THE OPPORTUNITY
The Assistant Area Coordinator works directly with the professional Residence Life Staff, Resident Assistants, and on campus students and will provide support to the Area Coordinator in a particular residential area on campus.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Manage the day-to-day operations of a specific residence hall or residence halls of students living in college housing.
- Directly supervise and evaluate 5-7 Resident Assistants (RA).
- Assist with the overall development, planning, and implementation of programming pertaining to Residence Life’s residential curriculum.
- Assist Area Coordinator with managing area budget.
- Participate in the administrator on-call rotation for approximately three weeks
- per semester and actively respond to a wide range of crises situations.
- Assist in the planning, development, and implementation of RA trainings, in-services, and RA selection via departmental committee structure.
- Serve as a student conduct hearing officer and hear cases as assigned by
- Community Standards.
- Assist with RA recognition efforts.
- Provide office support by working 5 hours per week at the front desk of the
- Student Life Suite assisting with housing related projects.
- Liaise and collaborate with campus partners including Facilities, Wellness, and Student Conduct.
- Supports Housing Operations with move-inmove-out
- Attend weekly professional staff meetings (date and time TBD) and weekly student staff meetings from 4:30-6:30pm on Monday nights.
- Assume additional responsibilities as required.
YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE
WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED
- Bachelor’s Degree required and must be a matriculated graduate student.
- Enrollment in a CSP, Counseling, or Higher Education Administration program preferred. Non-matriculated students engaged in appropriate coursework may be considered.
- Must demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and autonomously
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must maintain a positive attitude and represent the College and Department appropriately
- Ability to envision and propose new methods to perform tasks that support
- ET&A; take thoughtful risks; and accept new and ongoing initiatives, objectives, and solutions to gain sought-after results.
- Ability to anticipate and embrace change; demonstrate willingness to achieve, acquire, and utilize new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions.
- Must have strong technology skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office
- (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK
- Willing to work evening and weekends as required; live-on position; must serve on-call rotation.
- This is a live-on, 10-month (Monday, July 20, 2026 – Friday, May 21, 2027 (38 working weeks)), part time (14-20 hours per week) position within Babson College’s Office of
- Residence Life. Graduate student follows the break dates of their academic program (Thanksgiving break, winter break and spring break).
- This position includes an on-campus apartment (either individual or shared apartment) within a residence hall and a taxable meal plan. This position is for one academic year.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE
- Prior residence life experience, a positive attitude and awareness of social justice principles are preferred.
This is a non-exempt position with an hourly rate of $23.00. This position includes paid sick leave where required by law. Eligibility, accrual, and usage will follow applicable state and local regulations.