Residential Advisor

ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC•Brunswick, GA

13d•$17 - $0

About The Position

The Residential Advisor provides guidance to students to support positive group-living relationships and achievement in the Job Corps program. The role helps students develop appropriate behavior and meet their goals, supports a safe and well-maintained dormitory environment, and provides guidance, counseling, group sessions, and independent living skills instruction. The advisor also completes student-related administrative and recordkeeping tasks, participates in career development services, and models and promotes career success standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of Job Corps or related program experience.
Ability to lift 40 pounds and/or assess a load and request necessary assistance.
Physical ability to sit, stand, climb, walk, lift, pull and/or push, carry, reach, stoop, and crouch.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Valid in-state driver's license.

Responsibilities

Guide students toward positive attitudes, appropriate behavior in dormitory living, and achievement of their goals and objectives.
Determine, recommend, and arrange student visits to a counselor.
Assist with unit activities, including unit government, as designated.
Patrol and monitor dormitories and the center as required, promote safety and appropriate student behavior, and resolve potential or occurring problems.
Prepare daily operations reports, pass lists, and other student-related administrative correspondence.
Direct students and assist with dormitory cleanup and maintenance.
Recommend or requisition supplies needed for dormitory living and student safety.
Maintain dormitory and individual student files, ensuring they are complete, current, and contain required documentation.
Enter student case notes in the center information system.
Participate in the career development services system by ensuring a safe living environment and fostering positive peer leadership role modeling in the dormitory.
Provide guidance, counseling, group sessions, and independent living skills.
Work overtime when directed.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Provide positive, quality customer service to students, staff, and other center customers.
Support, promote, and enforce the Job Corps Zero Tolerance Policy.
Promote career success standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students as necessary, and monitoring positive and negative behaviors through interventions.
Perform other duties as assigned.