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Residential Advisors

$35.72K Median Salary 17.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 12.4% Job Growth

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About This Career

Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.

Reported Job Titles

Hall Coordinator, Residence Director, Residence Hall Director, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Life Director, Resident Advisor, Resident Assistant, Resident Director, Residential Coordinator, Residential Life Director

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Written Comprehension

Inductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Written Expression

Far Vision

Information Ordering

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Administration and Management

Public Safety and Security

Education and Training

English Language

Sociology and Anthropology

Administrative

Personnel and Human Resources

Therapy and Counseling

Psychology

Communications and Media

Computers and Electronics

Law and Government

Skills

Social Perceptiveness

Active Listening

Coordination

Monitoring

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Negotiation

Service Orientation

Time Management

Persuasion

Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Active Learning

Writing

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Electronic mail software

Spreadsheet software

Accounting software

Office suite software

Analytical or scientific software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Web page creation and editing software

Tools

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Photocopiers

Mobile phones

Fire extinguishers

Scanners

Notebook computers

Inkjet printers

Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners

Minivans or vans

Answering machines

Cash or ticket boxes

Dry erase boards or accessories

Composter

Special purpose telephones

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs

Laser fax machine

Portable computer gaming console

Desktop calculator

Security or access control systems

Staple guns

Smoke detectors

Desktop computers

Abilities

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

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.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Skills

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.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites

Tools

Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Mobile phones:
Fire extinguishers:
Scanners: Data input scanners
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Inkjet printers: Poster printers
Wet or dry combination vacuum cleaners: Shop vacuums
Minivans or vans: Work vans
Answering machines: Telephone answering machines
Cash or ticket boxes: Cash drawers
Dry erase boards or accessories: Whiteboards
Composter: Compost bins
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs: Cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Portable computer gaming console: Video game consoles
Desktop calculator: 10-key calculators
Security or access control systems: Access control systems; Electronic article surveillance EAS sensing devices
Staple guns: Stapling machines
Smoke detectors:
Desktop computers:

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