Residence Education Coordinator (term)

Date Posted: 03/14/2025
Req ID: 42153
Faculty/Division: Operations and Real Estate Partnerships
Department: S&E Student Residences
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00038596

Description:

About us:

The Student Residences team at Spaces & Experiences (S&E) oversees and operates undergraduate and graduate student housing for more than 2,200 students on the St. George campus. Our residences include Chestnut Residence, Oak House, Graduate House, and Knox Residence. We strive to offer a supportive and dynamic living-learning environment for students that fosters academic success, personal growth, and a strong sense of belonging.

Your opportunity:

The Residence Education Coordinator (REC), reporting to the Assistant Dean, Residence Life, plays a key role in fostering a dynamic living-learning environment within student residences. The REC is responsible for coordinating residence education and programming, collaborating closely with the broader residence life team, including Faculty-in-Residence and Residence Life Coordinators, to plan engaging workshops, events, and initiatives. These efforts aim to create a supportive, inclusive, and vibrant living community for all residents.

In addition to programming, the REC works in partnership with academic colleagues to ensure the integration of academic and residential experiences, promoting holistic student development. This includes coordination of our living-learning communities and themed floors. The role also includes supervising a team of student staff, providing guidance, support, and leadership development. The REC is a primary advisor to the residence council and other student leaders, helping to empower them to foster a sense of community, engagement, and leadership within residence.

The incumbent must be student-centred and have a genuine desire to be an active part of a dynamic student community, attend student events, and maintain an office that is open and accessible to the community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Implementing plans and process improvements for residence programming and curriculum
• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
• Fostering cooperative working relationships with internal and external contacts to coordinate execution of workshops, tabling, and ongoing projects.
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials, and maintaining information on digital platforms
• Advising student groups on the development of clubs and societies
• Handling expenses for events
• Training, coaching and directing the activities of casual staff

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of recent and equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years recent experience working in a university residence or student life context.
• Experience coordinating or planning student programming, events, and initiatives.
• Experience working with student leaders or councils, including advising and leadership development.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring student-staff or peer leaders.
• Experience in creating and maintaining inclusive and supportive student communities.
• Experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of living-learning communities or themed floors.
• Experience in promoting student engagement and involvement in co-curricular activities.
• Experience in crisis management or conflict resolution within a student environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with diverse student populations and academic partners.
• Organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to design, plan, exercise creativity, and execute educational and social programs that align with student development goals.
• Knowledge of student development theory and best practices in residential education.
• Strong understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in a higher education setting.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve departmental goals.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills with the ability to mentor and guide student-staff and student leaders.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills, comfortable working in an unpredictable environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of StarRez and/or other residence management systems is an asset

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Responsible
• Team player

Please note:

• This is a term position until February 2026.

Closing Date: 03/24/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Ancillary Operations 
Schedule: Full-Time, Term 
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 09 -- $66,715. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $85,319. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Facilities/Ancilliary Services

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.