Residential Support Team

At Berwick Residential, there are six (6) Residential Advisors, a College Head and Deputy College Head. Our Residential Advisors are Residents who come from within the Berwick campus residential community and are an integral part of the Monash Residential Services community. Resident Advisors are volunteers who assist the College Head and Deputy College Head in developing a safe, accepting and caring community environment and to enforce the rules set out by MRS in order to avoid inconsistencies.

The role is essentially a social and pastoral one whereby Resident Advisors help develop a sense of community. In connection with accommodation matters, MRS and the Residential Support Team aims to:

1. Supervise the welfare and conduct of residents, monitoring and regulating individual and group behaviour, and supporting residents by providing general advice and guidance in a broad range of issues.
2. Develop an environment that promotes and supports the social and personal development of the residents and is conducive to study.
3. Promote an environment whereby residents ‘look out for each other’.
4. Develop an environment, which has regard for the individual and group needs of the residents, taking into consideration the multi-cultural nature of MRS.
5. Develop an environment that creates opportunities for mutually beneficial interaction between residents and helps residents develop respect for each other´s rights and freedoms.
6. As a team, know every resident within their respective residence and be aware of their wellbeing throughout the semester, with particular attention to those residents who are social isolates and as such may not have a ‘voice’ at their residence.