Job Opportunities > Residence Life Community Supervisor - Fleming College
Position: Residence Life Community Supervisor
Deadline: December 1, 2025
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Job Description / Duties
The Residence Life Community Supervisor (RLC) is responsible for contributing to a welcoming, safe and inclusive residence community conducive to living, learning and student success. The incumbent will be present in residence, on-campus, and will interact with students daily through a multitude of interactions (community management, programming, Residence Life student staff, Residence Council, and regular community check ins). The incumbent is responsible for the mentorship and coaching of student employees, including implementing the annual hiring processes, August training session development and facilitation, student staff employee recognition initiatives, and mediating minor conflicts and performance management concerns. Under the supervision of the Manager, Residence Life, the Residence Life Community Supervisor will review the Community Weekly Check-In Logs, and program proposals submitted via StarRez. The incumbent will conduct monthly check in meetings and will facilitate weekly student staff meetings in consultation with the Manager, Residence Life and Student Development Case Management Specialist and will communicate any concerns identified.
The incumbent is responsible for overseeing and attending residence life programming including the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Residence Life programming model for students to ensure that the operational objectives of the Residence Life program are achieved. The incumbent is responsible for the delivery of programming to residents in line with established curriculum and learning outcomes. This will include implementing large scale programs in collaboration with campus and community partners and ensuring appropriate learning opportunities are provided to students.
The incumbent will support conduct and case management in residence for students and the residence life team through intervening in a variety of complex cases where behavioural issues and mental health concerns often overlap. This may include reviewing and/or investigating lower level conduct concerns (such as noise violations, guest violations, violations of the alcohol protocol, etc.) or peer helping concerns (such as suitemate conflicts, general stress and anxiety, homesickness, etc.) via StarRez and will apply a variety of educational and restorative practices as needed. The incumbent will review suitemate complaints and will mediate student conflicts and work with students to find agreeable outcomes. They will escalate mid-to-high level of concerns to the Manager, Residence Life and/or liaise with identified staff to support case management for students living in residence including but not limited to the Student Development Specialist, dependent on the unique individual's needs.
Due to the nature of this work, the incumbent will be required to work independently; ensuring strategic and operational objectives of the Residence Life program and College are achieved.
Qualifications / Required Skills
Completion of a three (3) year Diploma/Degree in a relevant education such as Counselling, Social Sciences/Services, Leadership, Community Studies, Education, or Human Resources Management or equivalent training/experience
Minimum of two (2) years of work experience:
- Progressive experience in Residence Life programming and student success initiatives
- Experience supervising student employees;
- Experience motivating employees, team building, and human resource management;
- Solid understanding of student development, student issues and needs of students;
- Experience working with diverse student groups;
- Experience in developing, implementing and monitoring service excellence;
- Strong and effective communicator with the ability to reconcile significantly diverse viewpoints, foster cooperation and work collaboratively within and across various departments;
- Experience working with multiple internal partners;
- Complex problem-solving skills;
- Ability to foster a team environment;
- Experience in mediation and crisis intervention.
- Experience in contributing and supporting an inclusive living and learning environment
Additional Qualifications:
- Certified ASIST (will be provided if not already obtained)
- First Aid/CPR
- Trainings and certifications such as Mental Health First Aid, Non-crisis intervention, student conduct administration training, would be an asset.
Additional Information
This position has been designated as on-campus and is expected on-site 100% of the time, with regularly scheduled working days at the Sutherland Campus (Peterborough) and Frost Campus (Lindsay) and occasional scheduled days at the Haliburton Campus. The incumbent is required to have a valid drivers license and a personal vehicle to travel between campuses as needed.
The incumbent is part of an on-call team and is expected to be available to respond to calls and assess situations for response and intervention. The incumbent will be expected to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
A one bedroom on-site apartment at the Sutherland Campus in Peterborough will be provided as a taxable benefit.
Salary: Salary range 69954.00 to 87441.00 annually
Contact Information
External candidates can apply by visiting the Fleming Careers Page: https://flemingcollege.ca/about-fleming/careers-at-fleming
Questions regarding this role can be directed to Olivia Winder, Manager, Residence Life at olivia.winder@flemingcollege.ca
Employer Profile
Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College¿s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.
We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.