Temporary Campus Housing Assistant

This is a temporary position that ends on September 5, 2024.

Instructions to applicants: Please submit a resume and a list of 3 references by February 13, 2025, to ensure consideration. Posting will stay open until filled.

Job Summary:

World Learning, Inc. is seeking a Campus Housing Assistant to support the on-campus residency component of World Learning's refugee education programs, which provides English language and cultural orientation courses for refugees studying or resettling in the United States. The coordinator will support residents as they arrive on campus, assisting with facility access and use, coordinating housing orientations and safety briefings, and help maintain a safe and welcoming environment for residents as they adapt to their temporary housing on campus in a dormitory setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct new arrival orientations for NVEP participants, including familiarization with building systems (cooking, sanitary, and HVAC), introduction to cleanliness standards and responsibility related to sharing common facilities, and introduction to other building residents.
• Collection of new arrival paperwork including housing agreements and emergency contact information.
• Regular inspection of NVEP resident dormitories to assure compliance with safety/cleanliness standards and assisting with any ongoing issues adapting to unfamiliar systems and standards.
• Tracking of NVEP arrivals and departures in close coordination with refugee resettlement agency.
• Assist in the support of students participating in the WCC program.
• Support coordination of resident cultural orientations provided by World Learning and refugee resettlement agency.
• Informs residents about relevant campus and relevant local activities (will be responsible for creating these schedules and contributing to other master calendars).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and training sessions related to residents.
• Liaise between World Learning, current residents, local resettlement agency, volunteers, and other organizations contributing to refugee resettlement in southern Vermont.
• Position requires the maintenance of regular on-campus office hours to be available to residents as needed to address questions and concerns they may have, including referral to relevant partner (e.g., resettlement agency) to assist with questions/concerns.
• On-call availability to assist residents with residency issues, including lockouts, building system issues, and resident emergencies.
  • The coordinator will be supported by on-call campus maintenance staff to assist with after-hours issues.

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Associate's degree in social work, Human Services, Student Affairs or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with adults and children from multicultural backgrounds.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Proven organizational and time-management skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to access problems and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with facility and maintenance staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and housing management software.

Working Conditions:

• This position may require occasional evening and weekend work.
• Office environment with regular use of standard office equipment.
• Frequent visits to campus housing.
• Frequent interaction with residents in campus housing and at community events.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods.
• Ability to navigate multiple floors and buildings.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the location where this position is offered and pass a background check.

Benefits

World Learning provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, Life/AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, EAP, Parking and Transit, 403 (b) retirement plan for full-time and eligibile part-time employees.

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.