Resident Assistants at the College of William and
Mary are part-time student staff members responsible for an assigned
area in the residence halls. The Resident Assistant (RA) is a member of
the Residence Life staff reporting directly to an Area Director or a
Hall Director, the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and
Director of Residence Life and ultimately to the Vice President for
Student Affairs.
Resident Assistants will comply with all policies, procedures, and conditions printed in the current edition of the Student Handbook, the Student Housing Agreement, the Manual for Student Staff, the
Resident Assistant Employment Agreement, the Student Acknowledgement of
Confidentiality in Working with Administrative Data Agreement and the
written expectations provided by the Area Director. Work a maximum
average of fifteen (15) hours per week over the course of the spring
and fall semesters according to the dates contracted.
Community Development and Event and Activity Planning
Facilitate development of community by creating
opportunities for residents to interact; conduct hall meetings; educate
residents about Self-Determination; oversee development and revisions,
when appropriate, of Community Agreement; and initiate discussions
between roommates through use of the Roommate Agreement form.
Plan, organize and implement events and activities that meet the needs of residents according to the departmental programming philosophy.
Mediate conflicts that may occur between roommates and among residents.
Develop and post bulletin boards as directed.
Support Hall Council by recruiting student leaders and by attending Hall Council meetings and events.
Address individual student needs and concerns.
Administrative Responsibilities and Communication
Assume responsibility for identifying, reporting and
correcting safety and security concerns; educate residents about safety
and security measures.
Record and report information as
outlined on departmental and area-specific forms (work requests,
Incident Report, Room Condition Report, weekly reports, surveys, etc.).
Complete other paperwork as required and directed by supervisor.
Serve
as a resource, referral, and communication agent. Distribute paperwork,
flyers, brochures, etc. according to instructions. Serve as liaison
between residents and Residence Life.
Develop and maintain relationships with residents and College personnel.
Abide
by College policies; confront, enforce, and report violations of
policies and inappropriate behavior in the assigned area. Assist campus
officials or other responsible parties elsewhere on campus when
requested to do so.
Training, Meetings, and Duty Responsibilities
Attend staff meetings, training sessions, in-service
programs, and individual meetings with supervisor; work as member of
area staff.
Assume on-call duty responsibility as
scheduled, including fall and spring Breaks; complete rounds of
assigned buildings as directed.
Assist with the opening
and closing of the residence halls at the beginning and end of each
semester and other officially scheduled breaks.
Respond
to crises and emergencies as directed in established protocols or as
directed by supervisor or other management staff.
Assume other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Eligibility
Must be a transfer candidate for admission, or currently enrolled, full-time student of the College of William and Mary.
Must have a cumulative 2.0 grade point average to be eligible for application, appointment and continuance.
Must
not have a judicial sanction that is equal to or more stringent than
disciplinary/honor probation during the application, appointment, and
employment period.
Must return to campus prior to the
official opening of both the fall and spring semesters and must remain
after the official closing of both the fall and spring semesters as
contracted.
Must not hold other employment on or off campus
during the employment period without written permission from the Area
Director; such employment should not exceed ten (10) hours per week nor
should it interfere with duties noted in the Resident Assistant
Position Description.
Student staff members hired for the subsequent year must attend job orientation meetings conducted in the spring semester.
Must agree to be listed in the College Staff Directory in both paper and electronic formats.
Must provide a digital telephone to link with campus phone system (access assigned number and voicemail).
Compensation
Room rent as specified in the Resident Assistant Employee Agreement
$500 in 4 installments of $125 paid at the midpoint and
end of each semester.
Freshman RAs will receive an additional $65 in the fall semester
only, as
payment for coordination of the extended orientation programs for
their residents
Expectations
Residence Life student staff are expected to limit outside
activities so that those activities will not conflict with their
position responsibilities. Students who have major academic or
extracurricular commitments should carefully review the situation with
an Area Director or the Associate Director prior to accepting
employment as a Resident Assistant.
Must request and receive approval from the supervisor for weekend or extended absences from residence.
The College of William and Mary does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical
disability or status as a disabled Veteran in the
administration of its educational policies, programs or activities,
admission policies and procedures, scholarship and loan programs,
employment, recreational, athletic or other college-administered
program. It is also the policy of the College to implement appropriate
affirmative action initiatives.
