• Lead Residential Life Team of two unique YYGS residential colleges, including Residential Life Leads, and their respective Residential Fellows (total 45). Empower staff to work independently and together. Support their needs, monitor their work ethics and quality of work, ensure their schedules are adequately/equitably staffed, and provide ongoing constructive feedback.  

• Serve as a proxy for the ADRL in their absence, making decisions while also communicating with the Director.  

• Hold conversations around accountability to ensure staff are successful in their roles.  

• Ensure the college’s Program Office is well staffed, ensure all residential needs of participants are met (facilities and accommodation, etc.) and report any concerns.  

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Participants visit the Program Office for all their non-academic residential needs such as lost keys, roommate conflicts, maintenance issues, and participants sign in/out of game equipment.  

• Assist with coordinating participant check-in/check-out procedures. Responsibilities include ensuring that all participants successfully arrive at the program (and reporting students who are not accounted for to the ADRL) and overseeing prox card, nametag, room key distribution. Check-out procedures include facilitating room inspections and managing the return of prox cards, and room keys.  

• Work collaboratively as a team to ensure that all 650 participants are accounted for in every academic class session (lecture, breakout sessions, capstone project groups, and seminars), residential activity, and all other scheduled events. Actively seek out participants who are unaccounted for these sessions.  

• Mentor participants and enforce program rules which include respect for the property of the residential college and all individuals in the vicinity, including Yale affiliates who share the space with YYGS.  

• Collaborate with leadership to make sure all participants understand and respect the evening curfew and program boundaries while being approachable, so participants are comfortable reaching out when in need. 

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• Attending opening day Welcome & Orientation presentation by residential college. 

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• Attend Residential Events by residential college. 

• YYGS Speaker Series, this event is a Ted Talk style of opportunity in which participants are invited to share on a special interest topic (can be academic or non-academic) to their peers.  

• YYGS Staff Speaker Series, this event is a Ted Talk style opportunity for staff to share insightful information on special interest topics (can be academic or non-academic) for participants.  

• Talent Show, this event is for participants to showcase their hidden skills in front of their respective residential college.  

• Last Night Party, this event is the celebration marking the end of the participants' time at YYGS. Staff will chaperone this event to ensure participant safety. 

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• Adhere to and implement strategies as set forth by ADRL for disciplinary action of YYGS participants and staff alike, including proper documentation of all interactions (disciplinary, academic, or interpersonal in nature).  

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• Be the primary point of contact during the sessions for residential staff including carrying and answering the program's cell phone during the day and overnight (when on shift).  

• This may include speaking to concerned parents or having to go to the hospital with an injured student. 

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• Communicate any concerns about participants to the ADRL in an appropriate and timely fashion.  

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• By the end of summer programming, submit recommendations for edits to overall residential expectations, and other related programing.  

• This is due prior to ADRL at least 2 days prior to the end of the program. 

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• Perform other related functions at the direction of the Leadership Team.