Date Posted: 09/18/2025
Req ID: 45198
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Student Housing & Residence Life
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: Description: About us: U of T Mississauga-the second largest campus of Canada's top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario's booming Peel Region-is one of the world's great catalysts of humanpotential.
Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.
This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We're thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.
Your opportunity: The Department of Student Housing and Residence Life practices and upholds five core values for students and staff. As a department we value our team, operating with integrity, delivering exceptional service, being student centred, and having fun. Team members working within the department of Student Housing and Residence Life have the opportunity to be a member of a high performing team that fosters personal and professional development, ongoing learning, and a passion for education.
Reporting to the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the Community Development Coordinator (CDC) is a live-in position that works to create a positive living and learning environment for residents at UTM. In accordance with departmental policies and the academic mission of the University of Toronto, the CDC will supervise a staff team consisting of live-in student leaders (Dons, Community Assistant), to foster and promote a residence community that supports the academic success and personal growth of all residence students. This will be achieved through multi-modal program development and implementation, leadership development of residencestudents and staff, and the integration of university support services within the residence community.
In consultation with the Assistant Director, Residence Life, the CDC will be responsible for the supervision, leadership development and management of a team Residence Dons. They will collaborate with the Assistant Director creating the overall vision and strategy for staff recruitment, training and evaluation initiatives, and implement associated programs and tasks. Working collaboratively with the residence life management team, the CDC will develop, implement and assess a comprehensive residentially-based co-curricular program that specifically addresses the myriad issues faced by undergraduate and graduate students as they live and learn in theresidence community.
Hours of Work: Regular office hours Monday to Friday. Regular evening and weekend work to coordinate operations and support students living in a 24/7 residence environment. This position participates in and on-call rotation for emergencies. This is a live-in position.
Your responsibilities will include: - Maintaining documentation relating to applications and admissions
- Scheduling logistics required to move incoming and outgoing residents
- Developing and implementing community engagement strategies and plans
- Resolving minor interpersonal disputes between students and/or student staff
- Implementing plans and process improvements to increase program efficiency
- Investigating community standard and housing policy breaches
- Advising on correct disciplinary action to be taken against residents who breach policies and/or cause damage to the facilities
- Directing the activities of casual staff
Essential Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum four years (combination of para-professional and professional experience is acceptable) living and/or working in a university residence setting.
- Experience in individual advising, conflict mediation, program development and community standards enforcement in a post-secondary residence community.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with emergency situations and crisis response.
- Comfortable working in an unpredictable and often stressful environment.
- Proven ability to deal with matters of extreme sensitivity and confidentiality.
- Experience supervising orsupporting student staff teams.
- Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office Suite.
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including strong public speaking skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Commitment to improving and enhancing the residence experience.
Assets (Nonessential): - Familiarity with eRezLife, StarREz and VingCard would be an asset.
- Experience working with diverse student communities and international students is also a significant asset.
To be successful in this role you will be: - Adaptable
- Assertive
- Communicator
- Problem solver
- Resilient
- Team player
This role is not currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto's Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.
Closing Date: 09/28/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Kirsten Archbell
Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
Diversity Statement The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
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