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Residence Advisor Recruitment

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Looking for an involvement opportunity next year? We are actively recruiting students to be Residence Advisors. Many RAs tell us this was an amazing experience and most re-apply. Highlights of the job include: community building, teamwork, and experience with event planning, project management as well as personal development. We’re looking for hard-working, outgoing, and responsible staff members to help enhance the residence life experience for other students. If you want to be part of providing a place that helps students succeed, while having fun, we want to hear from you.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Be a registered UBC student and meet the requirements to live in the assigned residence area.
2. Live in assigned staff accommodation, and are not permitted to share their staff accommodation with another person, unless they have received prior written authorization from the Assistant Director Residence Life.
3. Take part in the residence meal plan if the assigned residence area requires participation in a meal plan.
4. Maintain an academic standing of 65%.
5. Any other proposed employment or extra-curricular activity must be discussed with and approved by the Residence Life Manager before the Residence Advisor can commit to it. Five to ten hours per week of additional employment and/or extra-curricular involvement is a guideline.
6. Prior to signing an Advisor Employment Contract, any proposed time away from residence (including academic practicums, placements, field school, etc.) must be discussed with and approved by the RLM.
7. Residence Advisors must provide a Criminal Record Search to document that no relevant criminal record exists.
8. An Advisor may reapply for a position in Residence Life in subsequent years. Each applicant will participate in a returner-hiring process. Previous employment does not guarantee a future position with the department.

TERM OF APPOINTMENT
For the period of mid-August 2014 through May 2, 2015 only.

REMUNERATION
For the term of appointment, the Residence Advisor receives $7,120.

More information including job description and how to apply can be found here: www.housing.ubc.ca/employment/residence-life/171

Rekindling the Relationship: Living with Roommates in Term 2

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I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have just realized that second term has actually started. Even though it’s been three weeks already, something about classes starting so early just messed with my head. Now that we’re out of “Christmas mode” and back into “school mode”, it can be a great time to re-evaluate how things are going with your roommates. Many of you have new roommates this term, so it’s important to discuss your cleaning schedule and roommate agreement again so that everyone’s on the same page. Even if you have the same roommates as last term, this can be a great chance to check in and make sure that everyone’s happy with how things have been going. Here are six tips for rekindling the relationship with your roommates in term two:

  1. Start a conversation. Ask them how their break went. Actually listen. If you’ve already done this, ask about their classes this term, or what extra-curriculars they are involved in.
  2. Make a meal together. It can be fun to cook together, and you might learn some new skills too!
  3. Include new roommates. If you have new roommates this term, make sure they feel welcome in your unit. It can be hard to be the only new person in an established unit, so reach out.
  4. Make a (new) cleaning schedule. There’s nothing worse that feeling like you’re the only one doing all the cleaning. While you might be able to stand it for now, it will get worse once midterms start. Make a cleaning schedule ahead of time to prevent conflict.
  5. Revisit your roommate agreement. Take the time to talk about how your roommate agreement went last term, and make revisions if necessary. Even if it went great, it’s a good time to remind everyone what you all agreed to back in September.
  6. Deal with conflict. Conflict happens, it’s part of living with other people. If something your roommate is doing is driving you crazy, talk to them about it! Be respectful. Give them an opportunity to fix it. Chances are, they may not have even realized it was bothering you.

If you want more information or advice on living with roommates, check out the UBC Housing website (http://www.housing.ubc.ca/after-move-in/living-with-a-roommate) or talk to your Advisor. Good luck!