Residential Life Associate (School Year and August)
Purpose:
To promote and ensure a living environment and experience in which Fryeburg Academy boarding students will thrive, the Residential Life Associate provides program support that is innovative, supportive, and collaborative. The associate works with an engaged staff and acquaints him/herself with each student in the program, assisting in all aspects of residential life operations: staff training, scheduling, and evaluation; policy and procedure review, development, and implementation; activities-planning and community-building; The residential life associate work schedule includes afternoon, early evening and some weekend responsibilities.
Specific duties fall among the following essential functions of the job:
Residential Life:
Program
- Collaborate on the design and planning of the weekend activities program in collaboration with the reslife staff.
- Lead weekend duty team communications to assign weekend duties and prepare weekend itinerary.
- Take a leadership role and collaborate on the planning and implementation of special community wide events
- Organize, plan and take a lead role in the Dorm Olympics
- Assist in the preparation and execution of preseason athletics and the planning and implementation of a robust orientation program
- Plan and lead afternoon and evening activities during preseason
- Assist students as needed - obtaining meals, packing, cleaning, moving, bank applications etc.
- Plan and lead monthly events/activities during night and weekend hours for resident students
- Plan and execute all new student orientations that occur after the start of the school year, including communications with all stakeholders
- Actively promote weekend activities and special events in dorms, at meals, and through signage and communications
- Assist with the various needs of students.
- Assist with the preparation of dormitories and student information for preseason and school year
- Plan and lead afternoon and evening activities during preseason
- Advisory tasks as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
Administration
- Assist in the collection and management of resident student travel arrangements to and from campus for the start of school and breaks
- Support part time staff with the distribution of student mail
- Maintain student activity database and track student participation in weekend activities
- Work with the resident life team to ensure a successful opening of the dorms in preseason/fall and closing of the dorms at the end of the school year.
- Create and maintain signage in dormitories, dining hall
- Assist managing dormitory lists and making necessary Blackbaud updates
- Coordinate communications to resident students regarding meetings, special events, and activities.
- Assist in ordering supplies/equipment for the office, dormitories etc.
- Manage organization of ResLife Supplies
- Collect completed dormitory Room Inventory at start of year or when new students arrive
- Complete and record dormitory inventories at the end of the school year
- Prepare and distribute student information packets, keys, door tags etc. for preseason and school year
- Ensure that Door Tags are up to date in each dorm throughout the year
- Other duties as assigned
Schedule and time off
- The residential life associate daily work schedule begins two weeks prior to preseason (8/7 for 2025) and extends one week beyond the end of the school year (usually mid-June.) Daily hours of work will vary and will include school day and evening hours each week
- This position receives 15 vacation days each year and paid holidays as determined by the school year calendar.
- In some cases the residential life associate responsibilities may require work on holidays, in these instances the residential life associate can use flex time another day for an equivalent number of hours.
Κnowledge, Skills, Dispositions:
- A strong belief in independent education, and particularly the mission of Fryeburg Academy
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Proficiency in Excel and Google Docs; experience with Blackbaud a plus
- Excellent organizational skills; ability to balance office duties and timelines
- Commitment to office team processes
Qualifying Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience working with youth in a residential school setting or youth development program
- All Fryeburg Academy employees are subject to Maine Dept. of Education Criminal History Record check.
Fryeburg Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.