Residential Assistant (Full Time/ Starting Pay: DOE) Mt Edgecumbe HS - Sitka, AK

NANA Management Services•Sitka, AK

12d•Onsite

About The Position

NANA Management Services is seeking dedicated and caring Residential Assistants at Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska. Residential Assistants build relationships with students and help ensure their health and safety through active supervision and consistent implementation of school policies. They guide, mentor, and support students as they become successful members of the MEHS community and responsible citizens. The role operates in a technologically rich environment and uses school-provided technology for communication.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Strong desire to engage high school students in meaningful, fun, social, and team-building activities, such as outdoor recreation, leadership development, arts, and culturally relevant programming.
CPR/First Aid certification, or ability to obtain certification before the start date.
Ability to speak, write, read, and understand English.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a school setting.
One year of experience as a camp counselor.
Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record for the past three years to qualify under NMS’s vehicle insurance policy.
Unique skills such as emergency medical training, knowledge of academic subjects such as mathematics and science, knowledge related to Alaska Native cultures, or recreation and activity skills such as music or art.

Responsibilities

Build and establish healthy, caring relationships with each student.
Supervise students to support their health and safety, implement the school’s Code of Conduct and health and safety rules, and promote student participation in maintaining a clean, healthy physical environment.
Guide and mentor students to help them become successful members of the MEHS community and responsible citizens, including supervising their treatment of school furnishings, keys, and bedding and serving as a positive role model.
When possible, supervise activities in the gym when most students are out of the dorms, as assigned by the Residential Principal.
Treat MEHS day students the same as other residential students.
Provide general supervision to students in residential halls or elsewhere on campus when applicable, with supervision locations assigned by the Residential Principal in coordination with the Contract Supervisor.
Swing shift Residential Assistants must plan and carry out at least one recreational activity each week involving at least five students.
Assist in resolving problems or issues that arise in students’ daily responsibilities, collaborating actively with staff.
Use school-provided technology to communicate in the technologically rich working environment.
Sort, post, and distribute mail lists and mail.
Care for students who are in a dorm room due to illness or injury when they are not in sick bay; additional staffing may be required in these uncommon situations.
Transport students to the ER as needed between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and ensure the student is checked in with medical staff before leaving. The state will provide required supervision if there are more students needing ER transport than contractor staff available.
Assist with the snack program during the evening study period in the dorms; snacks are purchased by the Food Service vendor.
Remove snow and ice from dormitory stairways, ramps, and entrances between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and whenever needed on weekends.