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Residential Coordinators (Temporary)

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Job title: Residential Coordinators (Temporary)

Location: UWC-USA, Montezuma, USA (hybrid)

Duration of contract: 10-month agreement from late July to late May

Deadline: 1 March 2026

Start date: 2 March 2026

Enquiries: hr@uwc-usa.org

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At UWC-USA, peace and sustainability are embedded in our daily lives. From campus-wide conflict resolution programmes to student-led sustainability initiatives, our staff and faculty model the values we teach. Whether you’re mentoring students, sharing meals, or hiking through the surrounding wilderness, you’ll be part of a community that works together to build a more just and sustainable world.

UWC-USA is looking for dedicated Residential Coordinators.

The UWC-USA programme – a two-year experience that integrates our Academic, Co-curricular, and Residential curricula – prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity, peace, and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime.

Residential Coordinators (RC) contribute to the school's mission across our full programme. Within residential life, RCs are on the front line, facilitating and supporting students as they strive to live the UWC mission and values within one of the residential houses (40-50 students). Most importantly, RCs empower students towards the development of personal integrity, healthy adult-youth relationships, and constructive peer-to-peer accountability. RCs provide this support through formal and informal residential programming, including serving as the faculty sponsor for one of the four student Residential Assistant programmes. In this role, RCs oversee RA curriculum development and implementation to train upcoming first-year RAs to provide programming and peer-to-peer support as second years. Each RC is responsible for one of the residential houses and works on the residential team, often in close collaboration with the Health and Counselling teams, to provide support across all residences on a rotating schedule.

Beyond residential life, RCs participate in community programming, sponsor education programme activities, lead or co-lead off-campus weeklong student trips at least once per year, and support the academic programme in formal and informal ways. One of the main objectives is to support students' development, increasing their ability to meet daily responsibilities and to live independently. RCs fulfil their responsibilities in accordance with the UWC mission and values, as well as the school's strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorisation, ISAS accreditation, and best practices in teaching and learning.

RCs are employed on a 10-month agreement that runs from late July to late May and is paid over the course of 12 months. Their summer and winter holiday travel plans should not interfere with their professional obligations at the beginning of August, mid-December, early January, and late May. RCs work on a rotating schedule that requires a mix of daytime, evening, and late-night shifts, including overnight on-call responsibilities. The RC role is a live-in, on-campus role. Off-duty time is limited to a single weekly block. During the RC workweek, there are off-call periods but no off-duty periods until the RC's "weekend," which occurs either SAT/SUN or TUES/WED and alternates 4 times every 8-9 weeks between those two blocks.

UWC-USA is currently searching to hire two temporary Residential Coordinators, with the potential of becoming regular Residential Coordinator(s), upon the start of the upcoming academic year.

Working across all programming and in partnership with operations, the Senior Director promotes and contributes to an integrated student and employee experience. The Senior Director fulfils their responsibilities in accordance with the UWC mission and values as well as the school’s strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorisation, ISAS accreditation and best practices in experiential education.

Responsibilities

Provide Pastoral Care for Students

• Coordinate student care in collaboration with the Dean of Student Life, Director of Residential Life & Student Safety, residential faculty, mental health counsellors, health clinic staff, teaching faculty, and school staff and administrators serving in facilities, maintenance, security and operations.
• Hold individual wellness planning sessions with each student at least twice a year.
• Communicate digitally via REACH reporting system with relevant faculty regarding student status; provide reporting of increased frequency for students of concern.
• Work with students to help resolve conflicts in the residential houses, such as roommate disagreements, and adhere to community-living expectations.
• Provide first aid and supervise the students' self-administration of over-the-counter medications and/or prescribed medications; document injuries and medications supervised.
• Assess and refer students for follow-up medical care or counselling support.
• Transport students to medical appointments and hospital visits in coordination with the Health Team; serve as in loco parentis caregivers in the hospital setting; assist in involving and updating students' parents or legal guardians in their care on a "live-remote" basis at the medical facility.
• Uphold the Quality of Community Life Among Students
• Proactively build a culture of safety, respect, engagement, and mutual responsibility.
• Work collaboratively with the residential team to build community within and across the residential houses, consistent with the values and mission of the UWC movement.
• Build positive student relationships that contribute toward deepening the student experience.
• Uphold residential and community standards, policies, and procedures.
• Complete evening "check" (9-10pm) and perform regular campus walk-throughs until (or after) midnight, as assigned.
• Help maintain a healthy presence and enforce dining hall expectations by monitoring assigned meal times.
• Submit and follow up with maintenance requests for their assigned house or common spaces.

