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Graduate Residential Coordinator (Tier 3)

  • Manhattan, New York, United States
  • Student worker
  • $21.00 - $21.00
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Title: Graduate Residential Coordinator (Tier 3)

Salary Range: 21

Division: Student Affairs

Department: Student Srvs Auxiliary

Department Description: Residence Hall

Union Status: Non-Union

This is a unique role for a current graduate student that provides the opportunity to enhance leadership, interpersonal, networking and communication skills in the Office of Residential Life. The Residential Coordinator will work closely with the professional staff to create and contribute to the enhancement of an on-campus living and learning environment conducive to student success.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Residential Life (AD), the Residential Coordinator is a part-time live-in position at Dorm34 under a 10-month contract from August 2026 to May 2027.
 
Responsibilities include:
 
Staff supervision
  • Assist the AD with the supervision and training of Resident Assistants (RAs) in the areas of programming, crisis response, collaboration, and campus culture
  • Participate in RA training in the winter and summer as well as supplemental in-services and professional development opportunities
  • Oversee Desk Attendants (DAs) and RAs in the absence of professional staff members
Student Development and Engagement
  • Provide leadership and support to the residential community at Dorm34
  • Regularly interact with students and provide availability both during the day and in the evening hours
  • Act in an advising capacity and refer students to appropriate campus offices, services, and resources in accordance with the Student Handbook and Residential Life policies
  • Follow up with student concerns, act as a liaison to ensure timeliness of reporting and service completion
  • Assist with health and safety inspections and roommate mediations
Crisis Response
  • Serve in the duty in collaboration with other live in staff at Manhattan campus (approximately two weeks per month)
  • Respond to incidents in a timely manner and report them in accordance with policy
  • Attend staff trainings to adequately and appropriately respond to incidents
Other
  • Attend various meetings with campus stakeholders
  • Assist with administrative processes, policies, and procedures
  • Ability to travel between campuses
  • Other duties as assigned.
Hours:
  • Overall hours will very per week. Typical expectations include:
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  • 19 office hours per week (flexible to class schedule and needs of students)
  • Weekend and evening responsibilities due to the nature of this position (including pre-determined dates for duty, events, training)
  • Weekly staff meetings (adjusted every semester to accommodate staff schedules)
 
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Enrolled in a graduate program during the academic year 2026-2027
  • Minimum of 3 years of student leadership experience. Residential Life and/or Campus Life experience preferred
  • One year of project management experience
  • One year of experience advising and mitigating conflict
  • One year crisis response experience
  • Ability to implement student development theories to meet the needs of our student population
  • Willingness to learn about our students and provide insight to improve our community interactions
  • Interest in working in a global community
Physical/Other Requirements:
  • Must be able to push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to meet all general health requirements for the position as per university policies

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About Mercy 

Mercy University is a dynamic, independent, coeducational New York City area university that offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in six schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.  

Mercy is the region's largest private, nonprofit, Minority-Serving Institution, proud to serve a student body that is highly diverse. As a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), Mercy University, has been ranked nationally among top colleges in the country for Hispanics by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and by Excelencia in Education, earning their prestigious Seal of Excelencia for intentionally serving Latino students.

Mercy University was further recognized by HACU as a national leader in awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanics in several disciplines, including Psychology, Sociology, and Business. Westchester Magazine has also named Mercy the Best College in Westchester County in 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Mercy is committed to offering an inclusive learning environment to help a diverse student body set a course for their future. To support its student body, Mercy has been awarded a number of federal grants which enable us to better develop and deliver education to our students. 

Mercy’s student body reflects the rich diversity of the New York metropolitan area. Enrollment, including full-time and part-time undergraduates and graduates, is approximately 8,800. Mercy students learn on campuses in Dobbs Ferry, the Bronx, and Manhattan as well as online.

At Mercy University we strive to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts, flexible spending, and much more. 

 

Our Mission: 

Mercy University is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and high-quality learning environments, thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers, to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing world.

 

Benefits Eligible: 

Mercy University strives to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts, flexible spending, and much more.

 

EEO Statement 

Mercy University is an equal opportunity employer. Mercy University actively engages in recruiting a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups and strives to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, height, weight, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

As part of this commitment, Mercy University will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact The Office of Human Resources at (914) 674-7839, Option 6 or via email at HR@mercy.edu.

The posted salary range for this position is based on several legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the organization. Mercy is committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local pay equity laws.

 

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