Graduate Assistant – Residence Life

Position Summary: The Graduate Assistant- Resident Director (GA-RD) position assists with supervising and leading a residence hall community with the goal of fostering a robust living and learning environment. GA-RDs do this through staff and student development, resident outreach, community building, attention to facilities, emergency response, and administrative organization.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Community Engagement & Student Support
   • Foster a vibrant community through social events, educational programs, and an active presence in a freshman residence hall.
   • Connect with students to support their holistic growth and development.
2. Supervision & Leadership
   • Supervise Resident Assistants, including hiring, one-on-one meetings, and team development.
   • Provide leadership and mentorship to student staff.
3. Crisis Management & On-Call Responsibilities
   • Serve in the on-call rotation, respond to emergencies, and advise students as needed.
   • Conduct administrative follow-up for student concerns and incidents.
4. Administrative & Operational Management
   • Oversee residence hall operations, including budget management and housing logistics.
   • Participate in meetings with the Assistant Dean for Residence Life and the Residence Life team.
5. Summer Housing Oversight & Special Projects
   • Serve as Summer Housing Staff, managing housing processes and student support.
   • Engage in special projects as assigned to enhance residence life programs and services.

Additional Responsibilities: Bethel’s mission is to educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a Christ-centered community. Bethel’s employee community plays a central role in developing our students as whole and holy persons. To carry out this mission, Bethel uses the foundation of our guiding documents, the Affirmation of Faith, Community Covenant, and Key Policies. Bethel expects all employees to actively participate in creating our Christ-centered community by agreeing with and abiding by our core beliefs in the Affirmation of Faith and supporting all other beliefs as Biblical, responsible, and thoughtful approaches while avoiding dissension and divisiveness. Employees teach and mentor students and help one another uphold our Community Covenant commitments.  As a result of these expectations, all University employees act as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ by actively partnering with the University to carry out its mission and foster Bethel’s Christ-centered covenant community.

 Other Duties: The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time. Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership. Additional tasks or duties required of the position, will be communicated to the incumbent with specificity to ensure the employee may perform their role with complete understanding. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must be relational.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be an effective communicator.
• Must be able to work both individually and as a part of a team.
• Must be an effective leader
• Working knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be organized.

• Required Experience
  • No previous experience is required.

• Required Education
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Must be enrolled in a Bethel University graduate school academic program throughout the time serving in this role.

Travel: This position requires little to no travel.