Senior Resident Assistant

Senior Resident Assistant

 

Senior Resident Assistants (11), Senior Resident Assistants at William & Mary are part-time student staff members responsible for managing their assigned duty office and assigned area (as defined in the Employment Agreement) in the residence halls. The Senior Resident Assistant (RA) are members of the Student Staff Leadership Team (SSLT) and members of the Residence Life staff reporting directly to an Area Director or a Community Director, the Associate Vice President for Campus Living, and ultimately to the Vice President for Student Affairs. The SRA supports the RA team and serves as a mentor for their peers. 

Senior Resident Assistants will comply with all policies, procedures, and conditions printed in the current edition of the Student Handbook, the Student Housing Agreement, the Manual for Student Staff, the Senior Resident Assistant Employment Agreement, the Student Acknowledgement of Confidentiality in Working with Administrative Data Agreement and the written expectations provided by the Area Director. Senior Resident Assistants work a maximum average of fifteen (15) hours per week 

Career Readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace. While education and experiences are important, employers have identified the following eight competencies as necessary skills for any new college graduate. 

Administrative & Communication NACE Competencies;(Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology) 

• In addition to completing the responsibilities of the Resident Assistant position description, Senior Resident Assistants assist the Area Director or Community Director in mentoring the Resident Assistants in their assigned community, including completing tasks and duties and attending weekly staff meetings. 

• Abide by university policies; confront, enforce, and report violations of policies and inappropriate behavior in the assigned area. Assist campus officials or other responsible parties elsewhere on campus when requested. 

• Record and report information as outlined on departmental and area-specific forms (keys, inventories, service requests, incident and care reporting system, room inventories, weekly reports, surveys, etc.). Complete other paperwork as required and directed by the supervisor. 

• Perform weekly essential inventory and complete required forms according to instructions. 

• Organize and manage the duty office; oversee and submit monthly duty schedules by established due dates; inventory duty office supplies and restock as needed. 

• Serve as a resource, referral, and communication agent for staff and residents. Distribute paperwork, flyers, brochures, etc., according to instructions. Serve as liaison between staff, residents, and Residence Life. 

• Compile end of the year reports for submission to the Associate Director for Residence Life. 

• Develop and maintain relationships with residents and university personnel. 

Community Development NACE Competencies; (Communication, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership)   

 

• Keep staff informed of necessary information and upcoming events throughout the year.   

• Support departmental community development philosophy by mentoring and supporting RAs in community development initiatives. 

Training, Meetings & Duty Responsibilities NACE Competencies; (Career & Self-Development, Professionalism, Critical Thinking) 

• Attend Residence Life staff meetings, training sessions, in-services, and individual meetings with supervisor, and work as a member of area staff. 

• Organize team-building activities for staff meetings; assume staff leadership role in conjunction or rotation with area SSLT. 

• Respond to crises and emergencies as directed in established protocols or by the supervisor or other management staff.   

• All Residence Life student staff are considered essential personnel and must be present to assist in crises and emergencies (hurricanes, building/system failures, fire watches, student death, etc.) as long as the university and/or residence halls remain open and occupied.   

• Serve as a Campus Security Authority and Responsible Employee as defined by the Clery Act and Title IX.   

• Assist with the opening and closing of the residence halls at the beginning and end of each semester and other officially scheduled breaks.   

• Assume other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications  

• Ability to collaborate while exhibiting a high level of creative energy and flexibility.  

• Demonstrate ability and organizational skills to coordinate and manage concurrent processes.  

• Prior experience with residence life. Must have been employed for at least 1 academic year as a Resident Assistant by the start of employment. 

 

Non-Discrimination Notice

• William & Mary does not discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, or status as a disabled Veteran in the administration of its educational policies, programs, or activities, admission policies and procedures, scholarship and loan programs, employment, recreational, athletic or other university-administered program. It is also the university's policy to implement appropriate affirmative action initiatives.