Family Housing Resident Assistant

Utah State University•Logan, UT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Housing Resident Assistant (RA) is a full-time student and/or spouse of a student living within an on-campus family housing community and supports residents of that community. The RA is a member of the Residence Life Staff and actively participates in the development of a comprehensive Residence Life program. The RA is appointed for a specific contract year. Individuals should not apply for or accept a position if they cannot commit to the entire contract year. Reappointment is contingent upon successful job performance, requisite academic progress, favorable supervisory review, and the on-going needs of the overall Residence Life system. The RA position, due to its live-in nature, requires willingness to be called into service at any time of the day or night to meet students’ needs as they arise. The RA will function as a peer resource and community leader to residents. Therefore, availability, consistency and interpersonal skills are of the utmost importance. The RA is expected to serve as a role model and abide by all University and Housing policies. Furthermore, the RA is expected to assist in maintaining a safe, secure and comfortable living/learning community and is expected to maintain academic standards and full-time student status.

Requirements

All RA candidates and current RAs or their spouses must be a full-time student enrolled at Utah State University. Full-time status is defined as 12 undergraduate credit hours per semester or 6 graduate credit hours per semester
RA candidates and current RAs must maintain a 2.0 GPA. Two consecutive semesters of a GPA below 2.0 will affect continued employability or rehire status.
RAs must qualify to live in Family Housing by meeting any of the following criteria (Be Married, Be single and have children, Be married and have children)
If married, both spouses may become RAs together and the compensation for the position will be split between the couple
If both spouses are hired both MUST attend all required training and staff meetings
Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”

Responsibilities

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: The RA should facilitate the development of strong communities and responsible and involved community members.
INITIATIVES AND EVENTS: Initiatives and events are an important tool for developing a strong community and providing involvement opportunities for residents.
POLICY ENFORCEMENT: Policy enforcement is an important and powerful tool for developing a strong and safe community and influencing responsible citizenship within our community.
APARTMENT/SECURE SPACES ACCESS: RAs are given access to secure locations in their area of responsibility, including access to master keys which provide resident apartment access.
AVAILABILITY: The RA position is considered a part-time student position that requires 20 hours per week.
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: The RA position includes several administrative duties associated with communication and documentation and are a critical part of the position.
FACILITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Facility assessment is an important role that the RA must fulfill to keep maintenance and damages to a minimum. Additionally, RAs will be expected to play a strong leadership role in training and responding to resident needs in emergency situations.