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

Responsibilities

• Build and establish healthy, caring relationships with each student.
• Supervise students for purposes of health and safety, including implementation of the school’s Code of Conduct, health and safety rules, and student participation in maintaining a clean, healthy physical environment.
• Guide, mentor, and help students become successful learners of the MEHS community and responsible citizens.
• Provide direct student supervision with attention to student treatment of school furnishings, keys, bedding, etc., and serve as a positive role model.
• Supervise an activity when most students are not in the dorms and attend activities in the gym upon the assignment of the Residential Principal.
• Treat MEHS day students the same as all other residential students.
• Provide general supervision to the student body in the residential halls or wherever students are located on campus when applicable.
• Plan and carry out at least one recreational activity each week that involves at least five students.
• Assist in the solving of problems or issues that occur in the students’ daily responsibilities, with active collaboration from staff.
• Operate within a technologically rich working environment and use school-provided technology to communicate.
• Sort, post, and distribute mail lists and mail.
• Provide for the care of students who are in a dorm room due to illness or injury when not in sick bay.
• Avoid additional staffing if possible but assist in transporting students to the ER as needed between 1:00am and 8:00am.
• Assist with the snack program during the evening study period in the dorms.
• (Snack is purchased by the Food Service vendor).
• Remove snow and ice from dormitory stairways, ramps, and entrances between the hours of 1:00am and 6:00am weekdays and anytime needed on weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must have a strong desire to engage high school students in meaningful, fun, social, and team-building activities such as outdoor recreation, leadership development, arts, culturally relevant programming, and more.
• CPR/First Aid certified or able to obtain prior to start date.
• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Preferred Requirements

• Preferred one (1) year experience in a school setting.
• Preferred one (1) year experience as a camp counselor.
• A valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under NMS’s vehicle insurance policy.