Community Coordinator

About This Role

The Community Coordinator (CC) provides leadership and supervision for a multicultural population of 250 to 650 students within the residence halls or Jardine Apartments. The coordinator’s primary function is to direct and oversee the operations of residential communities. This position may involve the staffing and supervision of 6-18 resident assistants or residential learning assistants and 0-3 graduate assistant coordinators. The CC provides leadership within their community for student conduct proceedings and student success and retention initiatives. Duties include student development, training, advising student groups, facilities management, professional development, administrative and managerial responsibilities. The CC assesses, contributes to and oversees the implementation and enhancement of student learning outside the classroom through programmatic opportunities. The CC reports to an Assistant Director.

The Community Coordinator is a 12-month, full-time, live-in, benefits eligible unclassified position. Duties and responsibilities include:

Student Development

• Participate in the recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of graduate and paraprofessional staff in the community.
• Interact with students on a regular basis, providing information and assistance concerning academic issues, peer conflicts, personal problems, etc.
• Collaborate with the Departmental Initiatives Team and academic colleges to ensure that residents’ academic needs are being met.
• Provide resources and support to the Resident Assistants for activities, educational opportunities and programs in the community.
• Serves as a conduct administrator and adjudicates student conduct cases that occur within on-campus housing.
• Opportunity to advise and train the community governing boards; attend weekly meetings and sponsored activities.
• Opportunity to assist with management of CAT communities, living learning communities in the residence halls.

Administrative/Managerial

 Compile various reports, maintain records, and oversee check-ins, check-outs and room changes.

• Manage Community Coordinator program account and community social and educational funds.
• Perform duties related to summer school and special projects.
• Prepare for break housing and coordinate building openings, closings and transitions.
• Maintain key inventory.
• Assist in the oversight of maintenance within communities in cooperation with departmental facilities management staff. 
• Participate in the departmental 24/7 on-call duty and emergency response system for on campus community.

Professional Development

• Serve on departmental and university committees, task forces and other opportunities.
• Opportunity to teach a leadership workshop that prepares students for the Resident Assistant position.
• Attend department sponsored professional development sessions.

Maintain positive, harmonious relationships with university, community, campus leadership, students, faculty, staff, parents and guests.

About Us

The Department of Housing and Dining Services offers award-winning dining centers, residence halls, scholarship houses and apartment neighborhoods. We pride ourselves in taking excellent care of our residents, and that is reflected in our recent Princeton Review rankings. The 2025 Princeton Review ranks us #2 Happiest Students, #2 Best Quality of Life, #8 Best College Residence Halls, and #14 Best Campus Food.

From fostering community in our residence halls, to serving up delicious home cooked meals in the dining centers, and teaching responsibility and leadership through student employment in our retail operations, Housing and Dining strives for residents to have a well-rounded and positive experience living on-campus.

Worksite Option

This position requires the work be performed on-site. Work is performed on employer premises or designated assignment location.

What You'll Need to Succeed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in student personnel or related area
• Experience with community living, leadership development, programming, and teaching or training
• Skills in selecting, supervising, and training student staff
• Advising student groups
• Embrace working in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to interact with a diverse staff
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with student housing operations
• Demonstrated time management skills and the ability work with distractions

Other Requirements:

• This is a live-in position and the incumbent is required to live on premises and have the ability to respond to various resident situations and to attend evening and week-end meetings and activities.

Sponsorship eligibility:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents:

1. Cover letter outlining your qualifications for this position to include an elaboration of one experience from your resume and how it prepares you for the Community Coordinator role and supporting students.
2. Resume
3. Names and contact information for three professional references

Screening of Applications Begins

Immediately and continues until position is filled.

Anticipated Hiring Pay Range

$41,000 per year plus on-campus housing and meal plan