How do they match: Residential Advisors

  • Housing and Residence Life Director

  • Chaperone group-sponsored trips and social functions.
  • Counsel students in the handling of issues such as family, financial, and educational problems.
  • Direct and participate in on- and off-campus recreational activities for residents of institutions, boarding schools, fraternities or sororities, children's homes, or similar establishments.
  • Supervise students' housekeeping work to ensure that it is done properly.
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate residence hall staff, including resident assistants, participants in work-study programs, and other student workers.

  • Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
  • Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.
  • Supervise service workers.