RA Job Description
Under the direct supervision of an assigned Area Coordinator ("AC") and accountable to the Director of Residence Life, the Resident Assistant ("RA") is responsible for serving as a Residence Life Staff Member, an advisor, a group leader and role model to the students residing in his/her living area as well as the PC community. A RA responds to student concerns, establishes safety procedures, and supports the objectives/policies of the Office of Residence Life and
Presbyterian College.
Specifically, Resident Assistants shall address the following responsibilities:
- Build community on the residence hall by developing creative programs and activities on a regular basis as outlined in the RA Expectations.
- Attend and actively participate in a mandatory, weekly staff meeting presided over by the AC.
- Attend a week-long mandatory training program at the start of the fall semester and attend regularly scheduled staff in-services throughout the year.
- Provide peer advising by responding to personal, community, and roommate issues/conflicts.
- Responsible for consistent enforcement of Presbyterian College policies and regulations in the residence halls and on the college campus.
- Responsible to oversee that the sanitation of the building is maintained and that there are no unaccounted for acts of vandalism.
- Facilitate the reporting of maintenance requests to the appropriate campus officials.
- Serve as the RA on Duty based upon a schedule developed in coordination with the AC at the beginning of each semester.
- Manage check-in and checkout procedures throughout the course of the academic year. Be available to perform all tasks regarding check-in and checkout assigned by the Office of Residence Life.
- Provide administrative assistance to total staff operation. The RA will insure that bulletin boards are properly maintained, as well as keeping accurate and up-to-date records/reports (room inventories, floor plans, incident reports, duty log, etc.).
- Know and understand all aspects of the RA job responsibilities, as outlined in the published "RA Job Performance Expectations."
- Perform any and all reasonable duties as assigned by the AC or Office of Residence Life.