About Hatfield Housing

HMSC offers unique housing accommodations for upwards of 150 college students, instructors, researchers, and agency partners. HMSC recently expanded housing operations with the addition of a newly built residence hall, including 77 apartment fully furnished apartment style units. The HMSC Housing Coordinator will play a vital role in the logistics, and implementation of residential services and student support systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Process housing applications and maintain records.
• Assist with bookings and assignments, and all associated administrative tasks.
• Correspond with prospective and incoming residents.
• Serve in on-call capacity for lock-outs and emergency response.
• Assist with residential events and resource development.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Three years of office experience which included two years at full performance level and experience generating documents;
• Lead work responsibility or coordination of office procedures.
• Excellent customer service orientation, ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in written form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (with emphasis on Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams), databases, social media and hybrid meeting platforms such as Zoom.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a flexible, team-oriented, professional, and cooperative attitude.
• Must have the ability to work irregular hours including night and weekend work.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess, and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of experience in scheduling, housing, lodging accommodations or residence life.
• Experience working with and supporting diverse populations in university housing, higher education, or K-12 education.
• Experience working with individuals and young adults in high stress situations. Ability to manage emergency and crisis response.
• Experience planning events, developing resources, and coordinating support services.

Working Conditions/Schedule

Working Conditions/Work Schedule:

• This is a live-in position. The HMSC Housing Coordinator performs essential functions and may be required to report to work during emergencies, university closures and holidays.
• This is a half-time position that requires some weekend, evening, and early morning time commitments, on-call responsibilities, as well as supervisory work.
• The HMSC Housing Coordinator will receive a one-bedroom apartment, utilities included, at the convenience of the employer.
• Necessary ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Necessary ability to traverse 1 mile over uneven, coastal terrain.
• This position is required to drive university owned vehicles.

The position is based at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, which is in a tsunami hazard zone. HMSC’s evacuation plan and other tsunami safety-related information may be reviewed at hmsc.oregonstate.edu/tsunami-preparedness and oregontsunami.org.

Salary Range

$20.98 - $31.63

Anticipated Start Date

2026-09-21

Anticipated End Date

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.