Community Advisor duties and responsibilities
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Community Advisor significantly is recruited for accomplishing the goal of providing intellectual and social residence community services conducive to the pursuit of academic study, personal development, and that meets the changing needs of a diverse student population.

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Responsibilities of a Community Advisor

  • Deliver interactive activities to participants.
  • Update and maintain a variety of correspondences, documents and related information.
  • Ensure the physical, mental, and social safety of all participants. Report issues to Supervisor.
  • Attend all meetings and training sessions required.
  • Liaise with a variety of internal stakeholders relating to student services.
  • Conduct rounds of residence buildings throughout coverage shifts
  • Assist students in dealing with translational needs and with the social integration and belonging of residence students.
  • Seek out assistance and escalate issues when necessary based on established departmental guidelines.
  • Maintain a strong presence and a high level of visibility and accountability to students and staff within the assigned section.
  • Manage conflict and resolve community issues by following training and department guidelines.
  • Maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding residences and work-related matters.
  • Assist with Residence Life and Housing & Conference Services initiatives and events
  • Promote staff engagement by coordinating initiatives that establish positive community standards in their building (i.e. team socials, staff development activities at meetings, etc).
  • Adhere to Social Media Guidelines and Expectations through building Facebook Groups.
  • Be familiar with and implement the Sexual Violence Response Protocol.

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills: listening, written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation. 
  • The Residence Life Educational Priorities include Community Engagement, Personal Growth, Inclusive Communities, and Health and Wellbeing.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to effectively support the students within the residence community 
  • Computer skills – proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint) 
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a larger team.
  • Demonstrated good judgment and problem solving skills. 
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.