• Student Development Specialist II (Housing…

    Texas A&M University System (Galveston, TX)


    Job Title

     

    Student Development Specialist II (Housing Coordinator)

     

    Agency

     

    Texas A&M University at Galveston

     

    Department

     

    Campus Living & Learning

    Proposed Minimum Salary

    $3,750.00 monthly

     

    Job Location

     

    Galveston, Texas

     

    Job Type

     

    Staff

    Job Description

    A Glimpse of the Job

     

    The Student Development Specialist II (Housing Coordinator) creates a safe living environment for residence halls; ensures resident halls run smoothly on the campus; assists in daily operations; implements residential living policies and procedures within the University guidelines; and appropriately confronts and handles discipline procedures for students.

    Essential Duties/Tasks:

    Coordination

    + Responsible for the day-to-day operations of 1-3 Residence Halls with direct supervision of 6-12 student staff and indirect supervision of the front desk of designated buildings.

    + Manages work-orders and key/safety systems.

    Communication

    + Creates, manages and communicates via social media platforms to keep students informed.

    + Responsible for several Living Learning Communities in the buildings that are supervised and helps continue to facilitate those.

    + Assists in teaching a first-year experience course as part of Hullaballoo-U or Freshmen ZOPT courses with the Corps of Cadets.

    + Assists with Summer Camps and Conferences from check-in process to day-to-day operations.

    Educational Leadership

    + Takes part in a Divisional Curriculum by planning, developing and implementing educational programs within the residence halls.

    + Helps guide community leaders in community building, intentional conversations with residents, and crisis management.

    Campus/Student Involvement

    + Attends, participates in, and helps plan numerous Student Activities events (New Student Conference, Fall Festival, Howdy Week, etc.).

    + Assists in the presentation of leadership workshops/campus orientations and other presentations as needed.

    + Serves on campus committees.

    + May advise various student groups.

    On-Call/Crisis Management and Other

    + Lives in on-campus provided apartment and responds to campus emergencies, working an on-call shift 1-2 weeks and weekends a month.

    + Will be essential personnel in crisis response due to their live-on capacity.

    + Performs other duties as assigned.

     

    What you need to know

     

    Salary: $45,000 annually

     

    Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

    Required Education and Experience:

    + Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

    + 1-3 years of experience working in higher education and/or student affairs.

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Master’s degree in Higher Education/Student Affairs-related field.

    + Two years of experience in Student Affairs, counseling or related area.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

    + Ability to effectively communicate

    + Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

    + Working knowledge of business technology – word-processing, MS/Google suite of tools, etc.

    + Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

    Physical Requirements:

    Ability to physically complete regular rounds of housing facilities on campus for the sake of inspection.

    Other Requirements and Factors:

    + This position is security sensitive.

    + This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.

    + All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

    + This position will require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

    + This is a live-on position, occasionally requiring on-call shifts to include emergency response outside of normal business hours. In the case of hurricane or other campus change or closure possible relocation may be required.

     

    Who we are

     

    We are the ocean campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston. Our employees come from throughout the world, with many different perspectives, talents, lived experiences, and interests. Aggies by the Sea promote a welcoming and highly productive work environment. We support the university’s goals to recruit and retain a quality workforce and encourage life-long learning practices. We will do our part to assist you in your new position and encourage you to take advantage of training and development opportunities that are available to help you be successful.

     

    Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

     

    All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

     

    Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.