• Job Description

  Req#: 35925

  Date Posted: 02/09/2024
  Req ID: 35925
  Faculty/Division: VP - Operations and Real Estate Partnerships
  Department: 89 Chestnut Residence
  Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
  Position Number: 00028121

  Description:

  About us:
  
  Spaces & Experiences operates undergraduate and graduate student housing on the St. George campus. These include Graduate House, Chestnut Residence, and Knox Residence with a new residence currently in development: Oak House. The S&E Residence team endeavours to provide a residence experience that fosters community engagement, celebrates diversity, and keeps equity and inclusion at the forefront of our decision making and approach. With this in mind, our goalsto offer students the opportunity to live in an environment that provides programming, services, and interactions that positively contribute to their personal growth and student success during their time at the University of Toronto.
  
  Chestnut Residence at the University of Toronto is home to nearly 1134 undergraduate students from all University of Toronto faculties and colleges. The residence offers spacious rooms, high quality meals, and a vibrant residence life program. Amenities include large common areas and study spaces, a fitness facility, housekeeping services, high speed internet, and a residence dining program designed by an award-winning chef.
  
  Your opportunity:
  
  Reporting to the Associate Dean, Residence Life and the Assistant Dean, Residence Life, the Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) is one of 2 live-in positions that coordinates and monitors student life in Chestnut Residence in accordance with the mission and policies of the residence and the University of Toronto. The RLCs are responsible for assisting the Associate Dean, Residence Life and Assistant Dean, Residence Life in developing and sustaining a supportive, inclusive and accepting living community for all students in the Chestnut Residence. The RLCs work closely together and with the Dean of Residence & Director of Student Life, Associate Dean, Residence Life, and the Assistant Dean, Residence Life (ADRL) to select, train and supervise the Residence Dons throughout the academic and summer terms. Each RLC is directly responsible for approximately 11 Dons, including 1 Lead Don.
  
  The RLCs promotes community development and the academic success and personal growth of individual residents through program implementation, policy development, residential governance and the advising and daily involvement with students. As well, the RLCs will liaise with the Residence Office to facilitate the operational and maintenance systems necessary to implement these programs.
  
  Your responsibilities will include:

  • Implementing plans and process improvements for program and service activities
  • Advising students on the interpretation of rules and regulations regarding the use of space andorganizing events on campus
  • Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
  • Providing formal job-related training
  • Training and coaching student life staff and student leaders
  • Directing the activities of casual staff
  • Coaching residence student staff on handling personal and non-personal complaints

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
  • Minimum two (2) years experience living and working in a university residence setting, either in a similar position, or as a Senior Residence Don/Lead Don. Experience in counselling, programming and discipline in an undergraduate residence community.
  • Word-processing and experience within a PC environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Proven leadership, supervisory and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstratedconflict resolution skills.
  • Comfortable working in an unpredictable environment both independently and as part of a team of diverse individuals.
  • Ability to exercise creativity in developing and improving programs, policies and staff development.
  • Must have an interest in students who come from a diverse range of backgrounds.

  
  To be successful in this role you will be:

  • Communicator
  • Problem solver
  • Responsible
  • Team player

  Closing Date: 02/22/2024, 11:59PM ET
  Employee Group: USW
  Appointment Type: Ancillary Operations
  Schedule: Full-Time
  Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
  USW Pay Band 09 -- $65,407 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $83,646. 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.

• About the company

  The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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