Senior Resident Assistant (SRA) - The SRA represents Residence Life as a key paraprofessional staff member. The SRA works under the direct supervision of the Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) and/or the Assistant Director (AD). Together, these staff members work with the resident assistant staff to coordinate a variety of administrative duties, assist with programming and staff training and development. There will be one SRA for the following areas: Traer, Jobe Hansen/Dempsey, the Upper Quad, and Greek Row. The SRA is a member of the RA team but is also considered the second in command to the RLC/AD of their assigned area and assists with the day to day management of the hall.
Minimum Qualifications
Remuneration and Benefits
SRA Application Materials: SRA Position Description | SRA Application
Minimum Qualifications
- Have and maintain a 2.70 Cumulative Grade Point Average
- Be enrolled as a full time student at Oglethorpe University
- Attain Junior standing at the time of appointment
- Be in good academic, judicial, and financial standing with Oglethorpe University
- Participate in fall training and spring training
- Attend weekly staff meetings and in-service training on Mondays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- Ability to serve in the SRA role for one academic year, including designated break periods.
- Must have successfully completed 1 year in the Resident Assistant Position at Oglethorpe University, or must have successfully completed 1 term in the House Manager position for their organization (Greek Row SRA only)
- Greek Row SRA must be a member of a social Greek organization
Remuneration and Benefits
- Assigned room at no charge in residence hall in which RA is employed
- 100% of board covered by Residence Life
- Early move-in to assigned residence hall
- Valuable leadership and communication opportunities with the University community
- Applications are due November 21, 2014
- Interviews for select candidates will be November 24-December 5, 2014
- Decisions will be communicated on December 9, 2014
- Acceptance and Contract due December 16, 2014
SRA Application Materials: SRA Position Description | SRA Application