Resident Advisor

Spring Move-in - 2023

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.

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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

Application for the 2024-25 Academic School Year will open on Nov. 15 and close Jan. 3.

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 and advising of floor/hall activities, hall government and encourage students to become active participants.
  • RAs are expected to work an additional 2 hours per week at their assigned residence hall’s front desk; these times may not overlap with duty shifts; overnight shifts/hours are permitted at the RAs assigned residence hall front desk. RAs can work up to 8 hours as a desk clerk.
  • 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 (e.g., Chapman Learning @ Kohl) and other academic and social success programs (e.g., University Orientation, First-Year 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

  •  Attend an Information Session (dates, times, and locations listed above)
  • January 3rd 8:00am: Application Closes
  • January 17th: Candidate Interview Offers or Status Updates sent via email
  • January 24th at 8:00am: Deadline to schedule your RA Interview
  • January 29th-Friday February 2nd: New RA Interview. The RA interview will consist of two 30 minute back-to-back interviews. The first interview will be a traditional interview with current members of our team. The second interview will be activity based in small groups.
  • February 1st: Handshake portion of the application is due
  • February 23rd: RA Status Updates sent via email
  • March 1st: Deadline to accept or decline your RA Status
  • March 15th: Contract Signing Day 

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Updated: 12/20/2023 03:02PM