Student Resident Community Engagement Advisor_Non-FWS

Position Details

Position Information

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Position Title

Student Resident Community Engagement Advisor_Non-FWS

Level of Support

Student Support IV

Position Type

Non-FWS

Number of Openings

Work Hours

During Standard Business Hours (M-F 8am-5pm), After Standard Business Hours (M-F after 5pm), Weekends (Saturday-Sunday)

Wage Per Hour

17.75

Division / School

Division for Student Affairs DSA

Department Name

544102 CAMPUS LIVING

Department Bio

Position Specific Summary

The Community Engagement Advisor will serve as a student staff member within the Division of Student Affairs. The department of Campus Living and Residential Education(CLRE) houses the on campus student population in which living and learning take place on a daily basis. We strive to foster inclusive residential environments where students have opportunities to grow and develop into leaders, value civility and respect, and thrive as members of the GW community. The Community Engagement Advisor works within CLRE and is responsible for actively engaging residential students around relationship- and community-building; and serve as peer support for roommate / student conflict. The Community Engagement Advisor will be required to reside in one of our first-year residence halls. This position is for Academic Year 2025-2026. Students interested in applying must be an undergraduate student returning to GW in Fall 2025.

Standard Position Description

Residential Community Engagement Advisors (CEAds) provide essential programming and community-building support to first-year residential students to help them feel a strong sense of belonging to the George Washington University community. In this position, CEAds can expect to create opportunities for engagement and relationship development for students in their assigned residence hall. CEAds will have the ability to develop these opportunities through the below methods in partnership with Community Coordinators :

• Living in an assigned first-year residence hall to build positive relationships with residents, fellow CEAds, and other CLRE team members.
• Developing programs, events, and other learning strategies in accordance with the Rev Up@Home outcomes-based learning strategy, helping build interpersonal connections among residents.
• Facilitating Rev Chats (intentional conversations) with residents throughout the academic year.
• Regularly identify opportunities for residents to come together and take action on those opportunities which can include, but are not limited to : bringing residents to student organization meetings, events, and sporting events on campus, helping organize intramural teams, bringing residents on excursions around Washington, DC.
• Assisting residents with getting connected to the necessary on and / or off-campus resources as needed.

Professional Outcomes

Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, Leadership

Required Qualifications

Rising Second-year student or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with resources on- and off-campus, conflict resolution / mediation, event planning / facilitation, group dynamics, community-building and working in a team with other students and with a supervisor.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date

01 / 21 / 2025

Job Close Date

02 / 18 / 2025

Campus Location

Foggy Bottom

Work Type Designation

In-Person

Report to Manager Name

Chelsey Johanson

Hiring Manager Name

Jessica Gonzalez, Chelsey Johanson

Special Instructions Summary

EEO Statement

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Background Check

The student employee will :

Work in or have access to residence halls or other restricted areas, or have access to university key - Background check required.