Employment

Students Assistants employed in the department's main and South Quad offices are responsible for answering incoming office telephone calls from students, parents and University staff. The student staff serve as our customer service agents and assist and respond to housing questions related to contracts and meal plans, as well as University inquiries.

How to apply

Stop at Ritchie Hall for an application.

The Desk Manager is a member of the residence hall staff with significant leadership responsibilities in addition to the duty of managing a residence hall Service Desk.

How to apply

Desk Manager Application

For more information, contact Deidrinelle Rouse at 330-972-7800 or email drouse@uakron.edu.

The Resident Assistant Staff are paraprofessional graduate and undergraduate members of the Department of Residence Life and Housing. Resident Assistants report directly to their Residence Life Coordinators and are responsible for establishing and maintaining an atmosphere which will promote the educational, social, cultural and personal development of residents. The Resident Assistant must project a sense of caring and concern for each resident.

How to apply

Submit the Resident Assistant application

Community Assistant positions are held by both graduate and undergraduate students. Community Assistants are members of the Department of Residence Life and Housing eligible to be compensated hourly for working at any of the Department's eight Service Desks. Community Assistants report directly to the Desk Manager for the Service Desk(s) they are assigned to. Therefore, Community Assistants assigned to multiple desks would report to multiple Desk Managers. Community Assistants are available at the Service desks to assist students and staff as well as any visitors. See the job description.

How to apply

Submit the Community Assistant application

Plan events for residence hall students. See the leadership opportunities and benefits.

How to apply

pick up applications at the Ritchie Front Desk or email aysen@uakron.edu for more information.

Interested in programming? Do you like to make a difference? Is mentoring a skill of yours? If so, why not apply to be a Peer Mentor for the Living-Learning Communities?

Both graduate and undergraduate students can be Peer Mentors. Peer Mentors are members of the Department of Residence Life and Housing and are compensated positions staffed and housed in one of the 18 Living-Learning Communities. They work in conjunction with the Resident Assistant in the community. For 2013-14, all Living-Learning Communities are located in either Spicer or South Residence Hall (plus Emerging Leaders in Ritchie, Sisler-McFawn, or Honors Complex). Along with LLC staff, the peer mentor is responsible for programming, mentoring and collaborating with an LLC Faculty Advisor specific to the interest group or academic aspiration. The Peer Mentor helps first-year students transition to college life through social and educational programming.

How to apply

Submit the Peer Mentor application

Residence Life and Housing hires graduate assistants in Living-Learning Communities and Graduate Resident Directors.

How to apply

• Graduate Assistant for Living-Learning Communities
• Graduate Residence Director