Senior Community Assistant (SCA) for Upper-Division Students

Members of Housing & Residence Life (HRL) Leadership will fulfill all roles and responsibilities as outlined in the HRL RA/CA position description and employment agreement in addition to their leadership role responsibilities.

Expectations and Responsibilities 

• Serve as a highly visible and approachable senior member of the HRL team.
• Report directly to the Director of HRL (DHRL) and indirectly to the Associate Director of HRL (ADHRL) and Upper-Class Deans.
• Be responsible for partnering with campus stakeholders to enhance the residential experience; including, but not limited to Public Safety, Lindley Health and Lindley Counseling services, and University Facilities Management.
• Serve as a leader and role model for Head CAs (HCAs) and the HRL team as a whole. Attend monthly area meetings between the respective HCA staff (alternating).
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Senior RA (SRA) and DHRL to facilitate trainings, regular leadership meetings, in-services, staff development opportunities, and professional development initiatives.
• Articulate and support the educational priority and programming goals outlined in the REM.
• SCA and/or SRA may be asked to serve on the Student Affairs Committee with the Dean of Students, Executive Committee President, the Student Judicial Council Chairman, the Interfraternity Council President and the Panhellenic Council President to review and improve university policy.
• Provide frequent performance feedback to HCAs; encourage HCAs to provide frequent performance feedback to CAs in their respective areas.
• Meet regularly with the DHRL to share ideas, discuss campus trends, and evaluate HRL processes and policies.
• Be familiar with all University and HRL policies and procedures. The SCA will serve as a positive role model in this area and be able to clearly articulate policy and procedure to other staff members.
• Fulfill reasonable duties as assigned by the DHRL, ADHRL, or Upper-Class Deans.