The Housing Support and Community Responsibility (HSCR) team is made up of professional staff and student employees whose aim is to support residents as they navigate the challenges and expectations that come with living in Michigan Housing using a restorative justice lens. Rooted in restorative practices, restorative justice is a process that engages community members in conversations about harm and collective accountability. It involves working with stakeholders in our communities to recognize, address, and restore harm that may have been caused by others’ works or actions. One way HSCR works to hold students accountable for our Community Living Standards is through our Community Circle Program. These circles allow participants to explore the impact and find ways to collaboratively address harm. The Community Circle Program is a peer-led restorative justice program where student staff members facilitate circles to address concerns. The dialogue is facilitated by HSCR Program Assistants and Community Circle Program Assistants. A primary responsibility of the HSCR Program Assistants will be to facilitate community circles.HSCR Program Assistants may also be asked to facilitate different types of community circles to address floor concerns, help students repair harm, or explore various issues. HSCR Program Assistants will be asked to assist with the assessment of the Community Circle Program and work on HSCR projects as needed from the HSCR Suite.

This job has a start date of August 17, 2025. In-person training for this job will occur. Student staff meetings will take place weekly throughout the 2025-2026 Academic year. It is expected that all student staff members will attend in-person training, our weekly in-person student staff meetings, and weekly supervision meetings with their supervisor.

• Teaching/facilitating experience or experience leading discussions

• Organization and time management skills, including the ability to work independently and with a team

• Practiced knowledge of how to support inclusive communities, as well as an understanding of how one's lived experience can impact facilitation

• Bachelors Degree

• Enrolled in a Master's degree program at the University of Michigan

• Availability to attend the entirety of August training dates, weekly in-person student staff meetings, and weekly supervision meetings with their supervisor.