Acadia University

Acadia seeks a Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) to help create and promote an inclusive Residence Life program conducive to academic success, personal development and the overall health and wellness of each student living in residence.

Our Residence Life Coordinators (RLC) contribute significantly to student development at Acadia University. The RLCs help create a safe, comfortable, diverse, inclusive, and supportive residence environment that ensures opportunities for academic success and personal growth.

This position is responsible for a portfolio that includes additional support for students of African descent, Indigenous students, and students of colour, including leadership of the RAs of Colour affinity group and similar initiatives.

Our Residence Life Coordinators must have a genuine interest in the academic and personal growth of students and must understand (or be willing to learn) the traditions and importance of residence life at Acadia University. RLCs directly and indirectly contribute to university wide recruitment and retention activities.

The incumbent will be required to live on campus within a university residence and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. A furnished on-campus apartment, parking, and meal plan will be provided.

• We are seeking a candidate with a minimum of a bachelor's degree combined with related work experience.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills are essential, as is the ability to respond to concerns and situations in a professional and diplomatic manner.

• Candidates need to demonstrate, through previous accomplishments, a genuine interest in the academic and personal growth of students, an interest and understanding of student development principles, a commitment to the promotion of health and wellness, and an understanding of risk and risk reduction through education and programing.

• Candidates must have the ability to train and supervise staff teams comprised of primarily young adults. Experience dealing with young adults from culturally diverse backgrounds is essential.

• All Residence Life Coordinators must be available and may be called upon at any time, day or night, weekdays, weekends, or holidays while university students are living in residence.

• Candidates must have knowledge of and lived experience related to the needs of equity-deserving students in order to support students of African descent, Indigenous students, and students of colour.

• Applicants are expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

For further information or to request a detailed job description, please contact Keilani Tupper at [email protected].

Acadia University, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq nation, is one of Canada's leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 180 years, Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadia's faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member, you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged, and your ideas are welcomed.

Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle, outstanding recreational opportunities, internationally acclaimed restaurants, a healthy economy, and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. It's a place that people love to live, and those who do not live here love to visit.

To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice, please visit our website at www.hr.acadiau.ca.

TO APPLY: We welcome those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada, we encourage and welcome applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including Indigenous people, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, racialized people, women, and persons of any minority sexuality, gender identity or gender expression and all intersections of these identities.

To apply for this opportunity, click on the "Apply Now" button and upload your cover letter, resume, and references. Please be sure to indicate how you will support the RLC commitment to fostering a safe, comfortable, diverse, inclusive, and supportive residence environment.

Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Indigenous people, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, racialized people, women, and persons of any minority sexuality, gender identity or gender expression, and all intersections of these identities. Consistent with the principles of employment equity, the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups, and who wish to have the application considered as such, are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package. The form includes the option to not self-identify, but candidates must submit the form with their applications.

The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact [email protected].