2012-2013 Resident Assistant Recruitment and Selection Process (Presentation Pt 3)

1. 2012-2013 Resident Assistant Recruitment and Selection Process (Presentation Pt 3)

2. Site Differences • Duties • RAs participate in after hours phone duty rotation. Differences based on staff size • Office Hours and other duties assigned throughout the year • RAs in Flats conduct Flat Visits • RAs learn residents in your area on the 1:40 basis • Events • Main role is to plan and facilitate house/site events • However, the event model is different between PG & UG sites • Events focus on many different areas • Break Coverage • PG Sites are 12 month leases and require their RAs to be there all year. • RA must discuss with line manager when leaving for breaks so that appropriate coverage is arranged • RA must discuss with line manager when away from site (both during break and especially if it is during term time)

3. Position Remuneration • a 75% reduction for accommodation appropriate to the assigned accommodation • Shared flat in the Flat sites with the other RAs at that site • In Pollock Halls the 75% reduction includes the cost of catering

4. Pollock Halls • Catered Accommodation • Approximately 2,200 residents • 8 different houses • Home to Accommodation Services & Residence Life • Two buildings house mixed UG and PG students

5. UG Flats • Self-Catered • Approximately 2,000 residents • Six RA site teams • Darroch & New Arthur • Nicolson St/ South College Robertson’s Close • Kincaid’s Court & College Wynd • Meadow Court & Sciennes • ENP, South Clerk, Hermit’s Croft • Warrender Park & Crescent, Beaverbank

6. PG Sites • Self-Catered • Approximately 1,000 residents • Multiple RA sites • Blackwood Crescent • Ratcliffe Terrace • West Mains Road • Asham Court • Mylnes Ct • Richmond Place/Roxburgh • Morgan Court • Holland Annexe

7. Hiring Philosophy • Staff are hired for the Team and not for a Site • We do ask preferences but cannot guarantee that successful candidates will be offered their first choice • If you are offered a position and decline, there will not be another offer • If you are surprised by a site that hires you, the hiring supervisors may have seen a strength in you that you did not realise • You are being considered by people from sites that you may not have met with during your interview

8. Hiring Philosophy Continued • It is not mandatory for you to schedule a “personal meeting” with a current Warden/RA/Accommodation Manager in a specific site • If you are not familiar with a site it may be advisable for you to visit it to see the student population but this is not mandatory • The staff selection process is a collaborative process that includes staff members of every site • What do we look for in a candidate? • We staff each house/flat first with the returning staff • We then look for people who will complement the existing staff and meet the needs of the residents in the area • Not everyone needs to be an energetic, extroverted “people person”

9. Questions? If you do have any questions about this year’s RA Recruitment and Selection process, please contact – The Residence Life Coordinators Kristin Hunger or Katie Thorne kristin.hunger@ed.ac.uk katie.thorne@ed.ac.uk