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Residence Coordinator, Academic Initiatives

Department: Student and Ancillary Services

Job Type: Limited Term

Full-time/Part time: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

Campus: Waterloo

Reports to: Residence Manager, Student Learning

Employee Group: WLUSA

Application Deadline: October 26, 2026

Requisition ID: 11894

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose. Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact. With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion , Laurier’s thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 21,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton. The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics. Laurier's Waterloo, Kitchener, and Brantford campuses are located on the shared traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. This land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples and symbolizes the agreement to share, protect our resources, and not to engage in conflict. Laurier's Milton campus is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and part of the Nanfan Treaty of 1701 between the British Crown and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.





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Position Summary

The Residence Education unit in the Department of Residence includes the Associate Director of Residence Education, the Residence Manager of Student Learning, the Residence Coordinator of Experiential Learning, the Residence Coordinator of Academic Initiatives, the Residence Education Coordinator, three Residence Education Student Coordinators and over fifty student staff. The Residence Education unit is responsible for the overall coordination of initiatives that promote student learning and academic success for thirty-five hundred students living in residence buildings on our Brantford and Waterloo campuses. Each member in the Department of Residence’s four functional units (Administration, Facilities, Residence Life, and Residence Education) are dedicated to the growth of residence and first year commute students, aiming to enhance existing co-curricular learning opportunities as well as create new ones that promote holistic educational experiences.

The Residence Coordinator, Academic Initiatives is responsible for the creation and supervision of Residence Learning Communities (RLCs), the first year residential curriculum (First Year Experience),



and residence-wide academic initiatives that support the educational mandate of Wilfrid Laurier University. In addition, the Residence Coordinator, Academic Initiatives aids in the student and paraprofessional staff recruitment, hiring, and training across the Department of Residence.

Accountabilities

Living-Learning Program (LLP):

- Develop and coordinate the LLP budget intended to enhance residence-wide competency development programming for first year students
- Promote the Laurier LLP to external parties to the Department of Residence, including but not limited to; conferences, recruitment fairs, campus partners, local organizations, etc.
- Chair weekly staff meetings and coordinate regular one-on-ones to facilitate information distribution, staff development and program development
- Coordinate the marketing and promotion of the LLP, working collaboratively with the Department of Residence staff to ensure accuracy and detail are effectively communicated to current and future residents

Residence Learning Communities (RLCs)

- Recruit, hire, develop, support, and direct approximately 12 senior undergraduate student staff (RLC Dons) who coordinate curriculum delivery in our themed, faculty-focused, and connected coursework RLCs
- Coordinate the recruitment, selection, and placement of approximately four hundred students into RLCs.
- Frequent and accurate communication with numerous departmental and campus partners including the Registrar’s Office, Department of Residence, Transition and Learning Services, the Recruitment Office and all faculty at Laurier is required
- Guide and support the development of each RLC’s curriculum to align with

📌 Residence Coordinator, Academic Initiatives (Canada)
🏢 Wilfrid Laurier University
📍 Canada