Resident Assistant

Reports to: Campus Housing Manager

Anticipated Start Date: February 2025

Term of Employment: 7 months (until the end of August 2025)

Apply by: January 21, 2025

Base of Designation: onsite Brattleboro, VT,

The World Learning/SIT seeks a Resident Assistant to provide ongoing administrative, programmatic and logistical support to the Campus Housing team. The Resident Assistant (RA) is a live in, part time, temporary staff member position in residence halls. RAs serve as peer mentors, community builders, and resource providers to students living in campus housing and are role models/leaders within the campus residence life community. The position requires a balance of administrative responsibilities and personal engagement with residents to foster a supportive and inclusive residential environment.

Responsibilities

Community Building and Development

• Get to know every resident who is a part of the campus residence life community.
• Build a positive and inclusive residential community by fostering relationships among residents.
• Encourage respect, diversity, and a sense of belonging within the residence hall.
• Participate in community events, programs, and activities to promote student engagement and personal growth.
• Be available and approachable to residents in the community, particularly during the evening hours when residents are most likely to be in the residence hall.

Student Support

• Serve as a peer mentor by providing guidance and support for academic, personal, and social challenges.
• Maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive student concerns or issues.
• Address and mediate conflicts among residents professionally and promptly.
• Educate and enforce campus and residence hall policies to ensure a safe and respectful living environment.
• Educate residents on community standards and behavioral expectations.

Crisis Response

• Serve in an on-call rotation to respond to emergencies, including health, safety, and security concerns.
• Respond to a range of community incidents including community, student, and facilities issues.and report to appropriate campus administrators and document occurrences as required.

Administrative Duties

• Conduct regular room checks.
• Attend and actively participate in occasional staff meetings, training sessions, and one-on-one check-ins with supervisors related to residence life.
• Complete all administrative paperwork, including incident reports and program planning documents, accurately and on time.

Role Model

• Uphold and model the values and policies of the university both on and off campus.
• Maintain a positive and professional demeanor as a representative of the residence life team.

Facilities Responsibilities.

• Perform room inspections as scheduled.
• Assist staff with room and mail key distribution and lockouts.
• Monitor hall common areas and lounges.
• Assist with room assignments and room changes.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all policies and procedures as laid out in SIT policy documents;

On-call Duty Coverage

• Carry the university-issued cell phone for during duty hours and responding to any phone calls

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent
• Reside on-campus in a private dormitory room and have the ability to be on-call for campus-related incidents and needs overnight and on weekends.
• Valid Driver's license and access to a vehicle
• Demonstrated systems thinker who is solution-oriented.
• Proven written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative, be creative, flexible, and work independently and with a team.
• Ability to discern an appropriate level of communication with multiple audiences and maintain confidentiality around complex and sensitive issues.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.

An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.

We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.