Group photo of all Residence Life staff at CU-Bloomsburg.

Resident Assistant Position

General Information

The overall goal of a Resident Assistant is to serve as a peer educator and helper while facilitating the personal and academic growth and development of residential students. RAs are chosen on the basis of leadership experiences, interpersonal skills, interest in working with students to develop a positive floor/hall/apartment community, and willingness to be actively involved in their own personal growth and development. RAs are expected to live out the Core Values of the Office of Housing and Residence Life: Service, Caring, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, Inclusion and Education.

If you have any questions or need any help, please contact:

Ben Staub
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Columbia & Northumberland Halls
bstaub2@commonwealthu.edu
570-389-4845

Kayleigh Stouffer
Assistant Director of Residence Life
Elwell Hall
kstouffer@commonwealthu.edu
570-389-4846

Thank you for your interest in the RA Position!

The application to be an RA for the 2026-2027 academic year opens on Wednesday 11/12/25.

Visit JobX

Community building
- Build relationships with residents
- Programming
Respond to residents needs
Staff responsibilities
- Attend all trainings and staff development activities
- Assist with all openings and closings
- Weekly staff meetings
- Periodic meetings with GHD
- Outside tasks
On-call
- One night a week and every other weekend
  - includes 2-3 hour desk shift
- Apartment RAs work front desk daytime shifts
Crisis response
Generally available to residents

Room fee waived
- Residence Hall-single occupancy, Suites/Apartments - single bedrooms
- Apartments include a utility fee waiver
Stipend of $12/hour for 14/hours per week

What we are looking for

You must meet these requirements in order to be considered for the position

Current undergraduate, degree-seeking student who will remain an undergraduate student during the full academic year (2026-2027).
Good Academic Standing with at least a 2.40 cumulative GPA (at the time of hiring).
Good Judicial Standing (no current disciplinary sanctions)
- Unsure? Check your standing with the Office of Student Conduct at 570-389-4304
Available for the full academic year (Fall 2026 and Spring 2027)
- Ineligible if doing any of the following during the 2026-2027 year
  - Student teaching
  - Studying abroad
  - Internship (more than 6 credits)
  - Graduating in Dec ‘26
  - Transferring in Jan '27
  - Moving off campus in Jan ‘27
All successful candidates must complete a full background check.
Students who are RAs can hold another work-study position. Just note that their hours between the RA position (14) and the secondary position cannot exceed 20 hours/week.

While it is not a requirement, we highly encourage you to

Have experience living on campus
Be actively engaged on campus

Date	Time	Process
Nov 12, 2025	12:00 PM	Application opens on the CommunwealthU JobX platform
Nov 19, 2025	8:30 PM	RA Interest Session 1 McCormick 2303
Nov 20, 2025	8:30 PM	RA Interest Session 2 McCormick 2303
Jan 28, 2026	—	RA Interest Session 3 —
Jan 29, 2026	—	RA Interest Session 4 —
Feb 2, 2026	4:00 PM	Application closes
Feb 5, 6, 11, 12, or 13, 2026	8:00 AM – 4:30 PM	Round 1 Interviews
Feb 19 or 20, 2026	8:00 AM – 4:30 PM	Round 2 Interviews
Mar 11, 2026	—	Decision notifications sent out via email*
Mar 24, 2026	—	Position acceptance deadline
Apr 10, 2026	—	Team building day event for hired staff

* Note for Decision & Placement Notifications:
In regards to decision notifications, you will be notified of whether you got the RA job, got an offer to be an alternate RA, or are not being offered the job at this time. If you are offered the RA job or an alternate RA position, you will be given a deadline to accept your offer. Placement of the staff/housing assignments will be determined after folks accept/decline the position. This placement will go out prior to Team Building Day.