Fall 2025 Resident Advisor Position Available In Lowndes, Mississippi

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Student Employment Fall 2025 Resident Advisor Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the link/button. If you would like to bookmark this position for later review, click on the Bookmark link. To email this position to a friend, click on the Email to a Friend link. If you would like to print a copy of this position for your records, click on the link. | Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Once the application is completed and submitted. Each applicant must come to the 2nd Floor of Cochran Hall to sign up for an in face interview time slot. All questions regarding the Resident Advisor position and application process should be directed to: Casey Cook.

ph:

662-329-7127
Position Justification
Position Information Position Title Fall 2025 Resident Advisor
Unit Name Housing and Residence Life
Salary Grade Student (Institutional)
Number of Months Student Worker
Full-time or Part-time Part-Time
Hours per week 20
Proposed Annual Salary, Hourly Rate or One-time payment Resident Advisors receive room and board as compensation.
Essential Duties The RA’s primary responsibility is to act as a facilitator for the residence hall community and to enhance the social, educational, spiritual, intellectual, physical, vocational, cultural and environmental development of each of their residents. The RA articulates for students the philosophy and policies of Housing and the University. RAs represent the Office of Housing & Residence Life and act as a role model for students. Minimum Qualifications Student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of application. Student must be in good academic and judicial standing with MUW or transfer university. Student must attend all of Fall and Spring training. Completion of 30 credit hours at the end of the spring semester prior to employment start date. Job Description Summary Resident Advisors are an integral part of Housing & Residence Life. RAs are the staff members who have the most direct and frequent contact with students. The six basic roles of an RA are 1) Community Facilitator, 2) Programmer, 3) Referral Agent, 4) Team Member, 5) Administrator, and 6) University Representative. The RA is responsible to the Residence Director, the professional staff member in the residence hall. Hours of Availability Background Check Statement Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation

DOES NOT

automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.
Requisition Detail Information Open Date 02/10/2025
Will this job have a specific close date? No
Close Date Special Instructions to Applicants Once the application is completed and submitted. Each applicant must come to the 2nd Floor of Cochran Hall to sign up for an in face interview time slot. All questions regarding the Resident Advisor position and application process should be directed to: Casey Cook.

ph:

662-329-7127
Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (

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• Student workers are required to be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours in the semester in which they work. Registration in less than 6 hours at MUW makes you ineligible to be a student worker. Are you currently enrolled or will you be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours at MUW in the semester for which you are applying for student employment?
  Yes
  No
• Will you have a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average at the time of hire?
  Yes
  No
• Will you have 30 credit hours completed at the end of the spring semester prior to employment start date?
  Yes
  No
• Please write a response to the following question: What is your definition of a resident advisor? (Open Ended Question)
• Please write a response to the following question: What is the importance of having resident advisors in the residence halls? (Open Ended Question)
• Please write a response to the following question: What are some of your personal qualities that align with being a productive resident advisor? (Open Ended Question)
• Please write a response to the following question: How can the experience of being a resident advisor benefit your future endeavors? (Open Ended Question)
• Have you been awarded Federal Work Study? (If you are unsure, or you have not yet been awarded Federal Work Study, please contact the Student Financial Aid office at (662)329-7114.)
  Yes
  No
• Please provide your 9-digit MUW Student ID number: (Open Ended Question)