Resident Coordinator

Rome, Italy

Academic Year of Fall 2025-Spring 2026

10-Month Commitment | Reports to the Student Life Director

Who We Are

Living & Learning International (L&LI) is a faith-based study abroad organization that provides academically excellent global programs where students live in community, engage the challenges of the world, and learn to respond with a Christ centered worldview. We work with 50+ institutions across the United States in semester, summer, and short-term study abroad programs. Be part of a charismatic and dedicated team of professionals committed to providing quality study away experiences to U.S. College and University students.

Position Highlights

  • Enjoy a flexible work schedule and connect with travelers from around the world.

  • Join us in creating new opportunities; and designing creative, meaningful, and educationally focused programs.

  • Facilitate learning in a variety of settings and be a “teacher/guide”.

  • Live internationally with opportunities both for program and independent travel.

  • Work independently, think on your feet and express your true passion for providing experiential learning opportunities.

  • The position is full-time, in person in Rome, Italy

Supervise L&LI Apartments and Student Life

  • Provide an example of a Christ follower to every student in the L&LI program: by behavior, actions, and words

  • Live in a program housing in a contemporary neighborhood of Rome alongside students

  • Maintain awareness of the semester calendar & schedule and communicate to students both in-person and via email/WhatsApp/social media about activities and events

  • Maintain attention to the property, including but not limited to paying bills, keeping receipts, reporting maintenance needs to the admin assistant, completing an apartment inventory, and maintaining overall cleanliness, health, & comfort of the apartment

  • Complete check-in & check-out processes accordingly

  • Act as the point person for all student questions related to health concerns, questions, and/or issues

  • Maintain student health and respond to health concerns, and clinic needs alongside the Director of Student Life

  • File incident reports

  • Stock and maintain prevention measures and supplies for potential health issues in apartments (first-aid kits)

  • Attend L&LI staff meetings weekly 

  • Complete 4-6 office hours per week through assigned department role 

Disciple Students

  • Live out a dynamic and contagious walk with Jesus among LLI students

  • Be an incarnational, available and approachable example to students

  • Mediate challenges and conflicts among students, in collaboration with the Director of Student Life

  • Uphold and encourage students’ behavior, words & actions

  • Respond directly to issues, concerns, rumors, and/or actions that violate or could lead to violation of the Living Above Reproach (Behavior Commitment) contract

  • Report any violations to the Director of Student Life within 24 hours of any incident

  • Be available and approachable to students

  • Plan and lead bi-weekly discipleship meetings with every student under your care

  • Weekly lead and facilitate small group discipleship conversations 

  • Assist students in understanding the application of all they are learning

  • Advocate for professors, including the Program Director

  • Stock and maintain prevention measures and supplies for potential health issues (first-aid kits)

  • Budget and account for all funds given for discipleship meetings, and provide a financial report to the Program Director at the end of the month

Lead Student Activities

  • Aid in the planning/marketing of activities and community events including communication. Lead and/or participate in all student activities.

  • Provide educational, cultural, and social weekly activities for students

  • Aid in the planning and execution of weekly program meals for students 

Compensation

Resident Coordinators will personally fundraise $6,000 while L&LI will provide coverage of the remaining items.

  • 2 Round-Trip Airline Tickets (returning back to the USA over Christmas Break)

  • Housing (7 months) during Semester Programs dates, Staff Training, and Debrief

  • Cell phone (7 months)

  • Italian Instruction

  • Cultural Activities/Travel

  • Food Allowance

  • Stipend ($3,000/semester)