Student Life & Residence Life Coordinator

Location: New York, New York

Full-time

Additional Information: JTS operates on a 35 hour, 4 day work week (Monday through Thursday).

Compensation: $57,000 per year, plus benefits including medical, health savings account, flexible spending account, dental, vision, commuter, life insurance, and pension

Description of the Position:

The Student Life and Residence Life Coordinator serves as the front-line staff person and provides administrative and programming support to the Office of Residence Life and the Office of Student Life at The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). They will report to the Director of Residence Life and the Dean of Student Life. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking an exciting position in a dynamic higher education/student affairs setting and who has an enthusiasm for helping to create Jewish Life on campus and in the residence halls.

Bachelor's degree required. Qualified applicants must be efficient, professional, friendly, customer-service oriented, and be able to handle confidential information. In addition, they must be able to multitask, pay close attention to details, be proficient in database management, have strong technical and writing skills, and be interested in working with undergraduate and graduate students in a very busy student centered, higher education administration setting. Experience working in student services or a campus Hillel and a knowledge of Judaism is a plus.

Combined Departmental Responsibilities-Residence Life/Student Life:

• Provide excellent customer service. Serve as the frontline staff person, receiving, greeting, and handling inquiries (visitors, telephone calls, emails, and other correspondence) from students, faculty, staff, and others in a welcoming and friendly manner.

• Maintain strict confidentiality and handle all matters in a professional manner.

• Handle calendaring/appointments scheduling.

• Order office supplies.

• Process invoices and reimbursements.

• Maintain and update departmental content for website and intranet.

• Handles J1-data entry and accurate maintenance of data management systems and event

registration systems.

• Maintain breakdown of budget expenses and manage budgets for Jewish Life Directors and

Resident Directors.

• Create and disseminate assessment surveys and summarize data.

• Coordinate student staff selection process including interview scheduling.

• Work collaboratively with various JTS departments and employees.

• Other duties as assigned.

Scheduling of Student Life and Residence Life Coordinator's time between the offices will be

determined by supervisors based on workflow needs.

Responsibilities Specific to Office of Residence Life:

• Manage the housing placements of current and new students utilizing EX database system.

• Prepare residency verifications and landlord recommendations.

• Work with the resident directors to compile on-call schedules (RD/JLD as well as RA) and disseminate to other offices.

• Coordinate the early arrival process for students returning in August.

• Compile list of students staying in housing over breaks.

• Send emails to JTS students on housing-related issues and updates to administrators.

• Work with facilities department concerning maintenance issues.

• Collect and process housing applications.

• Prepare and maintain residence hall and apartment listservs.

• Organize the JTS Emergency Response Team Resource Book.

• Schedule and manage events.

• Manage the distribution of the Residence Hall survey.

• Maintain the monthly task lists, shared documents and periodic emails.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

• Efficient, professional, friendly, and customer-service oriented.

• Ability to handle confidential information.

• Able to multitask and pay close attention to details.

• Proficiency in database management and must possess strong technical and writing skills.

• Experience working in student services or in a campus Hillel and a knowledge of Judaism is a

plus.

Applicants should send a resume and cover letter describing their interest and qualifications for

the position to [email protected], with "Student Life Residence Life Coordinator" in the

subject line.