Housing and residence life workers are expected to provide numerous student support services with minimal advance training or personal support for the tolls these encounters take on the personal lives of staff. This impacts job satisfaction, retention, turnover, and overall well-being.
Workforce sustainability is based on the core premise that the workforce is a primary source of value creation, innovation, and long-term business success. It prioritizes understanding what the workforce needs now to ensure that it can perform now and meet future needs. A sustainable workforce is vital for the longevity of an industry across varying factors such as public crises and economic downturns. When considering the future of the profession of housing and residence life, it is necessary to have structures in place to create a better work culture that both protects and optimizes the productivity and contribution of the workforce now and for the long term.
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