Residential Advisor

Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center • Prestonsburg, KY

4m • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Advisor works in the Social Development department and reports to the Residential Shift Supervisor. The role supports students and helps ensure orderly dormitory operations, providing supervision to maintain a safe and secure living environment. The advisor supports students’ personal development and independent living goals, coordinates with counselors, instructors, and other staff, and helps students build career success skills and employability. The position also involves maintaining student records, dormitory logs, and accurate case notes; supervising dormitory activities and student schedules; transporting students as needed; and following Center policies and applicable Job Corps and Department of Labor requirements. The role may involve occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions, and the work environment’s noise level may range from moderate to loud.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly sitting, standing, walking, reaching, talking, and listening; occasionally handling or feeling objects and using taste and smell; and moving 50 pounds.
• Close, distance, and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, supervise, and participate in dorm cleanup; submit repair requests to maintain orderly and clean living conditions.
• Supervise the cafeteria, laundry, special activities on and off Center, and other program areas as assigned.
• Identify and assist students with special problems and conduct dormitory meetings.
• Maintain accessible individual student records, including basic identifying information, emergency contacts, and required parental consent for minors’ weekend passes.
• Help students develop long- and short-term personal and independent living goals and document them on their PCDP.
• Participate in timely evaluations of student progress and update PCDP goals when students are not meeting CSS expectations.
• Communicate with students’ counselors, instructors, and other staff members.
• Attend staff in-service training and other training or meetings as directed.
• Build fair and impartial working relationships with students and motivate them toward their goals.
• Initiate and direct dormitory programs that use Center services and activities to benefit students.
• Transport students to activities and events as needed.
• Maintain an environment in which students and staff feel safe and secure.
• Maintain authorized logbooks documenting shift activity.
• Ensure case notes and other CIS entries are accurate and up to date.
• Secure and log students’ personal property when they are absent for 24 hours.
• Submit timesheets according to Center policy.
• Assist and train student leaders according to Center policy.
• Ensure students meet their evening schedules.
• Support safety and security on Center; ensure buildings remain secure and clean.
• Conduct periodic checks and maintain order and discipline in the assigned dormitory.
• Work toward performance management goals and follow the CDSS plan and Standards of Conduct system.
• Comply with DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Maintain good housekeeping and comply with safety practices.
• Model, mentor, and monitor appropriate career success skills and reinforce independent living skills to help students become more employable.
• Participate in PRH-mandated staff training.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities.

Benefits

• Medical coverage with three tier options
• Health Savings Account
• Live Health Online
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Employer-paid short-term disability
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• Voluntary life insurance
• Voluntary accident and critical illness coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor matching: 100% up to 3% of pay and 50% on the next 2% of pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Sick time
• Vacation time
• 12 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED