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Independent Living Advisor

Education and Training Resources Defunct
Oneonta, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2025

Position Available : Independent Living Advisor

Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly dorm by managing student behavior.

A good candidate for this position would be someone who has experience as a Residential Advisor (RA), a Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has Good Customer Service Skills, and who has worked with the youth between the ages of 16-24 years.

Multiple Shift Options :

Schedules as assigned with flexibility

  • Monday through Friday 11 : 30pm-8 : 30am
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11 : 30pm-10 : 30am and Sunday 8 : 00pm-9 : 00am
  • Monday and Friday 1 : 30pm-12 : 30am, and Saturday through Sunday 8 : 00pm-9 : 00am
  • Part-Time (On-Call) No more than 22 hours per week - Not eligible for Benefits

Duties & Responsibilities :

  • Ensure accurate accountability of students who are present for duty at the center
  • Provide counseling and guidance to students in assigned dorms on topics such as attitude, behavior, and inter-personal relationships with others
  • Monitor student activity in the dorm and ensure appropriate student behavior
  • Direct students and assist during maintenance and cleanup of the dorm areas
  • Provide students with training in independent living and leadership skills
  • Reinforce positive behaviors and hold students accountable for negative behaviors
  • Maintain all shift logs, enter data into the center information system and student folders, and report any unusual or critical incidents to supervisors
  • Support dorm supervisor, counselors, and other team members in providing effective case management services to the students on their assigned caseloads
  • Act as a member of a team with other advisors who are assigned to the dorms by completing assigned shift duties and communicating all shift-specific information appropriately
  • Act as an advisor to student peer counsel
  • Note : This job description is not all-inclusive. You must be able to perform other related job duties as assigned to meet the organization's ongoing needs.

    Skills & Competencies :

  • Ability to relate to and work with disadvantaged youth
  • Proven customer service skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to meet frequent deadlines and handle stressful, hectic situations without loss of efficiency and composure
  • Proficient in using computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
  • Education Requirements :

  • High School Diploma, or GED
  • Residential experience in a group home or college dormitory setting preferred
  • Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
  • Benefits :

  • Medical Coverage with Reduced Rates for Employees
  • Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, 401K Retirement Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Additional Life Insurance, and Other Add-Ons.
  • Paid vacation and sick time (2 weeks each, which you will accrue as you work)
  • 12 Paid Holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas are two-day holidays)
  • Free access to our Weight and Cardio Rooms, and low-cost meals from our dining hall ($3.00 per meal) daily
  • ADA Requirements :

    Following the Americans with Disabilities Act, requirements may be modified to accommodate disabled individuals however reasonably, no accommodations will be made that may pose serious health, or safety risks to the employee, or others, or which impose an undue hardship on the company. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability," means an individual with a disability who with, or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

    Physical Activities Include :

  • Fluently reading, writing, and communicating in English
  • Hearing and speaking to express ideas and, or exchange information in person or over the telephone
  • Seeing to read road maps, signs, labels, posters, documents, computer screens, etc.
  • Sitting, standing, and moving about, or walking for occasional or frequent periods
  • Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment
  • Kneeling, bending at the waist, stooping and reaching overhead
  • Retrieving and storing files and supplies
  • Working Conditions :

  • General office and dorm setting
  • Indoor and outdoor environment
  • May be required to work a flex schedule to include evenings and weekends as needed
  • Exposure to possible confrontation with students
  • Oneonta Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.

    As of September 17, 2023 - Under the NYS DOL Pay Transparency Law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation with coworkers.

    Discover Job Corps, who we are, what we do, who we serve, eligibility requirements, and more. https : / / oneonta.jobcorps.gov /

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