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Student Staff

Residence Life employs many students that serve Simpson College and resident students in important ways. Below is general information regarding the different kinds of positions and opportunities we have available. For more information, feel free to ask any member of the residence life staff.  Applications for the fall semester are usually available during January of the semester before.

Community Advisors 

Community Advisors (CAs) are current students who are a key component in creating a successful Residence Life experience for our residential students.  Each Spring semester we begin the hiring process for the following year. When applications are live, you will see the link to apply at the bottom of this page. 

If you have any questions about the application process or the job of a CA, please contact Heather Emery-Cunningham at heather.emery@simpson.edu

Hall CA stipends are $4,900 for the year, divided into 20 equal payments.
Greek CA stipends are $3,500 for the year, divided into 20 equal payments.
Apartment CA stipend is equal to $4400, divided into 20 equal payments.

Applications for 2024-2025 Residence Life Staff positions will be available through Handshake from December 4th, 2023, through January 24th, 2024. Click the link below to review through full details of the job description and requirements.

Student Staff Job Descriptions 2024-2025

 


Student Staff Application Process

Thank you for your interest in a Student Staff position for the Department of Residence Life at Simpson College.  The application requirements and process are as follows:

1.    APPLICATION TIMELINE:
        a.    Team Leads
               i.    Applications available November 20th, 2023.  Submission of applications will be through Microsoft Forms.
              ii.    Applications are due December 8th, 2022, at 4:30pm.  
              iii.    Team Lead Case Study Prompts sent on January 7th, 2023, by 10am.
              iv.    Interviews – January 9th – 11th, 2024.
              v.    Team Lead Selections and Outcome Letters Sent – January 12th, 2024.
              vi.    Team Lead Acceptance Offers Due – January 17th, 2024.
              vii.    New CA Interviews – TL’s will help assist in the interviews of new CA applicants February 2nd, 6th – 7th, 2024.
       b.    Returner and New CA Applicants 
              i.    Applications available on December 4th, 2023, through Handshake.
              ii.    Applications Due January 24th, 2024, at 4:30pm.
              iii.    Returning CA Interviews –  January 30th - 31st, 2024.
              iv.    New CA Applicant Interviews – February 2nd, 6th – 7th, 2024.
              v.    CA Offer Letters Sent out – February 12th, 2024.
              vi.    CA Acceptance Offers Due – February 16th, 2024.
              vii.    New Staff Social – March 25th, 2023, at 4pm (location TBD).

2.    JOB SHADOW (New Applicants Only): As part of the application process, CA applicants (those who have never worked as a CA at Simpson) will need to spend 1-2 hours job shadowing a current student staff member of your choice when that staff member is on-duty.  It is your responsibility to set up your job shadow. If you need assistance with this, please contact your CA.

3.    INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW: 

           a.    Team Lead Interviews: January 9th – 11th, 2024 
           b.    Returning Staff Interviews: January 30th - 31st, 2024
           c.    New Staff Interviews: February 2nd, 6th – 7th, 2024

4.    ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITIONS: Team Lead applicants will be notified by Friday, January 12th and all other applicants will be notified of their hire status on February 12th, 2024, via a letter delivered by campus mail.  Please do not contact Student Development prior to this time, as that information will not be available.