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Job Description
Coordinate activities in residential facilities in secondary and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 39-9041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 27,690.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
- Currently, there are 110,330 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Residential Advisors”.
Also Known As…
- Residential Advisors
- Unit Coordinator
- Residential Life Director
- Resident Director
- Resident Assistant
- Resident Advisor
- Residence Life Director
- Residence Life Coordinator
- Residence Hall Director
- Residence Director
- Hall Coordinator
- Student Development Coordinator
- Sorority Supervisor
- Sorority Mother
- Shelter Case Manager
- Residential Supervisor
- Residential Director
- Residential Counselor
- Residential Assistant
- Residential Advisor
- Residence Supervisor
- Program Coordinator for Residence Life
- Housing Director
- Housing Assistant
- Housing and Residence Life Director
- Housefellow
- House Parent
- House Mother
- House Fellow
- House Father
- Hall Director
- Dormitory Supervisor
- Dormitory Counselor
- Director of Residence Life
- Cottage Supervisor
- Cottage Parent
- Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life
- Community Educator
- Associate Dean of Women
- Associate Dean of Students
- Assistant Hall Director
- Assistant Director of Student Activities and Housing
- Assistant Director of Residence Life
- Assistant Dean of Students
- Area Director
- Area Coordinator
Tasks for “Head Resident”
- Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.
- Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
- Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
- Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.
- Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
- Order supplies for facilities.
- Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.
- Sort and distribute mail.
- Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.
- Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
- Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
- Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.
- Process contract cancellations for students who are unable to follow residence hall policies and procedures.
- Supervise students' housekeeping work to ensure that it is done properly.
- Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
- Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.
- Provide transportation or escort for expeditions, such as shopping trips or visits to doctors or dentists.
- Assign rooms to students.
- Confer with medical personnel to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents.
- Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
- Supervise the activities of housekeeping personnel.
- Inventory, pack, and remove items left behind by former residents.
- Oversee departmental budget.
- Direct and participate in on- and off-campus recreational activities for residents of institutions, boarding schools, fraternities or sororities, children's homes, or similar establishments.
- Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
- Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.
- Accompany and supervise students during meals.
- Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
- Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages.
Related Technology & Tools
- Telephone answering machines
- Laptop computers
- Multiline telephone systems
- Desktop computers
- Wet-dry vacuums
- First aid ice packs
- 10-key calculators
- Copy machines
- Staple guns
- Video game consoles
- Smart phones
- Automated lock systems
- Passenger vans
- Laser facsimile machines
- Computer inkjet printers
- Compost bins
- Emergency first aid kits
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Cash drawers
- Computer data input scanners
- Smoke detectors
- Whiteboards
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Survey software
- Website development software
- Budgeting software
- Data entry software
- Email software
- Web browser software