Residential Advisors
What They Do: Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
Also Called: Hall CoordinatorResidence DirectorResidence Hall DirectorResidence Life CoordinatorResidence Life DirectorResident AdvisorResident AssistantResident DirectorResidential CoordinatorResidential Life Director
Resource Details
Abilities
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
| Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
