Job Summary/Basic Functions

Graduate Residence Hall Coordinators (GRHC) have a unique opportunity to guide students as they make meaning of their collegiate experience and grow into the best versions of themselves. This position is responsible for implementing our residential curriculum that focuses on providing growth, enhancing perspective, and building community. The GRHC provides supervision to the student staff that work within their assigned hall. This position requires you to live in a university-provided and assigned apartment. The GRHC is supervised by a Residence Hall Coordinator.

Working for EKU Housing and Residence Life affords you the opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives of students while being surrounded by a supportive community of other professionals. EKU Housing and Residence Life provides ample opportunities for professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Unconditional acceptance into a graduate degree program at Eastern Kentucky University
• Enroll in at least nine (9) credit hours per semester in a graduate degree program
• Maintain a 3.0 GPA in coursework leading toward the completion of graduate degree
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Possess excellent computer skills (e.g., MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Skills in multi-tasking and the availability to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Possess excellent administrative skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years prior experience living and working in residence halls

Job Duties:

• Co-supervision of approximately 20-30 student staff in their assigned building including resident advisors, community desk managers, and community receptionists - (Essential)
• Implement and support community development and student learning through our residential curriculum with intentional interactions, proactive student outreach, and events - (Essential)
• Daily management of a residence hall comprised of 300-700 residential students including facilities operations, occupancy management, and crisis response - (Essential)
• Collaborate with campus partners to support educational initiatives and living learning communities - (Essential)
• Collaborate with campus partners to provide academic support, promote student development, support educational initiatives and develop living learning communities - (Essential)
• Serve on the on-call rotation for a campus population of approximately 4,600 students - (Essential)
• Participate in a variety of weekly meetings including departmental professional development meetings, departmental business meetings, trainings, supervisory and committee meetings. - (Essential)