What are the responsibilities and job description for the House Counselor Summer 2025 position at State University of New York, Cortland?
/Duties
The EOP Summer Institute, required to pass by all EOP pre-freshman prior to their entry into SUNY Cortland as freshman in the fall, seeks full time live-in House Counselors (HC) to join a live-in residential Senior House Counselor and Junior House Counselor. The HC is a position essential in the students’ acclimation to SUNY Cortland culture and the development of successful work habits. Duties will begin several days prior for training and orientation of staff, and preparation of the students’ floor. The position pays $1,200 and room and board will be provided for you at no charge.
Your duties as Summer Institute House Counselor are as follows:
Your duties as Summer Institute House Counselor are as follows:
- Provide a welcoming presence to our new community members.
- Respond to any issues such as homesickness or doubt in one’s abilities
- Provide peer counseling services as deemed appropriate by EOP Counselors and the EOP Director and/or as mutually agreed upon by Residential Staff
- Participate in out-of-class activities as assigned by EOP staff and the EOP Director.
- Maintain an environment conducive to study in the residence hall area(s) assigned to the EOP Summer Institute.
- Assist the EOP Staff in administrative matters connected with the Summer Institute, the USDA Summer Food Service Program, student contact records, and staff meetings.
- Attend meals with students.
- Ensure quiet working study hours starting at 7:00pm, Sunday-Thursday.
- Though students will be in class 8am-4:15pm weekdays; you will not attend classes.
- Ensure smooth, timely and efficient student adherence to:
- class schedule
- supplemental instructor schedule
- meals
- efficient assembly and travel to Friday and Saturday events
- curfews (outlined at training)
- no leave policy
- Follow the directions and lead of the Senior and Junior House Counselors.
Days/Hours Needed
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 – Wednesday, July 30, 2025. This is a live in position.
Campus Location/Bldg.
Old Main, Room 136
Required Qualifications
EOP House Counselor Position Qualifications
- Must be a current SUNY Cortland student
- GPA: Though not directly providing academic assistance, having had success as a student helps to provide a model and inspiration for academic work.
- Leadership: Provide leadership to students in making the transition from high school to a college environment; in being away from home, in being a model of successful adjustment to SUNY Cortland.
- Maturity and fairness: Ability to consistently apply the requirements, rules, and curfews fairly and objectively to all program students as a staff member, with kind support.
- Understanding: Understand and promote the mission and practices of EOP, the necessities of what we do and the high expectations held for students and staff.
- Teamwork: Understanding your role as a member of a team. Relationship appropriateness: Staff must not develop favorites or strong friendships with the students until the program is over. Maintaining a friendly distance is essential while ensuring that all students are inspired to follow the guidelines without exception. Staff must be insistent on the schedule/rules from the start; being overly friendly at first will prevent this effectiveness.
Preferred Qualifications
- Diversity Experience: Experience and/or knowledge about working and interacting with diverse populations are preferred.
- Conduct: Exemplary record of student conduct is desirable.
Physical Demands
Special Conditions for Eligibility
Contact Name(s) & Email(s)
Lewis Rosengarten, Director
lewis.rosengarten@cortland.edu
lewis.rosengarten@cortland.edu
Salary Grade
C-Other (Specify Below)
Salary
$1,200 Room and Board
Salary : $1,200
