Residential College Coordinator

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Department Summary

The Residential College South is a dorm with extra amenities and a live-in faculty member who creates co-curricular activities for the student-residents. It’s a vibrant community focused on developing students as citizens, scholars, and leaders. Over the past year, we have partnered with Oxford Community Market, Office of Global Engagement, Office of Community Engagement, Ole Miss Dining, Luckyday Residential College and others to provide engagement with faculty and staff members, cultural history lessons, live bands, dance lessons, service-learning trips, theatre attendance, pickleball games, field games, and more. In addition to housing the Honors Colllege Living and Learning Community, the RC South sponsors student-led organizations and a student leadership cabinet.

Role Specifications

Below you will find classification and compensation information.  For additional details behind the University of Mississippi classification system please visit Human Resource Compensation Page

Family -  Administration 

Sub-Family - Program Coordination

Career Track / Level - O3

Grade - 4

Role Summary

The Residential College Coordinator requires skils in organization, time management, collaboration, community engagement, and interpersonal engagement. The position advises students on academic issues and helps them access university resources. They monitor key spaces in the building and advise on facility upkeep. They coordinate, schedule, and implement RC South activities. They reconcile RC South finances and handle Requests for Payment to outside vendors. They collaborate with Luckyday Residential College. They assist with the recruitment and selection of RC South Associate residents. They build relationships with other units on campus to enrich programming. Additionally, the position responds to individual concerns of parents, students, and interested parties regarding the RC South.

(Note: This position does not live on campus and uses a flex schedule to work some nights and weekends.) 

Examples of Work Performed

• Daily Tasks include checking on spaces and ensuring they are clean, in order, and stocked with necessary supplies; monitoring and responding to emails and voicemail; following up with event partners; interacting with students; and ensuring event planning is on schedule.
• Weekly Tasks include meeting with the Senior Faculty Fellow to discuss updates, RC South needs, and events; managing a 40-hours a week flex schedule, especially when events occur after hours or on weekends; ensuring materials for events are secured; creating flyers for events and posting them in high traffic areas; meeting with students one-on-one or in groups to discuss academics or concerns; reconciling the Purchasing Card purchases; creating and maintaining attendance records for events; maintaining the RC South Work Room and Storage Closet; managing Room Requests in the building; picking up catering (if applicable); and setting up, implementing, and cleaning up RC South events.
• Monthly, Semester, and Yearly Tasks include running midterm and final grade reports to identify students that are academically at-risk; meeting with various residential college and living and learning oriented committees to discuss trends, needs, and initiatives; compiling a report for the Senior Faculty Fellow that identifies the students and faculty engaged through progamming, the average GPA of all residents, and the unique successes and challenges for the academic semester and year; and completing additional assignments identified by the Senior Faculty Fellow. 

Essential Functions

These essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following.  Additional essential functions may be identified and included by the hiring department.

1. Provide support to Program Coordination staff, assisting with grant planning and administration, fiscal, budgetary, and/or other associated transactions, program implementation and administration, internal and external operational/administrative liaison, program marketing, and reporting.
2. Assists in or collaborate with others to develop, implement and maintain lab and research systems and data collection systems or facilities.
3. Assists in program assessment and evaluation and helps to devise quality assurance check systems for program or project.
4. Reviews/edits materials created for others for proper formatting and spell check, making necessary changes and printing final hard copies for supervisor review and signature

Minimum Education/Experience

Education: High School or Equivalent

Experience:  (4) Four Years Experience

Substitution Statement: An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.

EEO Statement

The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

Minimum Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements:  These physical requirements are not exhaustive, and additional job-related physical requirements may be added to these by individual agencies on an as needed basis. 

Corrective devices may be used to meet physical requirements.

Physical Exertion:  The incumbent may be required to lift up to approximately 10 pounds.

Vision:  Requirements of this job include close vision. Speaking/Hearing: Ability to give and receive information through speaking and listening.

Motor Coordination:  While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is frequently required to talk and hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The incumbent is periodically required to sit. The incumbent is occasionally required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Background Check Statement

The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.