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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 Fellow
- House Father
- Head Resident
- 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 “House Mother”
- Oversee departmental budget.
- Make regular rounds to ensure that residents and areas are safe and secure.
- Supervise the activities of housekeeping personnel.
- Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.
- Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of dormitory programs.
- Administer, coordinate, or recommend disciplinary and corrective actions.
- Collaborate with counselors to develop counseling programs that address the needs of individual students.
- Process contract cancellations for students who are unable to follow residence hall policies and procedures.
- Inventory, pack, and remove items left behind by former residents.
- Provide transportation or escort for expeditions, such as shopping trips or visits to doctors or dentists.
- Develop program plans for individuals or assist in plan development.
- Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
- Mediate interpersonal problems between residents.
- Assign rooms to students.
- Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.
- Develop and coordinate educational programs for residents.
- Determine the need for facility maintenance and repair, and notify appropriate personnel.
- Supervise students' housekeeping work to ensure that it is done properly.
- Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.
- Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.
- Compile information such as residents' daily activities and the quantities of supplies used to prepare required reports.
- Sort and distribute mail.
- Hold regular meetings with each assigned unit.
- Confer with medical personnel to better understand the backgrounds and needs of individual residents.
- Order supplies for facilities.
- Provide requested information on students' progress and the development of case plans.
- Accompany and supervise students during meals.
- Answer telephones, and route calls or deliver messages.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Emergency first aid kits
- Computer inkjet printers
- Computer data input scanners
- First aid ice packs
- 10-key calculators
- Automated lock systems
- Telephone answering machines
- Desktop computers
- Compost bins
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Copy machines
- Wet-dry vacuums
- Multiline telephone systems
- Smoke detectors
- Passenger vans
- Cash drawers
- Smart phones
- Staple guns
- Video game consoles
- Laser facsimile machines
- Whiteboards
- Laptop computers
- Microsoft Word
- Budgeting software
- Email software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Website development software
- Survey software
- Data entry software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel