position is for one full academic year.

Applications for 2026-27 are open

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Compensation

  • Provided a room to live in valued at over $3,000 per semester
  • Bronze meal plan valued at over $1,800 per semester
  • $1500 Stipend
  • Priority class scheduling

Employment Term

Resident Advisor Applications for the 2026-2027 Academic School Year will open in September 2025

Resident Advisor Information Sessions

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must have, and maintain, a 2.5 term and cumulative GPA.
  • Must be a full-time, enrolled undergraduate student.
  • Lived on campus for at least 2 semesters prior to employment start date.
  • Cannot currently be on Residence Life Employment Probation, Resident or University Student Conduct Probation or Academic Probation.

RA Job Duties

  • Create positive, strong relationships (not just between themselves and their residents, but among all residents as well), provide resources, build community and engage residents through interactions.
  • Establish a living-learning environment on the floor and within the hall through role modeling and involvement.
  • Participate in development of floor/hall activities and encourage students to become active participants.
  • RAs can work up to 13 hours as a Desk Clerk or be hired as a Resident Advisor Floating Desk Clerk for their building.
  • Build a community environment on the floor based on respect, which allows all residents to feel safe, comfortable and included.
  • Perform all administrative tasks as defined by the Residence Hall Director. Administrative tasks include things such as: posting informational flyers on the floor, attending weekly one-on-one meetings, distributing and collecting surveys, completing weekly reports, assisting with Campus Preview Days and fulfilling the engagement model requirements.
  • Provide assistance to and give active support to all Living Learning Communities and other academic and social success programs (e.g., University Orientation, Student Success).
  • Attend weekly staff meetings on Wednesdays from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
  • Remain in the hall until the building is officially closed and/or return early to open during holidays and Breaks, as determined by the Residence Hall Director and/or the Office of Residence Life.
  • Understand, explain, enforce and support all Office of Residence Life and University policies and procedures.
  • Maintain a standard of personal conduct commensurate with responsibilities. The Resident Advisor is expected to set an example both in knowing and abiding by all applicable laws and University policies.
  • Respond to student concerns and crisis situations on an on-call rotational basis.
  • Create bulletin boards and door decorations as directed by the Residence Hall Director.
  • Attend and actively participate in the Fall RA Training (August) and the Spring RA Training (January).
  • Complete all RA staff development requirements as defined by the Office of Residence Life.
  • Participate in selection activities for the RA position (i.e. Information Sessions & Interviews) for 5-7 hours.

Application Instructions/Information

Sept. 3: Application Opens

Oct. 3: Application Closes at 8:00am

Oct. 29: RA Interview Invitations emailed via reslifejobs@bgsu.edu 

Nov. 3: Deadline to Schedule Interviews

Nov. 12-19: RA Interviews

Feb. 6, 2026: RA Offers sent out via reslifejobs@bgsu.edu

Feb. 13, 2026: Deadline to Accept RA Offers

Feb. 26, 2026: Contract Signing Day

Aug. 3, 2026: RA Training begins

*timeline is subject to change; any changes will be communicated via email

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Updated: 09/30/2025 09:17AM