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Full Time Caregiver - Lincoln

Lincoln, ME ยท On-site

$18.88 - $19.67/hr

I am a 30-year-old man, who lives with a roommate in Lincoln. I am looking for a new support staff who is creative and can motivate me to try new things. I love engines, old cars, video games, and ...

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How much do roommate jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 7, 2026, the average yearly pay for roommate in the United States is $87,179.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $82,500.00 and $99,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Roommates often encounter challenges such as differing cleanliness standards, noise levels, or scheduling conflicts. Successful roommates address these issues by establishing clear house rules, communicating openly, and regularly discussing shared responsibilities. Using digital tools for tracking expenses and chores can also help prevent misunderstandings. Approaching challenges with flexibility and mutual respect creates a more enjoyable and harmonious living arrangement for everyone involved.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Roommate position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Roommate, you need excellent communication, conflict resolution, and organization skills, often supported by experience in shared living arrangements. Familiarity with shared expense tracking apps or chore management tools can be helpful. Patience, respectfulness, and a cooperative attitude are standout soft skills for this position. These qualities ensure harmonious cohabitation, fair sharing of responsibilities, and a positive living environment.

What is a Roommate job?

A Roommate job typically involves sharing living space with one or more individuals while contributing to rent, utilities, and household responsibilities. Unlike traditional jobs, it is not a paid position but rather a cooperative living arrangement. Roommates are expected to maintain a clean and respectful environment, communicate effectively, and occasionally collaborate on shared expenses or chores.

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Assistant Community Manager - Student Housing

Assistant Community Manager - Student Housing

University Partners

Blacksburg, VA โ€ข On-site

$16.25 - $19.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 19 days ago


University Partners rating

6.4

Company rating: 6.4 out of 10

Based on 6 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

113th of 153 rated real estate companies


Job description

JOB PURPOSE:ย 

Manage all leasing and marketing efforts of the community.ย  Oversees the Leasing staff and should be able to assist the Community Manager with all day-to-day operations of leasing office.ย 

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:ย 

Will always include those specifically assigned by the immediate supervisor.ย 

  • Assist the Community Manager with oversight of the leasing team and training and ensure all company standards are being followedย 

  • Support Leasing Consultants in the leasing of apartments and ensure that Fair Housing guidelines are followedย 

  • Maintain lease files and computer records for the communityย 

  • Meet regularly with Community Manager and Market Director to discuss leasing issues and community performanceย 

  • Coordinate the renewal program and ensure that all residents are contacted through the renewal processย 

  • Conduct a monthly market survey and recommend pricing changesย 

  • Follow up with the leasing team to insure deadlines and standards are upheld.ย 

  • Maintain the integrity of all social media outlets for community.ย 

  • Suggest marketing recommendations and implement plan to achieve leasing goals.ย 

  • Perform administrative duties as assigned by the Community Managerย 

  • Actively support the Community Manager and learn the job of the Community Manager to be able to effectively manage the community in the Community Managerโ€™s absenceย 

Specific Responsibilitiesย 

Daily/Weeklyย 

  • E-mail:ย  Monitor communityโ€™s emails and follow-up to ensure all leads and resident emails are being responded to in a timely manner.ย 

  • Phone: Train Leasing Consultants on proper phone etiquette and monitor all voicemails are answered in timely manner.ย 

  • Prospect Handling: Train Leasing Consultants on how to greet, tour, and lease to prospects that visit the communityโ€™s leasing office.ย  Assistant Community Manager must make sure there is always office coverage available to work with prospects.ย 

  • Leases:ย  Verify all lease paperwork that is completed by Leasing Consultants.ย  Review all leases and approve those that meet communityโ€™s rental criteria.ย  Note that Yardi entry can be delegated to Leasing Consultants once they are trained however the approval is to be completed by the Assistant Community Manager only.ย 

  • Yardi Data:ย  The leasing consultants enter traffic, follow up, work-orders, and leases while the Assistant Community Manager ensures the integrity of the Yardi data.ย 

  • Approvals/Renewals:ย  Review pending leases daily and approve/execute applicable prospects on Yardi.ย  (Note that this should not be delegated to Leasing Associates.)ย  Update renewal lease information once lease is received from leasing consultant.ย ย 

  • Marketing: Plan and carry out all campus events, promotions, print and online advertising.ย  Keep Marketing Calendar up to date with all community events, promotions, and price changes.ย 

  • Renewal Season:ย  Maintain the renewal notebook as activity occurs. Delegate responsibilities of contacting current residents to Leasing Consultants.ย 

  • Goal Board: Maintain the communityโ€™s goal board and fill in properly as leasing occurs.ย ย 

  • Work orders: Ensure work orders are entered into Yardi correctly.ย  Actual entry can be delegated to leasing and maintenance.ย  Ensure ALL work orders are called back.ย 

  • Community Events: Regularly check in with staff to ensure all advertising and event planning is being completed.ย 

Monthlyย 

Leasing/Marketingย 

  • Review tour route, current availability, and leasing objectives with Leasing Consultants to train on the most successful techniques.ย 

  • Market Survey:ย  Complete the survey and maintain relationship with competitors.ย  Delegate to seasoned leasing consultants occasionally.ย 

  • Plan and order print ads to coordinate with advertising schedule and uphold relationships with publications.ย 

  • Follow-Up Program: Check Leasing Consultantsโ€™ prospect notebooks & Yardi monthly to ensure procedures are being followed.ย 

  • Complete Leasing Consultants work schedule each month.ย 

  • Track all leasing activity, availability, and collaborate with leasing consultants to complete roommate matching for incoming residents.ย 

