Paraprofessional Positions

Paraprofessional Staff Intent Forms 08-09

2008 RA/SA Staff Placement Timeline
      

Resident Assistant

A Resident Assistant (RA) is a paraprofessional staff member who serves the 30-40 residents of a floor section in a variety of ways -- from helping students to coordinating educational programs, from fostering community to role-modeling to administering university policies. This is a people-oriented position that requires emotional maturity, self-awareness, and interpersonal communication skills. Successful candidates musst demonstratve the ability to assist students in the areas of:

• health & safety
• scholarship
• student development
• citizenship
• diversity

Resident Assistant Position Description (PDF)

Resident Assistant Application

Security Aide

A Security Aide (SA) is also a paraprofessional staff member who serves students -- from helping residents to coordinating educational programs, from role-modeling to confronting violations of University policy and state law. SAs are not required to live on-campus, but work Thursday through Saturday nights. Security Aides' hourly wage begins at $7.00 and they receive $25 Bobcat cash per quarter.

Security Aide Position Description (PDF)
Security Aide Application

What are the qualifications?
Because a RAs or SAs first responsibility is to be a student, candidates must have earned at least 15 on-campus credit hours, an accumulative GPA of 2.25, and a term GPA of 2.00. The grade check will be based on the student's last full-time (12 hour) quarter. Transfer students must provide documentation that supports these academic qualifications. Candidates must also satisfactorily pass a check of judicial records.

*For more information see your Residence Life staff
  or call Central Residence Life office at 593-4095