Residence Life Career Staff Opportunities

Residence Life Coordinators

Residence Life Coordinators are full-time professional staff members responsible for managing their assigned hall(s).Their main responsibilities include:

Goal A – 30% – Supervision of student staff
Goal B – 20% – Community development and educational/academic initiatives
Goal C – 15% – Leadership/professional development
Goal D – 15% – Administration/organization
Goal E – 10% – Summer assignment

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 intradepartmental 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 Training 
• Student Staff Selection 
• Professional Staff Orientation, Training, and Recruitment 
• Wisconsin Residential Experience
• Diversity and Inclusion

Additional professional development occurs via Summer Collateral Assignments. Staff are assigned to different areas within the division of University Housing to support summer intensive programs and services. Examples of assignment areas include:

• Conference Services
• Marketing
• Assignments
• Summer Housing
• Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR)

Each Residence Life Coordinator will oversee a community comprised of an individual residence hall or multiple residence halls. The following distribution of communities are managed by one Residence Life Coordinator each, unless otherwise noted.

• Bradley and Sullivan Halls
• Chadbourne and Barnard Halls
• Cole and Leopold Halls
• Dejope and Phillips Halls
• Kronshage Hall
• Ogg, Merit, and Davis Halls
• Sellery Hall (2 RLCs)
• Slichter, Jorns, and Humphrey Halls
• Smith Hall
• Tripp and Adams Halls
• Waters Hall
• Witte Hall (2 RLCs)

Career Staff Perks

• State Employment Benefits as an Academic Staff
• Professional Development Funds (Continued Learning Courses, Professional Conferences, Books)
• 12 month positions

Live-On Position Perks

• Pet policy (1 pet allowed with no restrictions on breeds or size for dogs)
• Partner live in/allowed persons policy
• Parking Permit
• Two-bedroom furnished apartment
• 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 

•  Within Residence Life, we have various student staff positions that encourage leadership, excellence, compassion, and creativity. Some student positions that could be supervised are: House Fellows, Residence Life Team Assistants, Learning Community Program Assistants, Lead Peer Mentors and Peer Mentors, Desk Clerks, and Desk Supervisors.

Student population focused in high achievement and shared governance

• Our 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; and Professional Staff Recruitment, Training, and Assessment.

Divisional Collaboration

• With a large Housing department, our staff get to interact with many different positions and individuals working at UW-Madison. This can range from collaborating with our Dining & Culinary Services for events, with our Facilities team to work on sustainability services, with our Assignments Office for summer collateral, and more. Collaboration helps build our Housing core values of Creativity and Excellence!

Campus Partnerships 

• Many of our Residence Life Coordinators partner with campus offices to expand their professional interests and experiences for future aspirations.
  Some examples include Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards; Dean of Students Office; Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration; Cross College Advising Services; or 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.

Application Assistance

Please 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!