Office of Student Living
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Student Living Student Staff Positions
The Office of Student Living offers a multitude of student staff employment opportunities within our department.
Our Student Living student positions provide students with valuable professional experience and the chance to contribute to a thriving residential community. Explore the various roles available and discover how you can make a meaningful impact while gaining valuable skills.
Year-Long Positions
The Office of Student Living hires students to cover a range of duties within our residence halls. Each position is intended to be year-long employment (or semesterly as needed).
- Resident Assistants (RAs) are dedicated and dependable students responsible for supporting the Office of Student Living in fostering a positive and cohesive living environment within the residence halls. Through these efforts, the RA helps ensure a safe, supportive and engaging residential experience for all students.
- Students interested in reviewing the job description, qualifications, and applying for the Resident Assistant position for the Fall semester can visit the Campus Employment posting here.
- Student Living Evening Assistants assist the Office of Student Living in policy enforcement, emergency response, crisis and conflict resolution, and resource education within the residential community in the evening hours.
- At this time, the Office of Student Living does not have any available openings for Evening Assistants for the Fall semester. Please check back periodically for updates.
- Student Living Operations Coordinators are students who are responsible for assisting the Office of Student Living with day-to-day housing operations such as residential lockouts, health and safety inspections, facilities work order requests, and room condition reports.
- Students interested in reviewing the job description, qualifications, and applying for the Student Living Operations Coordinator position for the Fall semester can visit the Campus Employment posting here.
- Student Living Marketing Coordinators are students who are responsible for collaborating with the Office of Student Living to create successful social media campaigns and other marketing campaigns for the residential program at Utica University.
- Students interested in reviewing the job description, qualifications, and applying for the Student Living Marketing Coordinator position for the Fall semester can visit the Campus Employment posting here.
More Information
Students who are looking for more information about job opportunities within the Office of Student Living can review the helpful information below.
- Q: Do any of these new positions include a room waiver as part of the compensation package?
- A: Yes, the Resident Assistant and the Floater Evening Assistant Positions will include a room waiver as part of the compensation package. All other positions will be paid the current NYS minimum wage rate through Federal Work Study for the hours worked each pay period.
- Q: Can I choose which community I work in as a Resident Assistant?
- A: No, the professional staff will place you where they think you would work best based on your interview and other application materials.
- Q: Do I need to live in the building that I am a Resident Assistant for?
- A: Yes, you do need to live in the building you are a Resident Assistant for.
- Q: Can I hold two hourly year-long positions?
- A: No, at this time students will only be able to hold one of the hourly year-long positions.
- Q: What will my work schedule look like?
- A: Your work schedule will depend on the position you are hired into, but most will be flexible enough to accommodate class times and other commitments.
- Q: For the Student Living Floater Evening Assistant position, how does desk duty work?
- A: Desk duty for this position starts at 8pm every weekday evening. Then ends at 11pm or 2am on Sunday through Thursday (depending on location) and 2am on Friday or Saturday shifts. You may not be scheduled in the same building every shift.
- Q: Can I apply to more than one year-long position during the hiring process?
- A: Students may hold up to two on-campus jobs at the same time. If a student is eligible for Federal Work-Study (FWS), they may work one FWS position and one non-FWS position, as long as they do not have any other on-campus jobs. However, students may not hold two FWS positions or two non-FWS positions within our department simultaneously.
- Q: Will I need to attend more than one interview if I’m applying for different positions?
- A: Yes, each position has different requirements and skill assessments so we will coordinate your interview schedule to allow you to interview for each one.
- Q: What will the training look like for these positions?
- A: Each position will require training, but our department is hoping that the new model will allow for a shorter training period during the summer. We anticipate training to begin approximately 1.5 weeks before the start of the fall semester.
- Q: Will I need to apply every year?
- A: No, there is a rehire process for returning staff that is different from the initial hiring process.
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