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