Northern California HERC

The Assistant Area Coordinator (AAC) is a live-in, graduate-level position that supports the residential experience at Brandeis University through placement in either Community Living or Student Rights and Community Standards. AACs work collaboratively with professional staff to support residential students, contribute to community development, and assist in administrative and operational functions within their assigned functional area.

• Community Living - AAC works alongside an Area Coordinator to support the oversight and management of a residential area, including supervising Community Advisors (CAs) and responding to the needs of residential communities.

• Student Rights and Community Standards - AAC supports the administration of the student conduct process, grounded in the universityâ™s established expectations and standards of behavior as outlined in Rights and Responsibilities.

This position is a graduate level position with 20 hours of required work (during the academic year). This is a live-in position. The AAC must be a full-time graduate student in good standing within an accredited graduate program.

The hiring range for this position is $24/hour - $26/hour.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume. There are multiple positions available.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with professional staff within Community Living or Student Rights and Community Standards to support departmental goals and student success.

• Support residential students through engagement, resource connection, and response to community needs.

• Serve as a live-in presence, contributing to a safe, inclusive, and supportive residential environment.

• Participate in a professional staff on-call duty rotation, responding to student concerns, incidents, and community needs.

• Attend and actively contribute to regularly scheduled staff meetings, training, and one-on-one supervision meetings.

• Collaborate with campus partners to address student concerns and support holistic student development.

Community Living Functional Responsibilities:

• Supervise, support, and develop a team of Community Advisors (CAs), including providing feedback, guidance, and ongoing training.

• Assist in the day-to-day operations of the residential area, including administrative responsibilities and community management.

Student Rights and Community Standards Functional Responsibilities:

• Assist with case management, documentation, and communication related to student conduct.

• Uphold and educate students on community standards as outlined in Rights and Responsibilities

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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