Senior Residential Advisor

Job Summary

Responsible for delivering support and training in personal and social development, career development, and behavior. Provides support groups, training and crisis intervention to all students.

Duties

• Organizes and conducts career technical/academic, social and personal career development group sessions during evening and weekend hours.
• Assists students in seeking advanced training opportunities, i.e., technical training or college admittance.
• Schedules and supervises clean up and submits repair requests to ensure orderly, clean-living conditions.
• Supervises the cafeteria, laundry, special activities (on and off Center) and other areas of the program as scheduled or assigned.
• Conducts social development training.
• Maintains communication with students’ counselors, instructors, and with other staff members.
• Maintains and documents communications with parents, guardians and Admissions Counselors in regard to the resolution of students’ problems.
• Establishes meaningful working relationships with other staff members and acts as a resource person to help these individuals deal positively with student behavior.
• Establish meaningful working relationships with counselors, instructors, SPO and residential advisors and acts as a liaison between students and these departments.
• Provides information to the Student Personnel Officer (SPO) and, upon request, represents the students at review panels as requested.
• Mets with SPO for consultation on individual and group problems.
• Develops referrals and receives copies of all individual progress reports and disciplinary hearings from instructors, disciplinary officers, residential supervisors and other staff and provides follow-up information.
• Serves as a member of committees to review policies and procedures relating to the counseling program and the Center’s operation as directed.
• Administers leaves and passes in CIS to adhere to DOL policies.
• Affixes staff in completing Evaluations of Student Progress (ESP’s).
• Transports students to and from bus stations and other scheduled appointments when necessary.
• Acts as Residential Supervisor in their absence.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals.
• Fulfills duties as a member of committees to review policies and procedures relating to the counseling program and the Center’s operation as directed.
• Conducts and documents Unauthorized Absences (UA) follow up by PRH requirements.
• Maintains updated monthly CIS case notes in required format on assigned students.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate career success standards.
• Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience working with youth and young adults. Job Corps Experience preferred.
• High School Diploma.
• Valid State Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We offer equal employment opportunities to all persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, pregnancy and related medical conditions, physical or mental disability, or past, present, or future service in the Uniformed Services of the U.S., or any other legally protected status.

Company Policies

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Therefore, the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate. It is mutually agreed that the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. It is also understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including overtime.