Residential Advisor

Aleut Federal•Chicago, IL

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Job Corps is the largest nationwide no-cost residential career training program in the country, operating for over 50 years. Its mission is to attract eligible young people (ages 16-24), teach them the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further their education. The program helps these young people complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, and assists them with obtaining employment. Since 1964, Job Corps has trained and educated over two million individuals. The Residential Advisor reports to the Independent Living Manager and is an hourly, non-exempt position. This role provides a safe, supportive, and predictable environment for Job Corps trainees in their daily activities, monitoring their progress in attaining performance contract goals and objectives, and utilizing behavior management and intentional and consistent Core-Value-driven practices. The Residential Advisor conducts dormitory operations by center operating policy and procedures and by Aleut operation procedures. The position demonstrates an ongoing commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

Requirements

Ability to operate office equipment, particularly computers.
Ability to effectively relate to the trainee population.
Inspire and motivate staff and students.
Strong management skills.
Ability to handle multiple priorities.
Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid and AED certification.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to interact with team members and maintain an effective working relationship with all facility staff and departments.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates and abides by Aleut Core Values and operating principles.
Assists students in adjusting to Center life by providing supervision, behavior modification, and acting as a mentor.
Ensures students meet the required schedule, waking on time and arriving on time for school or work assignments.
Serves as a Career Success Team (CST) member, developing and implementing student interventions.
Ensures students are adequately prepared for the training day, e.g., dressed appropriately.
Provides daily supervision or assistance in monitoring students in personal hygiene, room/chore assignments, and other activities.
Ensures dorms are always clean and inspection-ready.
Provides informal counseling related to stress management, personal problems, etc., and provides insight into responsible behavior and attitudes.
Documents student records according to PRH, inputting all relevant student data.
Prepares applicable reports to ensure accurate documentation of student progress.
Maintains dormitory dream boards and bulletin boards with updated student and center information.
Serves as a channel of communication between management, staff, and students.
Facilitates groups in life skills, including budgeting, renters' rights, completing a lease, completing chores, etc.
Facilitates small group discussions on life skills, peer mediation, conflict resolution, etc.
Participates in ESPs for students in the assigned dormitory.
Assesses the need for confidentiality balanced with the need to report situations on behalf of students to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff.
Contact family members for consent for the pass system as warranted.
Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, emotional trauma, etc.