Part Time Residential Life Counselor

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight and responsibility for the safety and care of the students in a variety of settings and times of day including on campus events, off campus trips, evening, overnight and weekend activities in the dormitory or otherwise
• Focus on the safety, safeguarding and holistic care of the student-athletes
• Communication, relationship-building and oversight in line with Academy mission, vision and values to nurture a positive and aspirational space where children and staff thrive
• Engagement with student-athlete development and relationship-building as a mentor and positive influence on their Academy lives
• Generally uphold and reinforce the values, expectations, and rules of the Academy to hold student-athletes to high expectations with high care
• Assist with medical wellbeing (mental and physical)
• Assist with overseeing student-athlete's responsibilities (ex. chores, study halls)
• Organize and deliver activities during assigned duties
• Reliably maintain assigned schedules for student-athletes
• Maintain administrative paperwork (ex. Weekend reports, behavior observations, incident logs)

Weekday Duties

• Oversee study hall (WIN block) throughout the week
• Supervise mealtimes while on duty
• Supervise student transitions between school, sporting, residential and other activities
• Attend mid-day matches
• Supervise evening dorm duty
• Support student-athlete chores
• May support travel for unique games programming for specific student-athletes

Weekend Duties

• Oversee weekend activities/events on and off campus, including possible travel within and outside of San Diego
• Aid in planning of social and recreational activities
• Attend weekend matches and SDFC matches
• Aid in the coordination of student-athlete travel to and from the Academy on flexible weekends (student arrivals and departures)
• May support student-athlete travel to/from religious services
• May support travel for unique games programming for specific student-athletes

Other Responsibilities

• Follows all protocols related to safety, emergency, and safeguarding practices
• Participate in student reviews by providing insight into the shared experiences with the students
• Engage with residential, football and academic special events
• Provide transportation to student athletes as needed

Qualifications

• Must possess 2-5 or more years of experience working with youth in residential settings, academic (ex. schools) or enrichment settings (ex. camps) with positive recommendations from previous settings
• Must be available for weekend and evening shifts 7 days per week. Weekend day shifts are 8am -3pm and evening 3pm - 10pm with dorm shifts from 6-10:30pm. Weekend shifts may vary based on the Academy game and activity schedules
• Must pass a background check
• Must hold a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and have a clean driving record
• Must obtain First Aide / CPR / AED training certificates
• May possess a teaching qualification, certifications in counseling or social work, or coaching certifications
• Bilingual – fluent in English & Spanish is highly desirable