Lead/Support Programming

• Supervise and assist in training faculty "dorm team" members and student Residential Assistants.
• Collaborate across RC specialty areas by attending coordination meetings biweekly; seek opportunities for collective programme and materials development.
• Attend training and professional development workshops as assigned.
• Assist with orientation and the opening and closing of residential houses after and before school breaks.
• Work with the Dean of Student Life and Director of Residential Life & Student Safety to coordinate programming to address student wellness.
• Assist with Peer Educator training across the four RA groups:
• Student Wellness Education and Empowerment Team (SWEET), focused on fostering personal sustainability through peer education, training, and advocacy related to mental health, consent, and substance-use harm reduction, supporting individual and community wellbeing.
• Conflict Transformation Team (CTT), focused on supporting the constructive engagement of conflict through restorative practices, peer mediation, and dialogue, strengthening relationships and accountability within the residential community.
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), focused on cultivating inclusive residential communities through education, dialogue, and advocacy related to identity, equity, and access, in support of mutual respect and belonging across differences.
• Climate Action Team (CAT), focused on advancing environmental sustainability through education and community-led initiatives related to energy efficiency, waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, supporting care of the Earth.
• Assist with major campus events, including Annual Conference, MLK Day, UWC Day, Winter Formal, service days, retreats, and student arrival and departures.
• Drive 15-passenger vehicles for student activities and events.
• Sponsor one RA group (or similar) and one basecamp team in an effort to ensure the enrichment of the overall learning experience of our students.
• Plan and co-lead a week-long expeditionary trip (i.e., Southwest Studies or Project Week) and attend preparatory meetings.
• Participate in the academic programme through IB Exam invigilation.
• Support the Study Hall times with supervision of the designated space and maintenance of order.
• Serve as an Active Member of the Residential Team
• Work as a team to place incoming students with roommates to form a diverse, inclusive and collaborative residential house.
• Attend all residential meetings and hold weekly house team meetings on a regular schedule.
• Coordinate days off and shared supervision with the Director of Residential Life & Student Safety.
• Maintain regular office hours.
• Complete administrative tasks on time and in a thorough manner, including regular reports, credit card receipt tracking, and student data management.
• Actively address fire safety, work to prevent and address substance use and possession, and uphold other aspects of risk management.
• Maintain certification in First Aid/CPR and Youth Mental Health First Aid.
• Attend Residential Life, Forum/Town Hall, Global Issues, Faculty and All Employee meetings.
• Provide detailed, individualised and specific narrative reports for all students in their assigned residential house on a trimester basis.
• Participate in all professional development organised for the residential team and all faculty.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Director of Residential Life & Student Safety.

Lead/Support Programming

• Provide day-to-day oversight for student learning strategies designed to support residence house community development and individual student growth.
• Work collaboratively with RAs, RCs, and the wider residential team to assess student needs and interests, and to anticipate, develop, and promote educational, cultural, social, recreational, and service programmes that support the residential learning community.
• Teach life skills to students as a part of their educational experience.
• Create and manage a safe, healthy, welcoming, and nurturing living/learning environment within the residence house.
• Support students to develop their ability to meet daily responsibilities and improve their ability to live independently.

Leadership

• All UWC-USA employees are expected to provide varying levels of leadership in order to support the UWC mission. Examples include, but are not limited to:
• Actively participating and contributing to committee or task force assignments, providing leadership in campus-wide events or initiatives, strategic planning efforts, in the experiential education programme, the residential houses, dining hall, and/or in physical plant initiatives.
• Initiating strategic discussions and sharing thoughtful and innovative ideas with co-workers for carrying out the UWC mission and successfully completing day-to-day work assignments.
• Demonstrating a growth mindset by believing and acknowledging that intelligence, skills, learning, and creativity can all grow with time and experience.
• In all interactions, upholding the UWC mission and values, and creating an environment that promotes and values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Upholding institutional priorities such as advising students to follow the correct processes for absences, working as a member of the larger faculty team by attending meetings outside of regularly scheduled working hours, and contributing to other programme areas as needed.

Skills and preferred experience

Required Qualifications:

• Experience working within residential communities
• Strong desire to work with 16-19 year-olds in a dynamic international boarding environment
• Keen understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Excellent organisational skills, relationship-building skills, and communication skills
• Desire to contribute creatively and effectively to the UWC mission and values
• Willing to drive 15-passenger vehicles on a regular basis and possess a clean driving record and U.S. driver's license
• Ability to effectively work during evening and late-night hours on a regular basis.
• Live within an assigned residential house
• Certified in First Aid, CPR and Youth Mental Health First Aid, or willingness to be trained
• Desire to participate in campus community life, such as events and meals with students and staff
• Working knowledge of Google Suite, ability to learn other software as needed

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of the UWC movement
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care practices
• Experience working within an international community
• Experience with student disciplinary processes and procedures, particularly restorative justice
• Experience working in a residential educational setting
• Working knowledge of adolescent student development theory

Education and/or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred with a focus in counselling, leadership, education, or a related field. Five or more years of experience with adolescents in a residential setting may be considered in lieu of education.

Working Conditions

• Living on the UWC-USA campus required
• RCs live in a private apartment inside the residential house they supervise
• Evenings and weekends required, including on-call flexibility
• Active work hours are primarily afternoon and evenings, with some late-night responsibilities.

View the full job description here.

Safeguarding and inclusivity

UWC-USA is committed to equal employment and volunteer opportunities without regard to age, ancestry, disability, national or ethnic origin, race, religious belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, political belief, or veteran status.