Student Residence Office
City University of Hong Kong
Student Residence Office

Residence Tutor 2023/24

High-caliber PG and senior UG students, with a heart in providing pastoral care to fellow residents and dedication in serving the hall, are warmly invited to learn about the experience shared by current Residence Tutors (RT) and take up this voluntary services as Residence Tutor 2023/24.



Session1

Experience Sharing

Our valuable messages from current and previous Residence Tutors about the duties, key learning and unforgettable experiences are below.

  • Hannah CHAN (RT of Chan Sui Kau Hall, 2017-19, Hong Kong)

    Key words: Time management skills, Teamwork (Video link)

  • Fung Ching-yee (RT of Hall 10, 2018-20, Hong Kong)

    Key words: People management skill, Leadership skill (Video link)

  • LEUNG Yen-san (RT of Hall 11, 2018-20, Malaysia)

    Key words: Organisational skill, Communication skill (Video link)

  • Asad RAZA (RT of Hall 5, 2019-20, Pakistan)

    Key words: Empathy & embracing diversity, Interpersonal skill (Video link)


Session2

Scope of Service and Roles

Reporting to the Residence Master (RM), the Residence Tutor is expected to perform the following key roles:

  1. Act as a mentor and cultivate a sense of harmonious community in respective suite/floor/hall;
  2. Assist residents’ planning and organizing hall activities to enrich hall life;
  3. Enforce hall discipline and residents’ compliance to Hall Rules and Regulations in the SR;
  4. Support the RM in upholding orderly hall operation and handling caring, disciplinary and emergent cases;
  5. Act as a Duty Tutor on roster basis and submit leave plan if any with respective RM;
  6. Perform other duties and services as requested by the RM and Director of Student Residence.



Session3

Eligibility

Full-time UGC-funded RPG & UG senior-year students normally possessing a CGPA of 3.0 or above, including:

  • Nominative 4-year undergraduate students: have completed a minimum of 60 credit units
  • 4-year undergraduate Advanced Standing I students: have completed a minimum of 30 credit units
  • 4-year undergraduate Advanced Standing II students

* Student from one-year PCLL will be also considered.


Session4

Mandatory Requirements

Applicants interested in RT position are expected to:

  • Give consent to SRO in obtaining one’s CGPA and approaching referee directly on one’s suitability as RT
  • Report duty as stated in the Terms of Services
  • Attend RT Composite Workshop on 18, 19 July 2023*
  • Attend RT Leadership Training Day on 22 August 2023*

* All dates listed above is the tentative subject to the further announcement.


Session5

Terms of Services

Service Period 2023/24

RT is expected and required to serve a whole residential year from:

  • UG Halls (Hall 1-7, Hall 9-11): 16 Jul 2023 - 15 Jul 2024 (move-in RT room on 1 August 2023)
  • PG Halls (Hall 8 and JCH): 17 Aug 2023 - 16 Aug 2024 (move-in RT room on 20 August 2023)

* Special arrangement will be made to RTs if respective halls are under renovation in summer.


Session6

Submit Application
(2nd round)

Application Method

fill and submit the online application form (Click here) between 23 June – 2 July 2023 23:59 (Both days inclusive). Late submission will not be entertained.

Interview Period

Shortlisted candidate will be invited for interview.

1st round: July 2023

2nd / 3rd round (if applicable subject to the Panel decision): July 2023

Result announcement

End of July 2023

(Successful candidates will be informed via email)