Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Resident Assistant for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University (OSU). The employee will assume the duties and responsibilities of a Resident Assistant and will help to support Hatfield Student Life activities, including but not limited to: preparing housing units, coordinating housing move-ins/outs, supporting daily housing operations, planning events and outreach materials, acting as a point of contact for housing residents, and driving motor pool vans for curricular and extra-curricular activities. Other duties include attending and supporting Hatfield community events, such as seminars, and actions to foster safe, inclusive student experiences. Transferable Skill Development OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:
Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, and Equity & Inclusion. Position Duties Community Development (60%) Support housing, curricular and extracurricular activities:
1. Assist with after-hours and weekend resident arrivals and departures, as well as housing supported events.·
2. Prepare apartments for incoming residents, which may include moving and carrying linen packets, moving and carrying dishes and cookware, moving furniture within an apartment, and doing minor cleaning tasks.·
3. Complete Duty Logs and Room Condition Reports accurately and in a timely manner.·
4. Submit maintenance requests·
5. Assist with laundry room operation and schedule·
6. Be accessible in campus housing during evening and weekend hours to ensure availability to residents.·
7. Participate in term transitions, which may include a high volume of arrivals and departures, room checks, and campus tours.·
8. Drive residents and students in university-owned 12- or 15-passenger vans for orientation, field trips and/or course-related activities.
Execute and support community programming as directed by your supervisor, including but not limited to:
9. Individual conversations with residents, hosting and executing community building events and activities, creating and posting bulletin boards, and creating and posting door decorations.· Work with your supervisor to determine your community needs to create and execute an action plan utilizing the community building tools.·
10. Co-facilitate community orientations and meetings each term.·
11. Promote, attend, and participate in programming HMSC campus programming including but not limited to weekly research seminars, Markham symposium, and Marine Science Day.· Support HMSC student programming, events and activities, including afterhours and weekend events·
12. Assist with HMSC food pantry operations.
Create and maintain strong positive relationships with the community, such as:
13. Identify and facilitate connections and relationships between residents in the community.· Role model academic success and engagement through resident interactions.
14. Promote academic initiatives in the community and refer residents to academic resources.· Promote and practice social justice values within the community and create a safe space for relationship building across differences.
15. Identify and respond to resident needs through consultation and referral of campus resources.
16. Support and promote health and wellness strategies for yourself and the residents in your community.
Student Behavior and Crisis Management (10%)·
17. Confront and report potential policy violations and behavior that is disruptive to the community to your supervisor.
18. Role model behavior expected of students as outlined in the Student Conduct Code and HMSC Housing Policy Guide.
19. Communicate expectations of appropriate behavior and University policy information to residents.
20. Communicate any incidents and resident concerns to supervisor.
21. Understand and implement emergency response protocol and procedures.
22. Communicate and educate residents on safe practices and the appropriate action to take in the event of an emergency.
23. Communicate with the professional staff member on call during crisis response.
24. Refer residents to appropriate support services as needed.
25. Serve on duty rotation to provide support to housing residents.
Administration and Communications (30%)
26. Attend and participate in regular meetings with your supervisor, monthly HMSC Safety Awareness Form and any other assigned meetings.
27. Monitor Discord channel and disseminate information when appropriate.
28. Check email at least twice a day and respond as requested.
29. Participate in all trainings and orientations.
30. Provide feedback in the appropriate time, place, or manner.
31. Support facility tours, including compiling content for current and future tours·
32. Support digital communications through compiling content about courses and other experiential learning such as internships.·
33. Develop communications such as newsletters, flyers, etc. to promote share information and promote events.
34. Complete other tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:
35. Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
36. Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
37. Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term* Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center. Additional Required Qualifications
38. Be a current OSU student or degree partnership student with OSU with a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 or higher.
39. Maintain good academic and conduct standing with OSU.
40. Demonstrate the ability to cultivate relationships with diverse groups of people.· Demonstrate an understanding or open-mindedness to social justice.
41. Demonstrate the willingness to engage in difficult conversations or conflict.
42. Demonstrate the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications ● Demonstrate commitment to diversity and social justice education, initiatives, and programs.● Demonstrate crisis management skills.● Experience using Discord, Outlook, Canva, and other institutional technology.● Experience supporting activities on and/or familiarity with the Hatfield campus.● Ability to remain in the position for the duration of Fall Term or longer● Previous experience living in an educational residential community Working Conditions / Work Schedule Work conditions:● May work 8-15 hours per week in summer● Required to live on-site in HMSC provided housing.● Must be available to work non-traditional hours including weekends, evenings, holidays and after hours.
Work schedule:● Preferred start date 9/22/2025
Other conditions:● Occasionally lifting up to 20 pounds● Communicating with members of the OSU community and the public, some of whom may be hostile● Driving a university-owned 12- to 15-passenger van