Seattle Pacific University

Residence Life Coordinator - 1st and 2nd Year

Main Campus, USA · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 69 days ago

Project ManagementLeadershipCollaborationMentoringMicrosoft Office

About the role

Student Life at SPU is committed to fostering student learning and development through residential living, leadership opportunities, and intentional programming.
Experience - 1-2 years of graduate or professional experience working directly with college students.
Commitment to Student Success - Experience engaging students across diverse backgrounds and supporting student success in a predominantly white institution.

Partner with another professional staff member to support leadership development for student staff.
Develop meaningful mentoring relationships with students and maintain visibility in the residential community.
Foster a Christ-centered residential community that supports safety, belonging, and personal growth.
Advise an Area Council student leadership group and encourage student-led programs that build community.
Support the university's housing selection process.
Collaborate with campus partners including Housing, Facilities & Project Management, and Dining Services.
Serve as a Building Emergency Coordinator for the assigned residence area.
Work collaboratively with Residence Life colleagues and campus partners as a team, to promote a community of trust, humility, and respect that uses solution-focused strategies and constructive feedback in making departmental/team decisions.

Ability to mentor, teach, and supervise student leaders.
Ability to respond effectively to student needs and crisis situations.
Bachelor's degree required; training in student development, counseling, or related fields preferred.
Education
Experience
1-2 years of graduate or professional experience working directly with college students.
Student Development Perspective
Demonstrated ability to mentor and support college students in a residential learning environment.
Commitment to Student Success
Experience engaging students across diverse backgrounds and supporting student success in a predominantly white institution.
Mission Alignment
A personal commitment to Christian faith
enthusiasm for supporting SPU's mission

Wellness and academic success
Provide guidance through mediation, student conduct processes, and wellness support.

Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community.
Student Life at SPU is committed to fostering student learning and development through residential living, leadership opportunities, and intentional programming. Within this context, the Residence Life staff serve as educators, creating environments that support student growth, academic success, and meaningful engagement in a Christ-centered community.
What We Need
Seattle Pacific University is seeking a Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) to serve as a live-in professional educator responsible, as a member of the Residence Life Staff, for creating a safe, inclusive, fun and transformative residential learning experience for undergraduate students at Seattle Pacific University and managing the day-to-day operations of their living area.
Within this context, the Residence Life staff serve as educators, creating environments that support student growth, academic success, and meaningful engagement in a Christ-centered community.
Along with a vibrant Christian faith, the RLC has an enthusiasm for developing college students and plays a central role in teaching, mentoring, and supporting undergraduate students while also contributing to co-curricular programming and student engagement initiatives.

This listing is sourced directly from Seattle Pacific University's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.