Community Assistant Duties

Community Assistants at Goucher College wear many hats. Below is a brief description of the Community Assistant position:

Specific Duties (Community Development and Programming):

• Develop a personal relationship with students within your area of responsibility and become familiar with other students within your living unit.  Be cognizant of resident attitudes, academic achievements, academic difficulties, and health problems.
• Facilitate a variety of activities to promote both building and area community spirit in the residential community.  These efforts should be both actively and passively pursued on a continual basis.
•  Plan and promote activities, which encourage formal and informal student interaction with faculty and administrative staff.
• Support the planning and presentation of development programs within each residential community.  The CA will be responsible for implementing assessment procedures to determine the needs and interests of their residents and for presenting (or arranging for the presentation of) programs each semester in the areas specified by the departmental programming model.  Programs are approved by your immediate supervisor as required to meet the needs of your residents.  Work closely with the Professional Staff in planning and presenting these programs.
• Establish working relationships with housekeeping personnel working in the residential community where appropriate).
• Posts notices and maintain bulletin boards; promote and publicize community and College programs.
• Serve on one of the four Community Living Committees, which include the Of the Month Committee, the Celebrations/Recognition Committee, the Athletics Committee and the Staff Development Committee. CAs can choose which committee they would like to be a part of.
• Utilize and educate residents on the appropriate procedures regarding maintenance policies and procedures.
• Investigate room, suite, and common area damages and report findings to the CLC.

Specific Duties (Administrative):

• Develop and promote an awareness of fire and safety precautions among the residents with fire drills and other safety measure procedures.  Be familiar with the specific evacuation procedures for the building and area.
•  Assist in the opening and closing of the buildings.  This requires CA’s to arrive early and remain until inventory, check-in, check-out, closing and other assigned duties are completed.  Dates will be specified by the office.
• Be familiar with and abide by all policies concerning keys and their distribution.  Abuse and/or reckless use of keys (including master keys) will likely result in immediate termination.
• Assist with and use necessary forms and reports (such as hall rosters, room condition inventories, incident reports, housing surveys, and work orders) in a timely manner.
• Arrive on campus by the specified date prior to the opening of the residential areas for the fall and spring semesters for the purpose of staff training.  Dates will be provided to you by your supervisor.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and In-service training programs.  In-service training may be conducted at both a community level as well as College-wide.  In-service training requirements may be increased/decreased dependent upon the supervisor’s perceived need.
• Participate in the established process of staff selection and training.
• Participate in a staff on-duty schedules and fulfill office duty responsibilities as designated by area guidelines
• Promptly bring any maintenance concerns to the attention of your immediate supervisor.
• Assist in key distribution and collection.
• Assist with housing selection, room verification, staff selection, and other functions deemed necessary by the Office of Community Living.