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Housing & Residence Life offers employment opportunities for students and staff throughout the year. Each year we hire approximately 325 students who make substantial contributions to the residential community at UVA. We would love to have you join our team!
Administrative Openings
Residence Life Coordinator
HRL is seeking a Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) for a student-facing role within Residence Life to help meet current challenges, achieve our strategic initiatives, and bring the University's 2030 plan to fruition. Working within a newly expanded staffing plan, these Residence Life Coordinators will lead, guide, and coach undergraduate senior residents (SRs) who will in turn support our resident advisors (RAs). The RLC position is directly supervised by an Assistant Dean. This is a live-off position.
Responsibilities
Residence Life Coordinators have responsibilities in programmatic and student support, and incident response support areas.
- Programmatic responsibilities will include community building in the residential areas and assisting in the development and implementation of programs that enhance the first- and second-year experience as outlined in the University's 2030 plan.
- Student support responsibilities include mentoring, training, and/or supervising student staff and student leaders, as well as helping students solve problems and respond appropriately to challenges and/or crises.
- Finally, Residence Life Coordinators will have responsibilities relating to incident response and crisis management.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree and minimum of two years of experience are required. A master's degree or equivalent in Counseling, Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration, or other related field is preferred. Relevant student experience may be considered.
- An understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required, as well as experience in promoting respect and appreciation for diversity and pluralism among students and staff.
All interested applicants are encouraged to apply to posting #R0068643 at jobs.virginia.edu. This posting also contains additional information about the position. The position will remain open until filled.
Program Coordinator for Academic Engagement
HRL is seeking a Program Coordinator (PC) for a student-facing role within Residence Life to help meet current challenges, achieve our strategic initiatives, and bring the University's 2030 plan to fruition. Working within a newly expanded staffing plan, the Program Coordinator will focus on our academic engagement program and our wider residential programming, to enhance the on-Grounds residential experience. This is a newly created position, which is directly supervised by the assistant dean for academic engagement and residential programming. This is a live-off position.
Responsibilities
The Program Coordinator have responsibilities in developing and growing our academic engagement program and wider residential programming model, both of which enhance the residential experience as outlined in the University’s 2030 plan.
- Contribute to establishing educational strategies using a residential framework that focuses on student learning and connecting residents to each other in meaningful ways
- Monitor and record our academic engagement program attendance database
- Student support responsibilities include mentoring, training, and/or supervising student staff and student leaders as well as helping students solve problems and respond appropriately to challenges and/or crises
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree and minimum of two years of experience are required. A master's degree or equivalent in Counseling, Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration, or other related field is preferred. Relevant student experience may be considered.
- An understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required, as well as experience in promoting respect and appreciation for diversity and pluralism among students and staff.
- Marketing experience with an emphasis on managing social media accounts to increase following and brand awareness is preferred.
All interested applicants are encouraged to apply to posting #R0068671 at jobs.virginia.edu. This posting also contains additional information about the position. The position will remain open until filled.
Student Employment
In addition to administrative positions posted on this page, please see the pages for Resident Staff selections for information on those openings and the processes to apply. Don’t forget that our friends at Conferences@UVA offer job opportunities in which students welcome and support University guests.
These positions are often the first step in a multi-year commitment with Housing & Residence Life. We place a great deal of trust in our students, and we value the contributions they make to our department and the University.