The Placement Exchange Job Board

General Description

As a valuable member of the Center for Student Life and the Residence Life team, the Area Coordinator supports the mission, core values, and learning outcomes of Anderson University and the Center for Student Life by cultivating a sense of belonging, providing leadership, and overseeing the operations of a designated residential area.  

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Cultivate a Sense of Belonging

Area Coordinators work collaboratively with the Residence Life team to offer a dynamic residential experience for students by:

1. Being present, accessible and hospitable to residential students 
2. Building trusted relationships with residential students in the designated area
3. Collaborating with the Residence Life team and other internal and external constituents to offer co-curricular and extracurricular programming for residential students
4. Serving as advocates and allies for residential students

Providing Leadership 

Area Coordinators serve as the immediate supervisor and provide leadership for a Hall Coordinator and student staff members within their area. As such, Area Coordinators will:

1. Engage in the hiring of new Hall Coordinators
2. Lead the onboarding of new Hall Coordinators
3. Recruit, supervise and train 5-7 Resident Assistants and 1 Lead Resident Assistant
4. Host staff meetings to communicate upcoming events, discuss community concerns, and facilitate professional development opportunities
5. Conduct weekly or bi-weekly one-on-one meetings with staff members
6. Ensure staff members are appropriately confronting and documenting behavioral issues and concerns
7. Provide regular formal and information feedback regarding job performance
8. Ensure that Resident Assistant duty procedures are understood and followed
9. Navigate on-campus residential emergencies/crises. The expected standard response time shall be: 15 minutes via phone and within 30 minutes in person
10. Engage in professional development opportunities
11. Provide leadership during times of crisis and in emergency situations as needed

Operations of Residential Area

Area Coordinators collaborate with campus partners to lead their teams through the operational management of their residential area. The administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Managing student housing assignments 
2. Monitoring the AU Housing email and respond in a timely manner
3. Responding to all assigned incident reports appropriately 
4. Responding to residents in need, referring to other professionals, when appropriate
5. Implementing Anderson University objectives, policies, rules, and procedures
6. Reporting, tracking, and following up on maintenance issues with appropriate building managers, housekeeping staff, and physical facilities employees
7. Administering student check-in, check-out, and room changes as needed
8. Managing the budget for the assigned area

Additional Responsibilities

1. 1. Engage in the broader life of the university to create and maintain positive relationships between the Center for Student Life and other areas of the University
   2. Serve as a role model for hall staff and residents in personal and professional behaviors
   3. Demonstrate a consistent willingness to work with individuals from different race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, ability, and national origin backgrounds
   4. Maintain 12 hours per week in the Center for Student Life
   5. Other duties as assigned
   6. Attend and contribute to the following:
      1. Center for Student Life Staff Meetings
      2. Residence Life Team Meetings 
      3. Annual Center for Student Life Retreat
      4. Select professional development conferences and events
      5. Select Anderson University committees

Qualifications and Skills

Required 

• Completion of Bachelor's Degree 
• Ability to articulate the value of the residential student experience
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, display strong commitment to student learning, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively with campus partners 
• Ability and willingness to assume shared responsibility for campus-wide on-call duty and respond to crisis and emergency situations
• Willingness to honor institutional policies and guidelines

Preferred 

• Completion of a Master’s Degree in Education or a related field
• Prior professional experience in residence life or related field
• Previous cross-cultural experiences and/or intercultural training 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Proficiency with Google Suite, THD/Adirondack, Slate, Pharos360, and PeopleSoft 

Anderson University Mission

The mission of Anderson University is to educate for a life of faith and service in the church and society.

Anderson University Core Values

• Excellence - High-quality performance, innovation, and creativity; a relentless pursuit of the best in each individual and the wider learning community

• Generosity - Readiness to give one’s gifts and talents with a spirit of gratitude; an attitude and posture of hospitality that comes with intercultural humility; a willingness to extend to others the benefit of the doubt, placing mercy above rightness

• Integrity - Commitment to Christian moral values, shared virtuals, and biblical truth; keeping faith with university policies

• Responsibility - Personal and social accountability to God and neighbor; trustworthy stewardship of personal and university resources
• Servant Leadership - Dedication to a life of service; a preferential awareness of the needs of others in the resolution of problems; a willingness to take the first step, however challenging, in meeting the demands of the day; embracing a spirit of servanthood that extends beyond one’s culture

Anderson University Learning Outcomes

• Critical reasoning/thinking - Students will develop intellectual curiosity, independence of thought, and an ability to formulate and test positions on major questions

• Communication - Students will develop an ability to listen and respond effectively to the expression of ideas by others, and they will have the technological and bibliographic skills needed for the development of defensible positions

• Cross-disciplinary review - Students will develop a variety of perspectives on major issues, events, and questions

• Christian commitments and practices - Students will explore the relationship between Christian commitments and practices and personal and global questions and issues. They will be encouraged to explore their obligation for service in personal and professional areas of life and have sensitivity to their relationship with God, the church, and society

• Intercultural perspectives - Students will develop an understanding of people from diverse cultural groups, races, genders, socio-economic backgrounds, political opinions, language, and religious experiences

• Preparation for service - Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required in graduate or professional education or the job market. We consciously bring together the liberal arts, professional preparation, and biblical faith and understanding to assist students to serve in diverse local, national, and global societies.

About Anderson University

Anderson University (IN) is located in the heart of central Indiana, approximately 15 miles from Indianapolis. The mission of Anderson University is to educate for a life of faith and service in the church and society. Anderson University faculty and staff are committed to nurturing personal relationships that nurture the growth and development of the full person through dynamic curricular and co-curricular experiences.

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