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Residential Advisors

  • Human Services

Tasks

What tasks do Residential Advisors perform?

  • Communicate with other staff to resolve problems with individual students.

  • Observe students to detect and report unusual behavior.

  • Provide emergency first aid and summon medical assistance when necessary.

  • Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.


Knowledge

What do Residential Advisors need to know?

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.


Skills

What skills do Residential Advisors need?

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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