Living Learning Coordinator

**Regular/Temporary** - Regular - **Job Title**- Living Learning Coordinator - **Job ID** - 72740 - **Location**- Central Campus - **Open Date** - 11/04/2025 - **Job Type** - Limited Term (>12 months) - **Close Date** - 11/17/2025 - **Employee Group** - Unifor Unit 1, Staff - **Favorite Job** - **Department** - HCS Residence Educ/Assessment - **Salary Grade/Band** - Grade 8 - **Salary Range** - $28.90 - $43.51 (hourly) - **Contract Duration** - 19.6 Months - **Hours per Week** - 35- **Posting Details**- - **Schedule** - Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 4:30pm - (35 Hours per week) - **Education Level** Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study **Career Level** - 3 years of relevant experience, including one year of supervisory experience in residence or a related environment - **Job Description #** - JD1202 -The anticipated start date of this position is **December 4, 2025**. This job is in the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Bargaining Unit. This a contract role with an anticipated end date of **July 16, 2027**. Housing and Conference Services (HCS) directly supports the University’s goal of advancing human and societal wellbeing and McMaster’s overriding vision of ‘_educating for capability_.’ We provide a distinctive living and learning experience for 3600 students focused on key educational priorities including community development, personal growth and wellness, academic excellence, and inclusion. HCS concurrently drives a positive McMaster experience for guests, alumni, staff, faculty, and student by providing accommodation and event coordination, which meet the highest standards of service excellence. HCS is a proud and significant ancillary contributor to the financial health of the University and the core academic and research mission of McMaster. HCS is currently in a time of significant expansion as capacity is expanding by 66% over the next several years. Moving from 3600 to 6000 bed spaces across 15 buildings. This expansion will diversify the housing operation dramatically, from a traditional focus on the housing needs of first year undergraduate students, to the introduction of upper year, graduate, and family housing, in addition to a constantly diversifying internal and external client base. The annual budget for HCS is currently (pre-expansion) approximately $31 million and we employ 100+ full-time and 250 part-time staff. HCS reports directly to both the divisions of Student Affairs and Administration. HCS reports directly to both the divisions of Student Affairs, as well as Operations & Finance. ** Job Summary**: Responsible for supporting the creation of the residential curriculum, Living Learning Communities, and residence-wide academic initiatives that support students living in residence at the University. Develop, implement, coordinate and assess a variety of educational initiatives grounded in student development theory and a curricular approach. Establish and nurture new and existing partnerships with colleagues across the University. ** Purpose & Key Functions**: - Administer the day-to-day operations of all living learning communities within residence. - Develop, lead and assess the residence life unit’s curricula for students. - Provide support and guidance to student staff as it pertains to living learning communities and the McMaster residence curriculum and educational priorities. - Participate with colleagues on the residence life management team to strive for continuous improvement by regularly supporting projects that improve overall residence product and experience. - Write, develop and modify educational curricula plans based on assessment data collected and best practices associated with student learning. - Develop, maintain, and coordinate a programming resource inventory related to educational topics and themes. - Identify, develop, and maintain strong working relationships between the residence life office and various campus and community partners which assist in the education and development of residence students, including the student union. - Facilitate meetings and workshops with members of the Residence life management team, student staff members and other student leaders pertaining to living learning communities and the residence curriculum. - Research trends, issues and best practices in student development; continuously conduct regular reviews of learning programs and make improvements in relevant areas. - Plan and coordinate a variety of workshops, programs and activities. - Develop and deliver presentations, workshops and training module with campus and community partners. - Work with the marketing team to develop materials to promote living learning communities and residence curriculum to current and perspective students.- Monitor budgets and reconcile accounts. - Write a variety of documents such as correspondence, procedure manuals, reports, and minutes. - Conduct database, literature, and web searches to find references and articles used for a variety o