Community Development Coordinator (Term)

Date Posted: 07/03/2025
Req ID: 44023
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Student Housing & Residence Life
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00026781

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.


Your opportunity:

Student Housing and Residence Life (SHRL) is a growing department within Student Affairs at UTM and we are looking for a motivated, focused Student Housing and Residence Life team member to join Community Developmennt as one of our Community Development Coordinators. If you are interested in supporting holistic student development in residence, building strong partnerships, and working collaboratively to help improve the student experience every single day, this may be your next role.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the Community Development Coordinator (CDC) is a live-in position that works to create a positive living and learning environment for residents at UTM. In accordance with departmental policies and the academic mission of the University of Toronto, the CDC will supervise a staff team consisting of live-in student leaders (Dons, Community Assistant), to foster and promote a residence community that supports the academic success and personal growth of all residence students. This will be achieved through multi-modal program development and implementation, leadership development of residence students and staff, and the integration of university support services within the residence community.

In consultation with the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the CDC will be responsible for the mentorship, leadership development and management of a team Residence Dons. They will collaborate with the Assistant Director creating the overall vision and strategy for staff recruitment, training and evaluation initiatives, and implement associated programs and tasks. Working collaboratively with the residence life management team, the CDC will develop, implement and assess a comprehensive residentially-based co-curricular program that specifically addresses the myriad issues faced by undergraduate and graduate students as they live and learn in the residence community.

Hours of Work: Regular office hours Monday to Friday. Regular evening and weekend work to coordinate operations and support students living in a 24/7 residence environment. Participate in on-call rotation for emergencies.


Your responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting applicable guidelines and protocols to determine policy violations
• Investigating community standard and housing policy breaches
• Directing the activities of casual staff
• Keeping well-informed on crisis intervention and emergency protocols
• Analyzing administrative processes and procedures and recommending changes for improvement
• Providing basic support and general referrals to individuals in distress

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years (combination of para-professional and professional experience is acceptable) living and/or working in a university residence setting.
• Experience in individual advising, conflict mediation, program development and community standards enforcement in a post-secondary residence community.
• Demonstrated experience dealing with emergency situations and crisis response.
• Comfortable working in an unpredictable and often stressful environment.
• Proven ability to deal with matters of extreme sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Experience supervising or supporting student staff teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office Suite is required.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Commitment to improving and enhancing the residence experience.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Familiarity with eRezLife, StarRez, and VingCard would be an asset.
• Experience working with diverse student communities and international students is also a significant asset.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Assertive
• Communicator
• Problem solver
• Resilient
• Team player

Closing Date: 07/14/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 12 -- $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Jessica Halteh

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This role is not currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the  University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.

This is a term position ending May 15,2026.