Total Compensation
- Salary: Salary range begins at $55,000
- Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.
Work Location: On-Site.
About the Position
Reporting to the Dean of Student Life, the Residential Education Coordinator for New Student Communities (REC-NS) is responsible for the planning and implementation of residential education for our new students (first-years and transfers) in concert with Customs, the College’s unique first-year residential curriculum. The REC-NS plays a key role in shaping the Haverford residential experience through oversight and support of the College’s live-in student staff model (Residential Community Advisors or RCAs). As such, the REC-NS lives in campus housing as part of the role and is provided a furnished, one-bedroom apartment.
The REC-NS partners with the REC for Returning Student Communities (REC-RS) to create and sustain a residential education program that encourages student and community engagement while developing a supportive living and learning environment.
Providing coordination and support for all aspects of residential life, both operational and programmatic, the position provides a unique opportunity to promote and foster student development within the College’s student self-governance and Honor Code-based residential living structure. The goal of the position is to build a more robust community-oriented experience for students, encourage co-curricular learning to develop a more holistic student, and foster a high level of safety, satisfaction, and well-being for all residents.
Primary Responsibilities
Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities (50%)
- Oversee the implementation and ongoing efforts of the RCA Program (on-hall student staff members) including regular supervisory meetings and program planning and purchasing
- Coordinate the recruitment, interviewing, selection, and training of live-in student staff (Residential Community Advisors (RCAs) and Residential Student Liaisons (RSLs))
- Develop and design co-curricular framework and programming for the residential curriculum that includes monthly community circles and structured check-in conversations for each residential group
- Develop and lead training modules for RCAs in August and January
- Advise the Residential Life Co-Heads
- Prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of residents by advocating for student needs, following up on residential issues, and providing support, as necessary
- Complete weekly walk-through of communities
- Coordinate and staff Move-In, Move-Out, and other residentially related events and functions
- Assist with campus-wide events hosted by Student Life Office
