Resident Assistant - Housing & Residential Engagement

Job Details

Job Location

Main Campus - Edmond, OK

Position Type

Student

Salary Range

7.25 - $7.25 Hourly

Job Category

OTRS Ineligible

Position Overview

The RA position is a student staff live-in position. Depending upon room availability, the RA may or may not have a roommate. Any additional university position(s) may not exceed five (5) hours per week while serving as an RA. Any additional outside employment must be discussed with a supervisor. RAs will be expected to complete all assigned responsibilities regardless of other position(s). RAs are hired for the department and are assigned where they are needed.

Hours per Week

20 hours per week.

College / Department Overview

Housing & Residential Engagement Priority

UCO Housing & Residential Engagement's educational priority is to cultivate independence and encourage connected and cooperative communities within the residence halls. Resident Assistants (RAs) are a fundamental part of advancing this priority.

Residential Curriculum Model (RCM) Learning Goals

We believe that a student's learning is not limited to the classroom and that students can grow in powerful ways by living on campus. The RCM provides a framework to help RAs facilitate residents' learning by encouraging active participation in their residential and UCO communities, cultivating an awareness of self, others and world, as well as engaging in critical thinking.

Department Specific Job Functions

Community Participation : RAs will encourage residents to be active participants in their communities by :

• Creating engagement opportunities for residents.
• Facilitating an environment in which residents take ownership of their community.
• RA's encourage residents to be leaders in their own neighborhood.

Awareness of Self, Others, & World : RAs will support residents in developing awareness by :

Cultivating diverse relationships through intentional interactions with their residents and by connecting residents to their peers.

Critical Thinking : RAs will engage residents in critical thinking by :

Administrative and Community Engagement Responsibilities : RAs are responsible for various administrative and community engagement responsibilities, including, but not limited to :

Enrollment Requirements

Fall / Spring Semesters : All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half-time enrollment for fall / spring semesters is considered 5 hours for graduates and 6 hours for undergraduates. International students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible to work as a student employee. Full-time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates.

Summer Semester : Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes. Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.

Enrollment Exception : If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources. This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.

Qualifications / Experience Required

Qualifications / Experience Preferred

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation, in accordance with ADA requirements, may be made upon request to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Salary : $100,000