Senior Residential Advisor

The Senior Residential Advisor position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24. Summary of Duties: The Senior Residential Advisor provides safe, supportive and predictable environment in dormitory supervision of Job Corps students in their daily activities, monitoring their progress in attaining performance contract goals and objectives and utilizing behavior management strategies. Conducts dormitory operations in accordance to Center operating policy and procedures and in accordance with company policies and procedures. Description of Duties: Follows all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures no manipulation of student data. Responsible for providing leadership in the independent living areas: Ensures that staff members meet the standards and expectations of the Department of Labor, Corporate and Center policies. Ensures the Center Independent Living program delivers quality services to the student to ensure their growth and development in all areas of the Career Success Standards. Develops and implements training plan for staff. Provides and documents staff training. Meets with the Independent Living Manager to provide feedback. Oversees the Center’s operations as the Senior Residential Advisor during the weekends, midnight and other hours that are not managed by a manager or director. Oversees the Independent Living areas in the absence of department manager. Creates an environment where positive employment behaviors are the standard for Independent Living through active staff and student supervision. Provides support for an active and effective dorm leadership program to include a training program. Actively participates in the development and implementation of the continuing education program. Operates dormitory area, coordinates services, conducts counseling and resolves problems, and assists student in their daily living needs. Manage all student incidents to protect all individuals from harm. Ensures that individual meetings with students address issues, express plans to resolve problems. Notifies other staff to coordinate services by memo, phone, or personal conversation. These actions are documented in student files. Provides guidance and assistance for daily living in group setting. Maintains student files and dormitory areas. Student file, including electronic and hard copies, presents an up-to-date history of the services provided to ensure the student is successful in the attainment of both long- and short-term goals. Regular entries are made in dorm logs, and other necessary documents indicate the conditions of dorms during rounds. Ensures that residences are attractive, clean, safe, and in good repair. Dormitory inspections in assigned areas must meet or exceed expectations consistently. Ensures that work orders are completed in a timely manner to ensure all furniture, equipment, etc. is in good repair. Documents relevant information in dorm logs as events occur and transmits the information from each shift to the next. Provides student with Independent Living program training as well as other Career Success Standards training. Develops and implements training to ensure student successful knowledge and application of Independent Living and Career Success Standards. Provides individual and group lessons or project assignments after the training day and on weekends to help student master competencies in all standards with clearly established performance levels for these activities. Ensures evaluations (ESP’s) are completed for student at least every 60 days and/or as special evaluations as requested. Ensures that goals are established and implements a plan so that they meet or exceed goals and expectations. Ensures student accountability: Student accountability information is submitted accurately and within established time frames. Monitors student accountability to include leaves, attendance and AWOL retrievals. Maintains contact with all student who are in AWOL status and makes every attempt to retrieve them from this status. Credentials: Education and Experience High School Diploma or Equivalency. Associate’s Degree Preferred. A minimum of one year experience in related field required. Previous Job Corps experience preferred. Certifications, Licenses, Registration Valid state driver’s license; CPR/First Aid certifications, Physical Demand 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen, sit, stand, and walk; to reach with hands, arms, as well as use hands to finger, handle or feel, to taste and smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include; close, distance and peripheral vision. Language Skills Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of what 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud. All staff will be held accountable for establishing, developing, and maintaining a safe work environment.