What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Advisor position at Career Systems?

Description :

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Job Summary : Responsible for overseeing and monitoring all residents' activities and duties in the dorms.

Duties / Responsibilities :

Supervises residential program and ensures that student needs are met in a timely professional manner.
Demonstrates and abides by the Company Core Values and the operating principles.
Directs and plans for the Social Development Department's needs. Manages the activities of residential living to ensure that students needs are met.
Conducts regular staff meetings and employee training sessions.
Provides monthly and weekly activity reports to Center Management, including Social Development Director, Deputy Center Director, Center Director, and weekend Duty Officer.
Ensures orderly and clean-living conditions are maintained in dormitories, while promoting self-discipline and an awareness of others by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring staff and student behavior according to the Career Success Standards.
Oversees social skills and student leadership sessions and provides guidance as appropriate.
Assists students in handling special problems and conducts dormitory meetings, including collaboration with other departments when necessary to ensure that student issues and concerns are addressed and resolved in a timely fashion.
Conducts regular audits of student Residential files and staff shift reports and provides feedback to ensure compliance.

Requirements : Qualifications :

Minimum : High School Diploma or High School Equivalency and two years' experience working with youth and young adults.

Preferred : Minimum plus previous Job Corps experience.

Knowledge : Ability to effectively communicate with and relate to disadvantaged youths. Must be able to obtain a State driver's license. Ability to obtain and maintain CPR / 1st Aid & AED certification. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to inspire and motivate staff and model professional behaviors to set the standard for how students and staff should conduct themselves on a consistent basis.

Physical Requirements :

Frequently

Sitting

Seeing

Hearing

Speaking

Environmental Demands :

Equipment : Ability to operate office equipment

Work Alone : Occasionally works alone

Work With Others : 85% of time spent working and interacting with team and other departments

Reading : Ability to read at a college level

Writing : Ability to write at a college level