Independent Living Advisor
About The Position
The Independent Living Advisor role focuses on maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly dorm environment by managing student behavior. This position requires an individual experienced as a Residential Advisor (RA) or Direct Support Professional (DSP), possessing strong customer service skills, and experience working with youth aged 16-24. The role involves ensuring student accountability, providing counseling and guidance, monitoring behavior, assisting with dorm maintenance, training students in independent living and leadership skills, reinforcing positive behaviors, maintaining logs, and collaborating with supervisors and team members. The position also involves acting as an advisor to student peer counselors. This job description is not all-inclusive, and employees may be assigned other related duties.
Requirements
- Experience as a Residential Advisor (RA) or Direct Support Professional (DSP)
- Good Customer Service Skills
- Experience working with the youth between the ages of 16-24 years
- Ability to relate to and work with disadvantaged youth
- Proven customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to meet frequent deadlines and handle stressful, hectic situations without loss of efficiency and composure
- Proficient in using computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
- High School Diploma, or GED
- Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
Nice To Haves
- Residential experience in a group home or college dormitory setting preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensure accurate accountability of students who are present for duty at the center
- Provide counseling and guidance to students in assigned dorms on topics such as attitude, behavior, and inter-personal relationships with others
- Monitor student activity in the dorm and ensure appropriate student behavior
- Direct students and assist during maintenance and cleanup of the dorm areas
- Provide students with training in independent living and leadership skills
- Reinforce positive behaviors and hold students accountable for negative behaviors
- Maintain all shift logs, enter data into the center information system and student folders, and report any unusual or critical incidents to supervisors
- Support dorm supervisor, counselors, and other team members in providing effective case management services to the students on their assigned caseloads
- Act as a member of a team with other advisors who are assigned to the dorms by completing assigned shift duties and communicating all shift-specific information appropriately
- Act as an advisor to student peer counsel
Benefits
- Medical Coverage with Reduced Rates for Employees
- Dental, and Vision
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long-Term, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Accident Insurance (dismemberment, dislocation, or fracture) on, or off the job
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance (supplements your medical plan)
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Free access to our Weight and Cardio Rooms
- low-cost meals from our dining hall ($3.00 per meal) daily
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
