Residential Advisor (OC)

ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC • Exeter, RI

6d • $22 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Advisor provides guidance to students to support positive group living relations and achievement in the Job Corps program. The role helps maintain a safe dormitory environment, supports student development and independent living skills, and provides positive customer service to students, staff, and other center customers. The position is on call at the Exeter, Rhode Island location and requires overtime when directed, as well as regular and predictable attendance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of Job Corps or related program experience.
• Ability to perform physical activities including sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, pulling and/or pushing, carrying, reaching, stooping, and crouching.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds or assess a load and request necessary assistance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Guide students toward positive attitudes, appropriate dormitory behavior, and achievement of their goals and objectives.
• Determine, recommend, and arrange student visits to a counselor.
• Assist with designated unit activities, including unit government.
• Patrol and monitor dormitories and the center as required; promote safety and appropriate student behavior and resolve potential or current 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.
• Support the career development services system by maintaining a safe living environment and fostering positive peer leadership and role modeling in the dormitory.
• Provide guidance, counseling, group sessions, and independent living skills instruction.
• Work overtime when directed and maintain regular, 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 behavior, mentoring students as needed, and monitoring behavior through interventions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED