Job description

Residence Life at Eastern Oregon University (EOU) offers a dynamic environment that thrives on its team members collaborating across the University and town to build community. Our intimate size provides multiple opportunities to work in many of the broader facets of student affairs. We pride ourselves in our authentic community where life and work meet in balance to create an exceptional experience.

The Area Coordinator (AC) is a full-time, twelve-month, live-in position. Reporting to the Director of Residence Life, the AC provides administrative, supervisory, student personnel, counseling, and conflict resolution services in a residential setting. As a live-in member of the residence hall staff, the AC works with students in developing an excellent living and learning environment, creating positive learning experiences outside the classroom, and assisting individuals with their personal needs and concerns.

Ideal candidates are passionate about helping students achieve their goals, are critical thinkers, and are open to new ideas.
Responsibilities

• The Area Coordinator provides direct supervision to up to 17 live-in student staff. The position ensures daily contact with the student staff for the purpose of exchanging information, discussion of ideas, problem solving, advising in regards to working with residents and miscellaneous needs.
• The Position oversees programming and in-service requirements for student staff to create an optimal learning environment.
• The AC participates in a rotating weekly on-call system providing emergency/critical incident assistance to students in the halls in accordance with University and Residence Life emergency procedures.
• Works closely with the Director of Residence Life to coordinate the summer conference and summer programs.
• Coordinates recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation of student staff.
• Serves as official advisor to hall councils, including attendance at meetings, attendance at programs and activities, and budget management.
• Works closely with the Director of Residence Life and the Conduct Coordinator to ensure that disciplinary cases and appeals are communicated and conduct hearings for students involved in violations occurring in the residence halls are held.
• Creates and maintains appropriate administrative records including, but not limited to: check-in and check-outs, guest registration, gun locker records, hall council minutes, programming fund records, and resident rosters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience working with college students in a residential environment.
• Experience in facilitating large scale programming.
• Experience working with facilities management.
• Experience working with diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Must satisfactorily complete EOU criminal and credential background check. Having a criminal history is not an automatic bar to employment.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Eastern Oregon University will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Student Affairs.

Special Instructions to ApplicantsApplicant must provide:
1) Letter of application (which should include why this position is attractive to the applicant, how it meets the applicant’s professional goals, and what attracts the applicant to EOU);
2) Resume/Curriculum vitae;
3) Submit names, emails, and phone numbers for at least three references in the reference section of the application.

Candidates are encouraged to review the values and principles of Eastern Oregon University.

Only complete files of qualified applicants will be reviewed.

EOU has requirements that all employees show proof of vaccination or request and receive an approved vaccination exemption.

EOU is a beautiful, quaint campus nestled in a remarkably scenic, high elevation valley populated by wonderful, community-minded citizens that have balanced work-life flexibility. Take a virtual tour of Eastern Oregon University.

EOU* offers a very attractive package of State of Oregon public employee benefits including: *

• Paid holidays (10 days/year), and paid sick time-off (12 days/year), paid vacation (22 days/year)
• Full Individual and Family Healthcare Insurance (95%+ employer-paid medical, dental, vision)
• Generous Oregon Public Employee Retirement System benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Discounted tuition benefits for employees and eligible dependents
• For more details, see Prospective Employees https://www.eou.edu/hr/prospective-employees/.

Eastern Oregon University is an EEO* Employer and welcomes applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, US Veterans, and persons with disabilities. *EOU* is committed to providing equal opportunity in its recruitment, admissions, educational programs, activities and employment without illegal discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any status as protected by state or federal law.*
Salary $30,000 - $34,000 + room & board provided

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30,000.00 - $34,000.00 per year

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