Resident and Promotional Eventsย 

  • Review leasing team schedule to ensure office coverage and all marketing needs are met.ย 

  • Provide revisions when necessary for Promotion Summary Forms and ensure deadlines are documents are completed in timely manner.ย 

  • Make sure leasing team is updating communityโ€™s website regularly and according to standards.ย 

  • Visit the community events to support the team in their efforts.ย  Confirm all events are carried out as they were planned and documented by the Promotion Summary Form.ย 

  • Oversee the production and distribution of the community newsletter.ย 

  • Approve all social media communication before it is published.ย 

Move-Out/Move-Inย 

  • Roommate Matching:ย  Work with entire leasing team and Community Manager to place residents in future apartment locations based on their roommate requests and preferences.ย 

  • Resident Communication:ย  Assist the Community Manager with all Move-in and Move-out related communications to residents and guarantors.ย 

  • Move-out Process:ย  Ensure that all administrative office procedures for Move-out follow IACโ€™s standards.ย  Train staff on proper procedure and are prepared to answer customer questions.ย 

  • Move-in Packets:ย  Oversee the production of move-in packets, utilizing the office staffย  to help assemble packets.ย 

  • Inspection Forms: Organize Inspection forms, post move in/out and summarize issues so that Community Manager can review with maintenance staff.ย 

  • Audit:ย  Conduct an audit on 100% of the lease files to ensure that proper documentation has been collected and maintained at least one month prior to move in.ย  Conduct Yardi audit one month following to ensure resident & guarantor contact is correct.ย 

  • Move-in Day: Work side-by-side with Community Manager to plan move-in day; traffic flow, check-in process, vendor fair, & maintenance table.ย 

Ongoingย 

  • Train all staff members on proper leasing techniques and resident serviceย 

  • Evaluate unit prices in accordance with the market and budgeted goalsย 

  • Oversight of resident services and activities, including supervision of leasing programย 

  • Assistant Managers who are well established should assist Community Managers in the overall operation of the property and seek training and guidance to manage the following areas and to allow for promotion:ย 

  • Supervise and motivate leasing staffย ย 

  • Conduct weekly meetings with leasing staffย 

  • Ensure that the onsite staff provides the highest level of service to residentsย 

  • Develop an annual marketing plan and conduct marketing reviews on a monthly basisย 

  • Approve all invoices for expenses and submit invoices in a timely mannerย 

QUALIFICATIONS:ย ย 

  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.ย  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.ย  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.ย 

  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.ย  Ability to compute rate, ratio, percentage, pro-rations, occupancy averages, and rents per square foot.ย 

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.ย  Ability to deal with residents in a proactive, professional manner so as to reduce conflicts and uncertainty in a relatively quick manner.ย 

  • High degree of professionalism and demeanor resulting from previous property management or leasing experienceย 

  • Good communication and listening skillsย 

  • Excellent customer service and negotiation skillsย 

  • Able to lead, manage and train othersย 

  • Patient, even-tempered and works well under pressureย 

  • Able to be an effective team player and interacts well with othersย 

  • Organized and detail-orientedย 

  • Firm, fair and consistentย 

  • Effective time management skillsย 

  • Able to maintain confidentialityย 

  • Able to follow directions from a supervisorย 

  • Able to understand and follow posted work rules and proceduresย 

  • Able to accept constructive criticismย 

  • Able to work weekends or overtime as job requiresย 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:ย 

  • Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experienceย 

OTHER AND/OR PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:ย 

  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word/Excel/Entrata

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:ย 

  • Noneย 

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY:ย 

Check (_) all appropriate functions that apply to this job.ย ย 

_ Develop the budget and/or make recommendations that affect the allocation of funds.ย 

_ Administer the budget and/or make expenditure decisions once the budget has been approved.ย 

_ย  Monitor the budget and/or track the budget once it has been adopted.ย 

X Coordinate the budget and/or participate in the data collection and organization of budget materials.ย 

JOB PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS FACTOR REQUIREMENTS: (These are the quantitative and qualitative measures that this role will be evaluated and held accountable for).ย 

Cooperation, Influence, Teamwork & Business Relationships โ€“ 25%ย 

โ–ก Collaboration & Teamwork โ€“ 20%ย 

โ–ก Cooperation โ€“ 20%ย ย 

โ–ก Customer Service โ€“ 20%ย ย 

โ–ก Influence โ€“ 20%ย 

โ–ก Internal/External Relationships โ€“ 20%ย ย 

Decision Making/Initiative โ€“ 25%ย 

โ–ก Analytical & Problem Solving โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Decisive โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Practical Judgment โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Action-Oriented โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Confidence & Risk Taking โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Effort & Self Development โ€“ 16.67%ย ย 

Job Knowledge and/or Job Specific Skills โ€“ 25%ย 

โ–ก Job Knowledge โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Multi-Tasking โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Reporting โ€“ 16.67%ย ย 

โ–ก Work Quality โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Work Quantity โ€“ 16.67%ย 

โ–ก Creativity & Productivity โ€“ 16.67%ย 

Professional/Technical/Communication Skills โ€“ 25%ย 

โ–ก Ethics & Values โ€“ 14.29%ย 

โ–ก Integrity โ€“ 14.29%ย ย 

โ–ก Perseverance& Determination โ€“ 14.29%ย ย 

โ–ก Reliability & Punctuality โ€“ 14.29%ย ย 

โ–ก Time Managementโ€“ 14.29%ย 

โ–ก Approachability & Composure โ€“ 14.29%ย 

โ–ก Verbal & Written Communication โ€“ 14.29%ย ย 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:ย 

Does this job have supervisory responsibilities?ย  Noย 

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