Floor Fellow

Job title: Floor Fellow

Job description: Reporting to the Residence Life Manager for their hall, Floor Fellows serve a live near student leadership role integral to building a community of support and respect within residences. Floor Fellows assist with residents’ academic and social transition into university life and support the wellbeing of residents. Floor Fellows are the primary peer resource for the residents in their hall.

Community Building / Programming

Develop and maintain personal relationships with residents through planned social interactions:

Fulfill monthly passive and active programming expectations that support the social and educational needs of students that align with the student life cycle and the Residence Life Programming model

Conduct floor meetings

Attend and support events organized by Residence Life Staff, hall and inter residence councils

Encourage and support their students’ attendance at University workshops and seminars

Be visible, have a presence in the community, build community in building assigned to (e.g. dining hall, community spaces)

Peer Resource

Provide peer support and referrals for students facing personal, social or academic difficulties

Report all student of concern and disclosures of sexual violence to Residence Life management, Local Wellness Advisor and appropriate McGill office, such as OSVRSE

Conduct and document regular minimum 2 check-ins with residents per semester

Serve as an exemplary role model for residents. especially in their academic life, interpersonal relationships, community involvement and online activities

Know, communicate, enforce and abide by existing Residence Hall, SHHS and McGill policies (e.g. Code of Community Living, Residence Handbook, McGill Student Code of Conduct)

Facilitate roommate/community conflict mediation meetings with assistance from the RLM as required

Maintain confidentiality as per the confidentiality agreement

Collaborate with Front Desk, facilities, night stewards, dining hall and other SHHS and McGill staff to ensure high level of support and services to student

General Availability and Duty

Serve as an accessible resource to students in the assigned residence

Building safety/emergency response, work with night stewards, ARLM, RLM, this could include fire alarms, maintenance issues, contacting 911

Respond and assist in the event of an emergency situation

Perform duty shifts, according to the schedule and conditions determined by the Residence Life Manager of their hall. Duty shifts are scheduled late evening/early morning hours

Duty conditions include but are not limited to: remain in assigned building for the duration of the shift; hold and respond to the duty phone, complete active rounds (number of rounds outlined by RLM based on building needs) as directed to engage with residents and to uphold the standards of behaviors in the community, assist students in distress, enforce quiet hours when in effect, report and mitigate safety hazards as necessary, follow up on conduct issues in the building both on and off duty

Support residents who are sick, injured or in distress to direct them towards medical or professional services

Participate in move in and move out days, McGill Open House and other Residence activities

Training and development

Attend and actively participate in Floor Fellow Orientation in August and in-service training throughout the year

May participate as required in select working groups or committees

Administrative Tasks

Attend all team and individual meetings called by their Residence Life Manager

Complete regular written updates as required by Supervisor

Regularly check and return necessary communications with Residence Life staff through McGill email

Complete duty log and incident reports every shift

complete written updates and reports as requested by supervisor

Post and remove signs and notices as required

COVID Context

While the general roles and responsibilities of the Floor Fellow position remain the same, certain aspects may look different given the restrictions and realities of the COVID pandemic

In person duty shifts, which include physical rounds of the building are an integral part of the position, and will continue during the pandemic, with the appropriate safety measures in place:

PPE will be provided and is expected to be utilized during duty shifts

Due to the potential restrictions to in person gathering, as instructed by the provincial health authorities. a portion of the position may be in a virtual format, such a virtual training, meetings, student check ins and programming.

Qualifications

– Experience living in a student residence

– Good communications skills; such as active listening

– Ability to work part of a team

– Ability to manage time effectively; including multi-tasking

– You must have a satisfactory academic standing

– You must have full-time student status at McGill University

– You must be able to provide 2 references

Assets

-Experience planning social events

-Demonstrated practical experience in customer service setting

-Extensive knowledge of McGill Campus

Before commencing the role

• You must be legally entitled to work in Canada for the duration of the appointment and be able to meet the hourly requirements of the role each week.

• You must have a valid First Aid certificate (or an equivalent to the Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid) with CPR/AED Level C

Hourly Salary: (AMUSE Floor Fellows) $13.50

Hours per Week: 13 (Part time) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Location: Campus 1 MTL 420 Sher. We

Deadline to Apply: 12/04/2021

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, .

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