Career Staff Opportunities in Residence Life

Residence Life Coordinators (RLCs) are full-time professional staff members that coordinate programming and support for residents living in campus housing, respond to emergency situations, may supervise student and/or professional staff, and help create an inclusive and safe living community.  Responsibilities include:

Essential Responsibilities

• 15%: serves as a main point of contact for resident support providing mediation and resolution of personal and facility issues
• 15%: plans, implements, and evaluates student programs and initiatives for Residence Life
• 20%: receives and responds to crisis and student conduct situations according to established policies and procedures
• 35%: may supervise the day-to-day activities of students and/or professional staff and assist with the personnel management allocation plan including hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation

Unique Responsibilities

• 15%: supports a divisional program over the summer which may include Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR), Summer Conferences, Marketing, Assignments, Pre-College Programs, etc.

Professional staff have the opportunity to serve on one or more departmental committees. Committee assignments are determined by a combination of individual preferences and staffing needs. Committee work promotes professional growth and encourages interdepartmental collaboration.

Time permitting, professional staff also have the ability to join divisional and/or campus-wide committees. In pursuing these opportunities, staff represent Residence Life on a broader scale while also acquiring novel experiences.

Residence Life Specific Committees:

• Student staff recruitment, training and development
• Professional staff recruitment and onboarding
• Professional staff training & development
• Wisconsin Residential Experience
• Diversity and inclusion

• Departmental special projects
• Conference Services
• Marketing & Communications
• Assignments
• Summer Housing
• Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR)
• Special Projects

Each Residence Life Coordinator will oversee a community comprised of an individual residence hall or multiple residence halls. The following communities are managed by one Residence Life Coordinator,  unless otherwise noted. Note that community structures might fluctuate based on yearly need.

• Bradley, Sullivan
• Dejope, Phillips*
• Chadbourne, Barnard
• Cole, Leopold
• Kronshage, Jorns, Humphrey
• Ogg (two RLCs), Lowell, Merit
• Sellery, Davis  (two RLCs)*
• Smith
• Tripp, Adams, and Slichter*
• Waters
• Witte (two RLCs)*

* includes support of an Assistant Residence Life Coordinator (graduate student)

• State employment benefits as academic staff
• $2000 Professional development funds (continued learning courses, professional conferences, books)
• 12-month positions

Live-in/Live-on Job Perks

• Pet policy (one pet allowed with no restrictions on breeds or size for dogs)
• Partner/additional occupant policy
• Parking permit
• Two-bedroom furnished apartment (cable, internet)
• Washer/dryer access
• Limited meal plan

Our mission is to provide a safe and inclusive environment that supports personal development, community engagement and academic achievement.

A few of our highlights to make this happen are:

• Diversity in Supervision of Student Staff Positions: positions encourage leadership, excellence, compassion, and creativity. Some student positions that could be supervised are:
  • Assistant Residence Life Coordinators
  • House Fellows
  • Residence Life Team Assistants
  • Learning Community Program Assistants
  • Lead Peer Mentors
  • Peer Mentors
• A student population focused on high achievement and shared governance: student staff members look to excel in all aspects of their college experience. They advocate for each other to ensure a positive experience for everyone living in the Residence Halls.
• Department organization focused on specialized areas: Residence Life creates, evaluates, and updates our policies and procedures to ensure staff at all levels feel supported. Specialized areas include:
  • Academics, learning communities, and residential education
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Student behavior
  • Residential services
  • Student engagement
  • Student staff selection and training
  • Professional staff recruitment, training, and assessment
• Divisional collaboration: as part of a larger Housing division, our staff get to interact with our many different department partners in a variety of ways. This can range from collaborating with Dining & Culinary Services for events, our Facilities team to work on sustainability services, our Assignments Office for summer information, and more. Collaboration helps build and maintain our Housing core values of creativity and excellence!
• Campus partnerships: many Residence Life Coordinators partner with campus offices to expand their professional interests and experiences for future aspirations. Examples include:
  • Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards
  • Dean of Students Office
  • Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR)
  • Cross College Advising Services
  • Many other areas depending on individual interests
• Residential curricular approach: adding intentionality to our programming model and building an experience set to scaffold student experiences within our halls has been an ongoing priority for Residence Life. Our work purposefully creates an environment centered around student success and promoting a positive learning experience.

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Fall 2022 Residence Life Positions

Residence Life Coordinator (anticipated) – coming soon

Application Assistance

Contact us at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766 if you would like assistance with an application. Don’t have a resume? You can submit a resume or a University Housing Work History Document in the online system!