Residential Hall Assistant Director

Cambridge Information Group Inc•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RHAD is a key leadership position for Edconic’s pre-college programs and will play a vital role in ensuring the program’s success. This is a live-in position with specific duties and responsibilities which include but are not limited to the list below:

Requirements

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Bachelor’s degree
2+ years of related work experience
Must be CPR certified or be willing to obtain prior to start of program.
Two references required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent command of the English language.
All staff will be working closely with minors and will need to pass a criminal background check and successfully complete all training.
All positions will require use of one’s personal cell phone.

Nice To Haves

Prior work in a university program, boarding school, or as guidance counselor is particularly desirable.
Ability to speak another language a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist in all administrative details including:
Residential Check-In and Check-Out
Key Inventory
Staff evaluations
Community Building
Facilitate training during Student Orientation
Lead weekly residence life staff meetings for your team
Meet with staff who display behavior concerns and facilitate conduct meetings as necessary
Attend weekly leadership meetings and manage all on-going development for residence staff and will relay pertinent information on these topics to the students in a suitable and timely manner
Attend co-curricular events and activities
Manage student interactions using student management software
Act as a mentor and role model to PCs, students and staff through everyday actions and good decision-making
Serve On-Call Duty and Back Up On-Call shifts (see below)
Communicate with parents/guardians regarding student needs and concerns
Mediate conflicts as they arise
Answer the Emergency Phone during the length of shift, including overnight phone calls while on shift.
Respond to calls in a timely manner and follow The School’s Escalation Protocols that matches the incident being called in.
Call Full-Time On-Call for guidance and escalation, when appropriate.
If required, travel with student/staff to hospital and/or police station and give Emergency Phone to Back Up On-Call.
Records all incidents in a nightly log.