Housing Engagement Coordinator

Location : Chicago, IL
Job Type: Full-time Staff
Job Number: 00879
Department: Student Life
Opening Date: 11/30/2023
Summary
The Housing Engagement Coordinator provides leadership for co-curricular initiatives related to students' sense of community, leadership development, and involvement of the residential community through supervision of paraprofessional staff. The Housing Engagement Coordinator collaborates with the Housing Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations of University housing. The Housing Engagement Coordinator provides leadership to residence hall staff in responding to student quality of life issues, enforcement of departmental policies, coordination of services, and responses to crises and emergencies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Job Duties:

• Supervise the Resident Assistants and Resident Peer Academic Leaders which includes annual and ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Assist in implementing and executing the comprehensive X-Factor student leader hiring process.
• Advise the Residence Housing Association.
• Oversee programming budget for housing development activities.
• Work with the Student Development Specialist to assess needs of residents and program effectiveness to provide diversified community living experiences that promote learning.
• Coordinate and collaborate with campus partners to provide a robust program of student-centered co-curricular activities that enhance campus life for a diverse student population which include, but are not limited to, Saturday Night Vibes, Homecoming, Late Nite at SXU, and alcohol and other drug education programs.
• Work with individual students, as well as groups, to provide resources, referrals, mentorship, crisis intervention, and general guidance as appropriate.
• Maintain department workflow through The Den, the Campus Life student involvement portal, through Anthology Engage and the eRezLife portal for Housing.

Duty Responsibilities/Student Life Professional on Call (SLP on Call)

• Serve in an evening and weekend duty rotation system over 10-months. While on call, serve as a resource to University Housing Staff and Public Safety. The Student Life Professional
• on Call is expected to remain on campus or be within 15 minutes of campus.
• The Student Life Professional on Call will carry a duty mobile phone and respond to all calls.
• The Student Life Professional On Call will follow duty procedures and notify appropriate staff members regarding situations that impact the University community/ residence halls and/or students.

Additional Expectations

• This is a live-in position; compensation includes a furnished apartment, Internet, laundry (in building). A pet is permitted with signed agreement.
• Description of Hours: MON-FRI 8:30am-4:30pm, some nights & weekends/on call; in-person

Qualifications
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 1-2 years of full-time experience with event planning, student activities, equity, and inclusion programs
• Programmatic and supervisory experience and demonstrated student organizational leadership experience preferred.
• Flexible, adaptable, passion for thinking boldly with a commitment to serving diverse student populations.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
• Knowledge of human and student development, group dynamics, personal computer proficiency, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred.

Additional Expectations
We inspire success by working together to provide meaningful, personalized service in a spirit of excellence. SXU seeks candidates that deliver value-added services in a responsive, collaborative, effective, and respectful manner.
The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.
Saint Xavier University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors protected by law. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant.
Saint Xavier University is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive benefits package that meets the needs of both the individual and his/her family. Many of the benefits are flexible and offer choices to meet various benefit needs. SXU employment benefits can be found