RA Hiring
The Office of Residential Education & Dining Services is looking for applicants for Spring 2012 Resident Assistant positions. Please review this page for more information. If you have any questions about the application process, please email resapps@oberlin.edu.
Eligibility
Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing. Anyone on disciplinary probation may not hold a student staff position, and students may not start the position while on academic probation. The Office of Residential Education will verify each applicant’s academic and disciplinary standing as part of the application process. Additionally, applicants for the Village Assistant position must be eligible to live in Village Housing before becoming a VA.
Important Dates
Each year the Office of Resdiential Education hires approximately 76 students as RAs, VAs or LRAs for the residence halls and village housing. Below are important dates for these selection proceses. Note that the dates for deadlines and interviews are non-negotiable.
RA and LRA Selection for Fall 2012
Application Available: Monday, December 12, 2011
Application Due: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Residential Areas
On the application, you will be given an opportunity to indicate in which types of student staff positions you are interested. For more information on these buildings, please see the information in the housing section of our website. Our residential units fall into the following classifications:
- Traditional Housing
- These halls are traditional-style, large-community housing.
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- First-Year Experience
- These halls are traditional housing dedicated to programming for first-year students.
- Program Houses
- These halls offer students opportunities to pursue special interests beyond the classroom.
- Village Housing
- These units range from small, domestic-style houses to apartments.
- Union/Goldsmith Complex, Firelands Apartments, 137 Elm. St., and traditional houses