Resident Assistant (RA)

Resident Assistants are members of the Campus Housing Office and are responsible to that office and supervised by the Residential Life Coordinator of their assigned complex hall. Resident Assistants have responsibilities for the entire residence hall while focusing more specifically upon the responsibilities relating to their floor. Resident Assistants play an integral role in the establishment of an environment conducive to maximum academic, personal, and social development, and to maintaining healthy and safe living conditions. Resident Assistants seek to promote a sense of community within the residence hall fostered by individual responsibility, mutual respect, and the pursuit of mutual interests. The Resident Assistant is not expected to answer every question of every student. However, he or she should be able to refer students to other resources, or find the answer from other valuable resources.

RA Application Prerequisites:

• Be a currently registered undergraduate or graduate student at UNLV
• Have at least a 2.5 GPA
• Be a self-starter and self-motivated
• Have strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Have the ability to teach others
• Have a desire to learn and succeed.
• Hiring preference will be given to applicants who have lived in a residence hall environment for at least one semester prior to start date

Timeline: Selection of Resident Assistant staff for the upcoming year begins in October of the previous year.   The interview process takes place in November.   Those candidates who are selected to be finalist in the RA selection process are asked to enroll in a class, Leadership in Residential Life, in the spring semester.   Resident Assistants for the upcoming year will be selected in March from the candidates enrolled in the class.

Application: Applications are available in mid-fall semester.   If you did not submit an application in the fall term, but would like to express interest in the position, please fill out and submit the Resident Assistant Interest Form.