Hrm/531 Week 8 High School Rounds

After speaking with RA Ryan regarding duty night, I was able to get a better understanding of the responsibilities of an RA when he or she is doing rounds. Doing rounds is essential when it comes to keeping the residence halls safe for all students and creating a better atmosphere for everyone overall. Duty night is important because many issues are addressed, such as, drugs/alcohol on campus, intruders, loud music, lock outs or anything else that may disturb the community. It is important to keep the community in order because after all, the residence halls are the second homes of many students.
The General responsibilities of the RA on duty are to make sure buildings are in order, making sure there are no violations, no safety concerns, and to make sure that there is nothing out of the ordinary. The RA is on duty from 8:45pm until 8:00am the next morning. During rounds, the RA must walk through the halls to keep an eye out for anything that is not normal. Additionally, during this time, the RA should also be aware of the duty phone and answer any calls from residents. These calls could be relating to lockouts or any other issues that students may have. During rounds there are different sets depending on the day. For example, Sunday through Wednesday there are two sets. One
Even if the RA is not on rounds, they still have to be in charge of fire drills. There is one fire drill a month and the RA’s will sign up for either team A or team B. Each RA will be assigned different tasks; someone will pull the alarm and someone will knock on doors. If you are an RA on duty you will be the keyer since you have the keys already for rounds, but you still have to do your set after the fire drill. In the event that an alarm goes off and the alarm that sounds is not part of a drill, the RA should get everyone out of the building, contact police services and Pro-Staff, and get out of the building as soon as